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Central and Peripheral Irisin Differentially Regulate Blood Pressure
Irisin is a newly identified 112 amino acid hormone, derived as a product of fibronectin type III domain containing 5 (FNDC5), which is highly related to metabolic activity in skeletal muscle and brown fat. Th...
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TNFα Causes Thrombin-Dependent Vagal Neuron Apoptosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The role of peripheral tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is well established, but its central nervous system (CNS) effects are not understood. Thrombin, another mediator of...
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Thrombin Mediates Vagal Apoptosis and Dysfunction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
In inflammatory bowel disease, autonomic dysfunction contributes to symptoms, morbidity, and health care resource utilization. Efferent vagal neurons, which provide the primary parasympathetic input to the gas...
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Open AccessAnkyrin repeat and SOCS box containing protein 4 (Asb-4) colocalizes with insulin receptor substrate 4 (IRS4) in the hypothalamic neurons and mediates IRS4 degradation
The arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus regulates food intake. Ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing protein 4 (Asb-4) is expressed in neuropeptide Y and proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons in the arcuate nucl...