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Insulin activates ATP-sensitive K+ channels in hypothalamic neurons of lean, but not obese rats
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Insulin and leptin receptors are present in hypothalamic regions that control energy homeostasis, and these hormones reduce food intake and body weight in lean, but not obese, Zucker rats. Here we demonstrate that insulin, like leptin, hyperpolarizes lean rat hypothalamic glucose-responsive (GR) neurons by opening KATP channels. These findings suggest hypothalamic K ATP channel function is crucial to physiological regulation of food intake and body weight.
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“leptin and insulin were shown to hyperpolarize a subset of “glucose-responsive” neurons in the ARC via activation of the ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP) (176, 177) via a mechanism that was blocked by a PI3K inhibitor (116, 177).”
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“both insulin and leptin activate ATP-sensitive potassium channels and thereby hyperpolarize a subset of “glucose-responsive” neurons via a mechanism that requires PI3K (176, 177).”
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- Authors
- Spanswick, D., Smith, M. A., Mirshamsi, S., Routh, V. H., & Ashford, M. L. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Ashford, M. L. J.
- Venue
- Nature Neuroscience
- Published
- 2000-08
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 757-758
- ISSN
- 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
- 1546-1726
- OpenAlex
- W1866620858
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- FWCI
- 8.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Keywords
- insulin, ATP-sensitive potassium channels, hypothalamic neurons, leptin, food intake regulation, body weight regulation, energy homeostasis, obesity, Zucker rats, neuronal hyperpolarization
- MeSH terms
- Adenosine Triphosphate, Animals, Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus, Glucose, Hypothalamus, Insulin, Membrane Potentials, Neurons, Obesity, Rats, Zucker, Thinness, Tolbutamide, Potassium Channels, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Leptin, Rats, In Vitro Techniques
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