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Obesity is strongly associated with ill health, primarily caused by consumption of excessive calories, and promoted (inter alia) by gamma-amino-butyric-acid (GABA) stimulating food intake by activating GABAA receptors (primarily with α3 and α2 subunits) in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus and
BACKGROUND
Evidence suggests perinatal environments influence the risk of developing insulin resistance.
OBJECTIVE
The present study was aimed at determining the effects of intrauterine exposure to germinated brown rice (GBR) and GBR-derived gamma (γ) aminobutyric acid (GABA) extract on
Chronic circadian desynchronization induced by repeated 12 h light-dark cycle shifts conducted twice weekly resulted in elevated food intake, body weight gain, and retroperitoneal fat mass in male F344 rats. Using a proteomic approach, we found that repeated light-dark shifts caused changes in
There are several mechanisms by which pharmacologic agents might improve sleep related breathing disorders. Upper airway muscle atony during sleep and fat deposition on the upper airway walls are critical in the pathogenesis of upper airway obstruction. As central neuromediators that regulate upper
Regular exercise is a great medicine with its benefits encompassing everything from prevention of cardiovascular risk to alleviation of different muscular myopathies. Interestingly, elevated levels of homocysteine (Hcy), also known as hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), antagonizes beta-2 adrenergic
Neuropeptide Y (NPY), a 36-amino-acid neuropeptide is the most potent physiological appetite transducer known. Episodic NPY neurosecretion in hypothalamic target sites is temporally linked with onset of the daily feeding pattern. Upregulation of NPY signaling in the arcuate nucleus-paraventricular
The global prevalence of diabesity is on the rise, and the clinical, social and economic health burden arising from this epidemic is aggravated by a significant co-morbidity of diabesity with neuropsychiatric disease, particularly depression. Importantly, not only is the prevalence of mood disorders
Anthocyanins in a variety of plant species have been identified and are known for its hypolipidemic and anti-obesity effects. The effect of anthocyanins extracted from black soybean on body weight and daily food intake in adult rats raised on normal diet were studied. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were
BACKGROUND
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), one of the leading causes of infertility seen in women, is characterized by anovulation and hyperandrogenism, resulting in ovarian dysfunction. In addition, associations of several metabolic complications like insulin resistance, obesity, dyslipidemia
What is more interesting about brown adipose tissue (BAT) is its ability to provide thermogenesis, protection against obesity by clearing triglycerides, releasing batokines, and mitigating insulin resistance. White adipose tissue (WAT) on the other hand stores excess energy and secretes some