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Divergent effects of central melanocortin signalling on fat and sucrose preference in humans.
van der Klaauw, Agatha A; Keogh, Julia M; Henning, Elana; Stephenson, Cheryl; Kelway, Sarah; Trowse, Victoria M; Subramanian, Naresh; O'Rahilly, Stephen; Fletcher, Paul C; Farooqi, I Sadaf.
Afiliación
  • van der Klaauw AA; Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 289, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
  • Keogh JM; Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 289, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
  • Henning E; Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 289, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
  • Stephenson C; Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 289, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
  • Kelway S; Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 289, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
  • Trowse VM; Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 289, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
  • Subramanian N; Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 289, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
  • O'Rahilly S; Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SZ, UK.
  • Fletcher PC; Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 289, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
  • Farooqi IS; Clinical Biochemistry, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, Box 289, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Nat Commun ; 7: 13055, 2016 10 04.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27701398
ABSTRACT
Melanocortin-4-receptor (MC4R)-expressing neurons modulate food intake and preference in rodents but their role in human food preference is unknown. Here we show that compared with lean and weight-matched controls, MC4R deficient individuals exhibited a markedly increased preference for high fat, but a significantly reduced preference for high sucrose food. These effects mirror those in Mc4r null rodents and provide evidence for a central molecular circuit influencing human macronutrient preference.
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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Sacarosa / Grasas de la Dieta / Receptor de Melanocortina Tipo 4 / Conducta Alimentaria / Azúcares de la Dieta Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Nat Commun Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA / CIENCIA Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Sacarosa / Grasas de la Dieta / Receptor de Melanocortina Tipo 4 / Conducta Alimentaria / Azúcares de la Dieta Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Nat Commun Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA / CIENCIA Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Reino Unido