Exendin-4 reduces food intake via the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in the hypothalamus

Abstract Exendin-4 (EX-4), a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, has been shown to reduce food intake and to increase proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene expression in the hypothalamus. In this study, we examined the potential neural mechanisms by which these effects occur. Male Sprague Da...

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Main Authors: Yan Yang, Pique P. Choi, Wanli W. Smith, Weijie Xu, Delin Ma, Zachary A. Cordner, Nu-Chu Liang, Timothy H. Moran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06951-0