The anorectic actions of the TGFβ cytokine MIC-1/GDF15 require an intact brainstem area postrema and nucleus of the solitary tract.

Macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1/GDF15) modulates food intake and body weight under physiological and pathological conditions by acting on the hypothalamus and brainstem. When overexpressed in disease, such as in advanced cancer, elevated serum MIC-1/GDF15 levels lead to an anorexia/cachexia...

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Huvudupphov:	Vicky Wang-Wei Tsai, Rakesh Manandhar, Sebastian Beck Jørgensen, Ka Ki Michelle Lee-Ng, Hong Ping Zhang, Christopher Peter Marquis, Lele Jiang, Yasmin Husaini, Shu Lin, Amanda Sainsbury, Paul E Sawchenko, David A Brown, Samuel N Breit
Materialtyp:	Artigo
Språk:	Inglês
Utgiven:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Serie:	PLoS ONE
Länkar:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4074070?pdf=render
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