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Learn MoreThe obesity epidemic is a significant global health issue. Improved understanding of the mechanisms which regulate appetite and body weight will provide the rationale for the design of novel anti-obesity therapies. Thyroid hormones play a key role in metabolic homeostasis through their interaction with thyroid hormone receptors (TR) which function as ligand inducible transcription factors. The TR beta isoform (TR) is expressed in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), a brain area important for control of energy homeostasis. Here we report that selective knock down of TR in the VMH of adult mice results in severe obesity due to hyperphagia and reduced energy expenditure. The observed increase in body weight is of a similar magnitude to murine models of the most extreme forms of monogenic obesity. These data identify TR in the VMH as a major physiological regulator of food intake and energy homeostasis. SOURCE: Brian,Yee Hong,Lam (yhbl2@cam.ac.uk) - University of Cambridge
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