Alpha2delta-1 in SF1+ Neurons of the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Is an Essential Regulator of Glucose and Lipid Homeostasis
By Jennifer A. Felsted, Cheng-Hao Chien, Dongqing Wang, Micaella Panessiti, Dominique Ameroso, Andrew Greenberg, Guoping Feng, Dong Kong, and Maribel Rios Excerpt from the article published in Cell Reports, volume 21, issue 10, P2737-2747, December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2017.11.048 Editor’s Highlights Alpha2delta-1 (α2δ-1) plays a chief role in energy and glucose balance control acting downstream of brain-derived neurotrophic […]
Continue ReadingSmall molecule modulator of sigma 2 receptor is neuroprotective and reduces cognitive deficits and neuroinflammation in experimental models of Alzheimer’s disease
By Bitna Yi, James J. Sahn, Pooneh Memar Ardestani, Andrew K. Evans, Luisa L. Scott, Jessica Z. Chan, Sangeetha Iyer, Ashley Crisp, Gabriella Zuniga, Jonathan T. Pierce, Stephen F. Martin, and Mehrdad Shamloo Excerpt from the article published in Journal of Neurochemistry, 07 December 2016, 140: 561-575. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.13917 Editor’s Highlights Abstract Accumulating evidence suggests that […]
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