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ArticleCell reports2025

An alternative neural basis underlying leptin resistance.

Hongli Li, Cunjin Su, Yuanzhong Xu, Mette Q Ludwig, Jon Davis, Qingchun Tong

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Article in Cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Identification of a neural basis for anorexia nervosa.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Central leptin pathways in metabolic homeostasis.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Hongli LiBrown Foundation of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases of McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Cunjin SuBrown Foundation of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases of McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yuanzhong XuBrown Foundation of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases of McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy of McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Mette Q LudwigDigital Science & Innovation, Novo Nordisk A/S, Måløv, Denmark.
Jon DavisNovo Nordisk, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Qingchun TongBrown Foundation of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases of McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; MD Anderson Cancer Center & UTHealth Houston Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy of McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: qingchun.tong@uth.tmc.edu.

Funding

Steps towards a paternal gene activation therapy for Angelman syndromeU54HD083092 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI NELSON, DAVID LOREN, SAMACO, RODNEY C · 2014 to 2019
$7.8M
R01 Application:Genetically Dissecting Cholinergic Signaling in Body Weight Control.R01DK109934 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Benjamin R Arenkiel, Qingchun Tong · 2016 to 2026
$5.4M
Hypothalamic CRH Neurons in Diet-induced ObesityR01DK135212 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Qingchun Tong · 2023 to 2026
$2.1M
5-HT NEURONS INTEGRATE NEURAL INPUTS TO REGULATE FOOD INTAKER01DK120858 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI TONG, QINGCHUN, XU, YONG · 2020 to 2023
$1.9M
A CHOLINERGIC NEUROCIRCUIT REGULATES FEEDING BEHAVIORR01DK138518 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Benjamin R Arenkiel, YONG XU · 2024 to 2026
$1.9M
Neural pathways for obesity development by AgRP neuronsR01DK136284 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Qingchun Tong · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
A novel MC4R neural pathway in feedingR01DK131446 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI TONG, QINGCHUN · 2022 to 2025
$1.6M
NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD083092NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK109934NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK120858NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK131446NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK135212NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK136284NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK138518
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Overconsumption of a palatable Western diet, a condition linked to central leptin resistance, contributes extensively to the current obesity epidemic. In this context, intensive efforts have focused on detailing the molecular mechanisms underlying leptin resistance. Here, we demonstrate that chronic inhibition of hypothalamic arcuate GABAergic neurons (Arc

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GABAergic NeuronsLeptinObesityAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptors, LeptinSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorLeptinReceptors, LeptinStat3 protein, mouseSTAT3 Transcription Factorarcuate nucleusCP: Metabolismdiet-induced obesityfeedingGABAergic neuronsHFDleptinleptin receptorleptin resistanceobesitypSTAT3

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PMID40540394
PMCPMC12337207

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