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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Hypothalamic GABAergic neurons: their roles in health and metabolic diseases.

Bingwei Wang, Yang Yu, Juan Li, Yu Xiong, Xin Zhang, Ying Wan, Ruimao Zheng, Chunxiang Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Bingwei WangBasic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Yang YuDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Juan LiBasic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Yu XiongBasic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Ying WanSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Ruimao ZhengDepartment of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Chunxiang ZhangBasic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypothalamic GABAergic neurons are important in regulating metabolic homeostasis and energy balance. Serving as critical integrators of catabolic and anabolic processes, these neurons orchestrate a broad spectrum of metabolic functions, including feeding, nutrient metabolism, fluid homeostasis, basal metabolism, thermoregulation, and circadian rhythms. Recent advances in neuroscience have facilitated a deeper exploration of the role of hypothalamic GABAergic neurons in metabolic regulation. Emerging research has uncovered key mechanisms through which these neurons modulate energy balance and maintain metabolic balance. These findings not only enhance our understanding of obesity and related metabolic disorders but also underscore the link between hypothalamic dysfunction and prevalent metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. This review summarizes the latest advancements in our understanding of the role of hypothalamic GABAergic neurons in metabolic regulation. It aims to elucidate the neural and molecular mechanisms underlying hypothalamic control of metabolism, offering new perspectives for the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic disorders.

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Energy MetabolismGABAergic NeuronsHypothalamusMetabolic DiseasesAnimalsHomeostasisHumansObesityenergy balancehypothalamus GABAergic neuronsmetabolism regulationneural and molecular mechanismsneural projectionsobesity

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PMID40130157
PMCPMC11930815

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