| Literature DB >> 21835345 |
Jong-Woo Sohn1, Yong Xu, Juli E Jones, Kevin Wickman, Kevin W Williams, Joel K Elmquist.
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VIDEO ABSTRACT: Serotonin 2C receptors (5-HT(2C)Rs) expressed by pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons of hypothalamic arcuate nucleus regulate food intake, energy homeostasis and glucose metabolism. However, the cellular mechanisms underlying the effects of 5-HT to regulate POMC neuronal activity via 5-HT(2C)Rs have not yet been identified. In the present study, we found the putative transient receptor potential C (TRPC) channels mediate the activation of a subpopulation of POMC neurons by mCPP (a 5-HT(2C)R agonist). Interestingly, mCPP-activated POMC neurons were found to be a distinct population from those activated by leptin. Together, our data suggest that 5-HT(2C)R and leptin receptors are expressed by distinct subpopulations of arcuate POMC neurons and that both 5-HT and leptin exert their actions in POMC neurons via TRPC channels.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21835345 PMCID: PMC3184528 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.06.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173