Glucocorticoids increase neuropeptide Y and agouti-related peptide gene expression via adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase signaling in the arcuate nucleus of rats.

Shimizu, Hiroshi

Glucocorticoids increase neuropeptide Y and agouti-related peptide gene expression via adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase signaling in the arcuate nucleus of rats. [electronic resource] - Endocrinology Sep 2008 - 4544-53 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0013-7227

10.1210/en.2008-0229 doi


AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
Adrenalectomy
Agouti-Related Protein--genetics
Aminoimidazole Carboxamide--analogs & derivatives
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus--drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Dexamethasone--pharmacology
Energy Metabolism--drug effects
Gene Expression Regulation--drug effects
Glucocorticoids--pharmacology
Hypoglycemic Agents--pharmacology
Male
Multienzyme Complexes--antagonists & inhibitors
Neuropeptide Y--genetics
Organ Culture Techniques
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases--antagonists & inhibitors
RNA, Messenger--metabolism
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Ribonucleotides--pharmacology
Signal Transduction--drug effects