| Literature DB >> 27162125 |
Maria Razzoli1, Alessandro Bartolomucci2.
Abstract
Obesity and metabolic diseases are linked to chronic stress and low socioeconomic status. The mechanistic link between stress and obesity has not been clarified, partly due to the inherent complexity exemplified by the bidirectional effect of stress on eating and body weight. Recent studies focusing on adaptive thermogenesis and brown adipose tissue (BAT) function support a dichotomous relation to explain the impact of stress on obesity: stress promotes obesity in the presence of hyperphagia and unchanged BAT function; stress results in weight loss and/or obesity resistance in the presence of hypophagia, or when hyperphagia is associated with BAT recruitment and enhanced thermogenesis. Mechanistically dissecting the bidirectional effects of stress on metabolic outcomes might open new avenues for innovative pharmacotherapies for the treatment of obesity-associated diseases.Entities:
Keywords: hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical axis; purinergic; social stress; sympathetic nervous system; β-adrenergic receptors
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27162125 PMCID: PMC4912918 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2016.04.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Endocrinol Metab ISSN: 1043-2760 Impact factor: 12.015