gaba/obesity

Transgenic mice ubiquitously overexpressing murine gamma-aminobutyric acid transporter subtype I were created. Unexpectedly, these mice markedly exhibited heritable obesity, which features significantly increased body weight and fat deposition. Behavioral examination revealed that transgenic mice

Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). GAD has been identified as a 64-kDa antigen expressed in pancreatic beta-cells, to which autoantibodies are generated prior to the onset of type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus.

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a metabolically active organ that contributes to the maintenance of systemic metabolism. The sympathetic nervous system plays important roles in the homeostasis of BAT and promotes its browning and activation. However, the role of other neurotransmitters in BAT

In this study, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) enriched rice bran (ERB) was supplemented to obese rats to investigate the attenuation of metabolic syndromes induced by high-fat diet. ERB-containing diet stimulated butyrate and propionate production by promoting Anaerostipes, Anaerostipes sp., and

OBJECTIVE There is growing evidence that nitric oxide (NO) is critically involved in obesity and its clinical consequences like cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes. We hypothesize that NO is already involved in the pathophysiology of juvenile obesity. We here determined the role of NO,

BACKGROUND Brown rice (BR) is unpolished rice with various beneficial compounds such as vitamins, magnesium and other minerals, dietary fiber, essential fatty acids, γ-oryzanol and γ-aminobutyric acid. In the present study, we compared the effects of white rice (WR) and BR on inflammatory marker

OBJECTIVE Several studies demonstrated that obese subjects have a hyperactive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and that sex steroid hormones have been closely related to the regulation of adiposity, either through direct or indirect physiological mechanisms. Allopregnanolone

Plasma gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels were measured in 14 subjects with Prader-Willi syndrome, 9 subjects with Angelman syndrome, and matched control subjects. Mean levels in both patient groups were 2 to 3 times higher than in nonretarded moderately obese or retarded nonobese control

By employing neutron activation analysis, endogenous content of gold was estimated quantitatively in discrete brain areas and in subcellular fractions of the hypothalamus of gold thioglucose (GTG) induced obese mice. The highest concentration of gold was obtained in the ventromedial hypothalamus

OBJECTIVE To investigate genotype-phenotype changes between rs29230 in γ-aminobutyric acid B receptor (GABBR1), rs1801278 in insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), and rs9902709 in hypocretin neuropeptide precursor (HCRT) and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in Chinese Han

BACKGROUND Cortisol is involved in the regulation of adipose-tissue differentiation, function and distribution, and in excess causes abdominal obesity. At the level of the brain, cortisol secretion is partly controlled by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter

The gene GAD2 encoding the glutamic acid decarboxylase enzyme (GAD65) is a positional candidate gene for obesity on Chromosome 10p11-12, a susceptibility locus for morbid obesity in four independent ethnic populations. GAD65 catalyzes the formation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which interacts

OBJECTIVE To determine whether altered central and/or peripheral gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic mechanisms acting in GABA(A) receptors contribute to the abnormal ventilatory response to acute and sustained hypoxia in obese Zucker rats. METHODS In all, 10 lean and 10 obese Zucker rats were

To explore recent suggestions that genetically obese Zucker rats show less anorexia when brain gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is elevated, obese vs. lean littermates received 100, 50 and 0 micrograms of the GABA-transaminase inhibitor, ethanolamine-O-sulfate (EOS), intra-cisternally in a

The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved three anti-obesity drugs for long-term management in the past decade. In addition, since 2019, bariatric surgery has been financially supported by National Health Insurance Service in Korea. In this review, the mechanisms of action and the