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ArticleMetabolism: clinical and experimental2025

Leptin receptor neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus require distinct neuronal subsets for thermogenesis and weight loss.

Marie Francois, Laura Kaiser, Yanlin He, Yong Xu, J Michael Salbaum, Sangho Yu, Christopher D Morrison, Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, Heike Münzberg

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Article in Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Leptin in the VMH contributes to the initial overconsumption of palatable diets by rats.American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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  11. Agonizing GABAFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Marie FrancoisNeurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), LSU system, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Laura KaiserNeurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), LSU system, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Yanlin HeNeurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), LSU system, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Yong XuMolecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
J Michael SalbaumNeurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), LSU system, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Sangho YuNeurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), LSU system, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Christopher D MorrisonNeurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), LSU system, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Hans-Rudolf BerthoudNeurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), LSU system, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Heike MünzbergNeurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), LSU system, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Electronic address: Heike.Munzberg@pbrc.edu.

Funding

Research BaseP30DK072476 · NIDDK · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI ROBERT A KESTERSON · 2005 to 2026
$26.5M
The role of maternal obesity-driven inflammation and adverse pregnancy outcomes in a mouse model of preeclampsiaP20GM135002 · NIGMS · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI Christopher D Morrison · 2020 to 2026
$18.4M
Mentoring Obesity and Diabetes Research in LouisianaP20GM103528 · NIGMS · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI GETTYS, THOMAS W · 2012 to 2015
$8.8M
CENTER FOR NEUROANATOMY WITH NEUROTROPIC VIRUSES: COMPARATIVE MEDICINEP40RR018604 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI STRICK, PETER · 2004 to 2011
$6.5M
Neural mechanisms controlling food intake and body weight after bariatric surgeryR01DK047348 · NIDDK · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI BERTHOUD, HANS-RUDOLF · 1994 to 2018
$5.0M
Leptin and Central Control of ThermoregulationR01DK092587 · NIDDK · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI MUENZBERG-GRUENING, HEIKE · 2012 to 2024
$3.5M
Genetically-based neuro-modulation of adipose tissue functionsOT2OD023864 · OD · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI MUENZBERG-GRUENING, HEIKE · 2016 to 2019
$3.1M
Metabolic Changes: Connecting temperature sensing neurons to sympathetic adipose tissue stimulationR01AT011683 · NCCIH · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI MUENZBERG-GRUENING, HEIKE · 2021 to 2025
$2.5M
Sable Systems Promethion for Mouse Metabolic AnalysisS10OD023703 · OD · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI MORRISON, CHRISTOPHER D · 2017 to 2017
$626k
NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT011683NCRR NIH HHS P40 RR018604NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK072476NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK047348NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK092587NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103528NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM135002NIH HHS OT2 OD023864NIH HHS S10 OD023703
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH) receives inputs from the preoptic area (POA), where ambient temperature mediates physiological adaptations of energy expenditure and food intake. Warm-activated POA neurons suppress energy expenditure via brown adipose tissue (BAT) projecting neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus/dorsal hypothalamic area (dDMH/DHA). Our earlier work identified leptin receptor (Lepr)-expressing, BAT-projecting dDMH/DHA neurons that mediate metabolic leptin effects. Yet, the neurotransmitter (glutamate or GABA) used by dDMH/DHA

Indexed as

Adipose Tissue, BrownEnergy MetabolismNeuronsReceptors, LeptinThermogenesisWeight LossAnimalsDorsomedial Hypothalamic NucleusGABAergic NeuronsGlutamic AcidHypothalamusLeptinMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPreoptic AreaGlutamic AcidLeptinReceptors, LeptinChemogeneticsCircuit mappingEnergy expenditureGlp1rHomeostasisPseudorabies virus

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PMID39672257
PMCPMC11700787

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