Leptin Acts via Leptin Receptor-Expressing Lateral Hypothalamic Neurons to Modulate the Mesolimbic Dopamine System and Suppress Feeding
Leinninger GM, Jo YH, Leshan RL, Louis GW, Yang H, Barrera JG, Wilson H, Opland DM, Faouzi MA, Gong Y, Jones JC, Rhodes CJ, Chua S, Diano S, Horvath TL, Seeley RJ, Becker JB, Münzberg H, Myers MG. Leptin Acts via Leptin Receptor-Expressing Lateral Hypothalamic Neurons to Modulate the Mesolimbic Dopamine System and Suppress Feeding. Cell Metabolism 2009, 10: 89-98. PMID: 19656487, PMCID: PMC2723060, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2009.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral hypothalamic areaVentral tegmental areaMesolimbic DA systemLepRb neuronsMesolimbic dopamine systemLeptin actionLeptin receptorDopamine systemDA systemLeptin-deficient animalsLateral hypothalamic neuronsAnorexigenic hormone leptinLeptin actsHypothalamic areaHypothalamic neuronsSuppress feedingHormone leptinTegmental areaDA contentInhibitory neuronsRate-limiting enzymeBody weightNeuronsLeptinReceptors