| Literature DB >> 34420855 |
Daniel J Torres1, Matthew W Pitts2.
Abstract
A new mechanism of leptin extravasation from the bloodstream into the brain may have been discovered. According to recent findings by Butiaeva et al., pericytes within the blood-brain barrier (BBB) express the leptin receptor and, upon activation, facilitate the movement of the appetite-suppressing hormone into deeper regions of the hypothalamus.Entities:
Keywords: blood–brain barrier; hypothalamus; leptin; obesity; pericyte
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34420855 PMCID: PMC8764624 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2021.08.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Endocrinol Metab ISSN: 1043-2760 Impact factor: 12.015