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Central nicotine induces browning through hypothalamic κ opioid receptor

Authors :
Patricia Seoane-Collazo
Laura Liñares-Pose
Eva Rial-Pensado
Amparo Romero-Picó
José María Moreno-Navarrete
Noelia Martínez-Sánchez
Pablo Garrido-Gil
Ramón Iglesias-Rey
Donald A. Morgan
Naoki Tomasini
Samuel Andrew Malone
Ana Senra
Cintia Folgueira
Gema Medina-Gomez
Tomás Sobrino
José L. Labandeira-García
Rubén Nogueiras
Ana I. Domingos
José-Manuel Fernández-Real
Kamal Rahmouni
Carlos Diéguez
Miguel López
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

Nicotine reduces food intake and increases energy expenditure in brown adipose tissue. Here the authors show that nicotine also induces white adipose tissue browning via central kappa opioid receptor action.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1356a9614a84addacb065641889c5db
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12004-z