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ArticleMolecular metabolism2024

Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone contributes to an anti-inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide.

R P Reynolds, R R Fan, A Tinajero, X Luo, S C Huen, T Fujikawa, S Lee, A Lemoff, K G Mountjoy, J K Elmquist

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Article in Molecular metabolism, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors.

R P ReynoldsDepartment of Internal Medicine, Center for Hypothalamic Research, Dallas, TX, USA.
R R FanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Center for Hypothalamic Research, Dallas, TX, USA.
A TinajeroDepartment of Internal Medicine, Center for Hypothalamic Research, Dallas, TX, USA.
X LuoDepartment of Biochemistry, Dallas, TX, USA.
S C HuenDepartment of Internal Medicine (Nephrology) and Pharmacology, Dallas, TX, USA.
T FujikawaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Center for Hypothalamic Research, Dallas, TX, USA; The Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
S LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Center for Hypothalamic Research, Dallas, TX, USA.
A LemoffDepartment of Biochemistry, Dallas, TX, USA.
K G MountjoyDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1043, New Zealand.
J K ElmquistDepartment of Internal Medicine, Center for Hypothalamic Research, Dallas, TX, USA; The Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: Joel.Elmquist@utsouthwestern.edu.

Funding

Ventromedial Hypothalamic Regulation of Metabolic Changes Induced by ExerciseP01DK119130 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI WILLIAMS, KEVIN W · 2019 to 2023
$10.0M
UT Southwestern NORCP30DK127984 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jeffrey M Zigman · 2022 to 2026
$7.4M
Metabolic Benefits of Leptin ReductionR01DK127274 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI JOEL K. ELMQUIST, PHILIPP E SCHERER · 2021 to 2026
$5.1M
Interactions of Leptin and the Melanocortin SystemR01DK118725 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI JOEL K. ELMQUIST · 2018 to 2026
$3.5M
Harnessing Fasting Metabolism to Improve Survival in Bacterial SepsisR35GM137984 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HUEN, SARAH · 2020 to 2024
$2.2M
The Cellular and Systems Biology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Training ProgramT32HL139438 · NHLBI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI GREENE, ROBERT W, TAKAHASHI, JOSEPH S · 2018 to 2022
$1.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL139438NIDDK NIH HHS P01 DK119130NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK127984NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK118725NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK127274NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM137984
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDuring infection, metabolism and immunity react dynamically to promote survival through mechanisms that remain unclear. Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) cleavage products are produced and released in the brain and in the pituitary gland. One POMC cleavage product, alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), is known to regulate food intake and energy expenditure and has anti-inflammatory effects. However, it is not known whether α-MSH is required to regulate physiological anti-inflammatory responses. We recently developed a novel mouse model with a targeted mutation in Pomc (Pomc

methodsWe challenged 10- to 14-week-old male Pomc

resultsLPS induced an exaggerated immune response in Pomc

conclusionsOur data indicate endogenous α-MSH contributes to the inflammatory immune responses triggered by low-dose LPS administration and suggest that targeting the melanocortin system could be a potential therapeutic for the treatment of sepsis or inflammatory disease.

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alpha-MSHInflammationLipopolysaccharidesPro-OpiomelanocortinAnimalsCorticosteroneMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLalpha-MSHCorticosteroneLipopolysaccharidesPro-OpiomelanocortinLPSMouse modelPOMCThermogenesisα-MSH

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PMID38992428
PMCPMC11362619

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