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ReviewJournal of neuroendocrinology2021

Hypothalamic neuropeptides and neurocircuitries in Prader Willi syndrome.

Felipe Correa-da-Silva, Eric Fliers, Dick F Swaab, Chun-Xia Yi

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Review in Journal of neuroendocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Neuropeptides and the Autonomic Nervous System in Prader-Willi Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  9. AAV-BDNF gene therapy ameliorates a hypothalamic neuroinflammatory signature in theMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2023
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  17. Hypothalamic syndrome.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2022
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  18. Sleep-disordered breathing in school-aged children with Prader-Willi syndrome.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Felipe Correa-da-SilvaDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7333-367X
Eric FliersDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Dick F SwaabDepartment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, An Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Chun-Xia YiDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience · NLAmsterdam Neuroscience · NL

Funding

Diabetes Fonds 2015.82.1826Netherlands Organization of Scientific Research 016.160.617University Medical Center, location AMC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare and incurable congenital neurodevelopmental disorder, resulting from the absence of expression of a group of genes on the paternally acquired chromosome 15q11-q13. Phenotypical characteristics of PWS include infantile hypotonia, short stature, incomplete pubertal development, hyperphagia and morbid obesity. Hypothalamic dysfunction in controlling body weight and food intake is a hallmark of PWS. Neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that PWS subjects have abnormal neurocircuitry engaged in the hedonic and physiological control of feeding behavior. This is translated into diminished production of hypothalamic effector peptides which are responsible for the coordination of energy homeostasis and satiety. So far, studies with animal models for PWS and with human post-mortem hypothalamic specimens demonstrated changes particularly in the infundibular and the paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus, both in orexigenic and anorexigenic neural populations. Moreover, many PWS patients have a severe endocrine dysfunction, e.g. central hypogonadism and/or growth hormone deficiency, which may contribute to the development of increased fat mass, especially if left untreated. Additionally, the role of non-neuronal cells, such as astrocytes and microglia in the hypothalamic dysregulation in PWS is yet to be determined. Notably, microglial activation is persistently present in non-genetic obesity. To what extent microglia, and other glial cells, are affected in PWS is poorly understood. The elucidation of the hypothalamic dysfunction in PWS could prove to be a key feature of rational therapeutic management in this syndrome. This review aims to examine the evidence for hypothalamic dysfunction, both at the neuropeptidergic and circuitry levels, and its correlation with the pathophysiology of PWS.

Indexed as

Prader-Willi SyndromeAnimalsHumansHyperphagiaHypogonadismHypothalamic HormonesHypothalamusNerve NetNeuropeptidesObesityHypothalamic HormonesNeuropeptideshypothalamusmicroglianeuropeptidesobesityPrader-Willi Syndrome

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PMID34156126
PMCPMC8365683
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