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