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ArticleNeurogastroenterology and motility2018

Perinatal high fat diet increases inhibition of dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus neurons regulating gastric functions.

C A McMenamin, R A Travagli, K N Browning

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Article in Neurogastroenterology and motility, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Sex differences in GABAergic neurotransmission to rat DMV neurons.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2019
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  14. Perinatal high-fat diet alters development of GABAAmerican journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2019
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  16. Central control of gastrointestinal motility.Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity · 2019
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  18. Acute high-fat diet upregulates glutamatergic signaling in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

C A McMenaminDepartment of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
R A TravagliDepartment of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
K N BrowningDepartment of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5062-3703
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · US

Funding

The effects of glucose on central vagal brainstem circuitsR01DK078364 · NIDDK · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI BROWNING, KIRSTEEN NAIRN · 2010 to 2014
$1.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK078364
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies suggest an increased inhibition of dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) neurons following exposure to a perinatal high fat diet (PNHFD); the underlying neural mechanisms, however, remain unknown. This study assessed the effects of PNHFD on inhibitory synaptic inputs to DMV neurons and the vagally dependent control of gastric tone and motility.

methodsWhole-cell patch clamp recordings were made from DMV neurons in thin brainstem slices from Sprague-Dawley rats fed either a control diet or HFD (14 or 60% kcal from fat, respectively) from embryonic day 13 onwards; gastric tone and motility were recorded in in vivo anesthetized rats. KEY

resultsThe non-selective GABA CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES: These studies suggest that exposure to PNHFD increases the tonic inhibition of DMV neurons, possibly contributing to dysregulated vagal control of gastric functions.

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Diet, High-FatGastrointestinal MotilityNeural InhibitionAnimalsBicucullineBrain StemGABA AgonistsGABA AntagonistsIsoxazolesMaleNeuronsPyridazinesRats, Sprague-DawleyVagus NerveBicucullineGABA AgonistsGABA AntagonistsgabazinegaboxadolIsoxazolesPyridazinesDMVGABA receptorsgastric motilityperinatal high fat diet

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PMID28762595
PMCPMC5739938
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