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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2021

Brain-Body Control of Glucose Homeostasis-Insights From Model Organisms.

Alastair J MacDonald, Yu Hsuan Carol Yang, Ana Miguel Cruz, Craig Beall, Kate L J Ellacott

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alastair J MacDonaldInstitute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Yu Hsuan Carol YangInstitute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Ana Miguel CruzInstitute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Craig BeallInstitute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Kate L J EllacottInstitute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tight regulation of blood glucose is essential for long term health. Blood glucose levels are defended by the correct function of, and communication between, internal organs including the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver, and brain. Critically, the brain is sensitive to acute changes in blood glucose level and can modulate peripheral processes to defend against these deviations. In this mini-review we highlight select key findings showcasing the utility, strengths, and limitations of model organisms to study brain-body interactions that sense and control blood glucose levels. First, we discuss the large platform of genetic tools available to investigators studying mice and how this field may yet reveal new modes of communication between peripheral organs and the brain. Second, we discuss how rats, by virtue of their size, have unique advantages for the study of CNS control of glucose homeostasis and note that they may more closely model some aspects of human (patho)physiology. Third, we discuss the nascent field of studying the CNS control of blood glucose in the zebrafish which permits ease of genetic modification, large-scale measurements of neural activity and live imaging in addition to high-throughput screening. Finally, we briefly discuss glucose homeostasis in drosophila, which have a distinct physiology and glucoregulatory systems to vertebrates.

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HomeostasisModels, AnimalAnimalsBrainGlucoseHumansGlucosebrainglucose homeostasismodel organismmouseratzebrafish

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PMID33868184
PMCPMC8044781

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