Identifying hypothalamic pathways controlling food intake, body weight, and glucose homeostasis

Long-term control of food intake and bod

Long-term control of food intake and body weight by hydrodynamics-based delivery of plasmid DNA encoding leptin or CNTF

✍ Jingjing Jiang; Eiji Yamato; Jun-ichi Miyazaki 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 184 KB

## Abstract ## Background Obesity contributes to many common diseases, including cardiovascular and metabolic disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, and stroke. Leptin and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), two members of the cytokine family, play important roles in controlling food intake and