In addition, alcohol increases ghrelin levels to promote appetite. This combined effect drives overeating of calorie dense foods. “Alcohol also suppresses pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons, a type ...

Like previous studies, the initial results showed a decrease in the activity of genes associated with neuronal circuits. These decreases were seen in neurons, the primary circuitry cells, as well as ...

The cochlear nerve, also known as part of the vestibulocochlear or auditory nerve, is a sensory nerve responsible for hearing. It travels from the cochlea, a spiral-shaped structure in the inner ear, ...

Tohoku University researchers have used microfluidic devices to grow lab neurons that mimic natural brain networks, showing learning-like plasticity. This innovation could revolutionize neuroscience ...

Notably, Crh neurons exhibited prominent stressed phenotype among all the checked neuron subtypes ... As an exposure, OXT revealed a significant causal effect on POMC/beta-endorphin (id:prot-a-2327, ...

Inhibitory-opioid mechanisms prevent the premature activation of oxytocin neurons (and hence preterm birth) and aid the accumulation of neurohypophysial oxytocin stores. Allopregnanolone ...

In the ARC, orexigenic neurons coexpress NPY and AgRP, whereas neurons coexpressing POMC and CART are anorexigenic. In the ARC, activation of AMPK leads to increased food intake, an effect that is ...

[34–36] From the ARC, these first-order POMC/CART and NPY/AgRP neurons project to second-order neurons in several hypothalamic nuclei, including the VMN, DMN, PVN and the lateral hypothalamic area.

Introduction: Guanylate cyclase C (GC-C) has been detected in the rodent brain in neurons of the cerebral cortex, amygdala, midbrain, hypothalamus, and cerebellum. Methods: In this study we determined ...

Action potential shapes and firing patterns differ widely among different types of neurons. One recognizable phenotype is that of fast-spiking neurons, which are capable of firing steadily at high ...

LRP1 is highly expressed in neurons of the CNS and plays a role in lipoprotein metabolism ... phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate; POMC, pro-opiomelanocortin; PRMT2, protein arginine ...