White adipose tissue is a highly specialized organ that not only stores excess calories but also helps control systemic energy and glucose metabolism as an active endocrine organ.Fu et al.’s new study in Cell Researc...
supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2022YFC2703204 and 2021YFC2701104);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81971343 and 82171623);the National Institutes of Health Project(No.1R01HD085527),the Innovative research team of high-level local universities in Shanghai(No.SHSMU-ZLCX20210200);Shanghai Commission of Science and Technology(Nos.21XD1401900 and 20DZ2270900);Three-Year Action Plan for Strengthening the Construction of the Public Health System in Shanghai(No.GWVI-11.1-36);Shanghai’s Top Priority Research Center Construction Project(No.2023ZZ02002).
Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)is the predominant cause of subfertility in reproductive-aged women;however,its pathophysiology remains unknown.Neurotensin(NTS)is a member of the gut–brain peptide family and is involv...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China from Ministry of Science&Technology(2020YFA0803800,2019YFA0801900,NSFC92057115);Shanghai Sailing Program 20YF1402600 to H.H.,the National Key R&D Program of China from Ministry of Science&Technology(2020YFA0803600,2018YFA0801300,2023YFA1801000 to J.L.);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32071138 and 32371193 to J.L.),and SKLGE-2118 to J.L.
Neurotensin(NTS)is a secretory peptide produced by lymphatic endothelial cells.Our previous study revealed that NTS suppressed the activity of brown adipose tissue via interactions with NTSR2.In the current study,we f...
supported by grants from the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong province(2019B030335001);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32200815);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M721218).
Based on previous experience,learning to avoid or seek certain specific stimuli again in the future is crucial for survival.Our brains are wired to assign a particular valence-either positive or negativeas a result of...
supported by the University of Michigan startup funds and the NIH Grants R01 AT011652 and R01 HL156989.
The parabrachial nucleus(PBN)integrates interoceptive and exteroceptive information to control various behavioral and physiological processes including breathing,emotion,and sleep/wake regulation through the neural ci...
supported by the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología(Conacyt)de México(Grant#254686,to DMF)。
Overexpression of neurotrophic factors in nigral dopamine neurons is a promising approach to reverse neurodegeneration of the nigrostriatal dopamine system,a hallmark in Parkinson's disease.The human cerebral dopamine...
financed by the EU—the European Regional Development Fund within the Operational Program“Innovative economy”for 2007-2013
The behavioral responses exerted by spinal administration of the opioid-neurotensin hybrid peptide, PK23, were studied in adult male rats. The antinociceptive effect upon exposure to a thermal stimulus, as well as tol...
supported financially by the Natural Science Foundation of China(51303064 and 31271019);the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou(201601010270,2017010160489,201704030083);the Pearl River S&T Nova Program of Guangzhou(201710010155,201806010072);the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong province(2015A010101313,2017A050506011,2017B090911012,2018A050506040,2018A050506019,2018A050506021).
Diabetic foot ulcers(DFU),which may lead to lower extremity amputation,is one of the severe and chronic complications of diabetic mellitus.This study aims to develop,and use dressings based on Silk fibroin(SF)as the s...
funded by an investigator-initiated,unrestricted research grant(to YMD)from Biogen Idec.YMD served as a consultant and/or received grant support from:Acorda,Bayer Pharmaceutical,EMD Serono,Genzyme,Novartis,Questor,Teva Neuroscience and Chugai Pharma;supported by grants from NIH NIAID Autoimmune Center of Excellence:UM1-AI110557;NIH NINDS R01-NS080821,Novartis and Chugai(to YMD)
Benign multiple sclerosis is a retrospective diagnosis based primarily on a lack of motor symptom progression. Recent findings that suggest patients with benign multiple sclerosis experience non-motor symptoms highlig...
Dr.Mao-Draayer has served as a consultant and/or received grant support from:Acorda,Bayer Pharmaceutical,Biogen Idec,EMD Serono,Genzyme,Novartis,Questor,Teva Neuroscience and Chugai Pharma;Dr.Mao-Draayeris currently supported by grants from NIH NIAID Autoimmune Center of Excellence:UM1-AI110557;NIH NINDS R01-NS080821;the University of Michigan Neurology Department
Multiple sclerosis(MS)is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system(CNS)characterized by coexisting processes of inflammation,demyelination,axonal neurodegeneration,and gliosis.It is the most commo...