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ReviewEndocrinology2025

Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1) Action on Hypothalamic Feeding Circuits.

Eunsang Hwang, Bryan Portillo, Kevin W Williams

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Review in Endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Eunsang HwangCenter for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4298-5368
Bryan PortilloCenter for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Kevin W WilliamsCenter for Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8434-8658

Funding

Decoding Bariatric Surgery Outcomes through Activity and Transcriptional Analysis of Melanocortin NeuronsR01DK141541 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI KEVIN W WILLIAMS · 2025 to 2026
$1.6M
Cellular and Synaptic Reorganization after Exercise TrainingR01DK119169 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI WILLIAMS, KEVIN W · 2018 to 2021
$1.6M
Acute and chronic effects of GLP-1R agonism on NPY/AgRP neuronal activityR56DK135501 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI WILLIAMS, KEVIN W · 2024 to 2024
$410k
American Heart Association 25CDA1443923American Heart Association DK119130-5830American Heart Association DK141541American Heart Association DK143388National Research Foundation of Korea 2021R1A6A3A14044733NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK119169NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK141541NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK135501
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypothalamic nuclei, including the arcuate nucleus, the paraventricular hypothalamic area, and the dorsomedial hypothalamus, integrate glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) signals to regulate feeding behavior, body weight, and glucose homeostasis. Recent advances have revealed that both endogenous GLP-1, produced by preproglucagon neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius, and pharmacological GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) engage distinct and overlapping hypothalamic circuits. However, the mechanisms underlying these effects involve circuit redundancy, diverse modes of signal integration, and context-dependent actions of different GLP-1R ligands. In this review, we propose a conceptual framework highlighting opportunities for future research and the therapeutic potential of targeting central GLP-1 pathways for obesity treatment.

Indexed as

Feeding BehaviorGlucagon-Like Peptide 1HypothalamusAnimalsGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHumansNeuronsObesitySignal TransductionGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonistsarcuate nucleus (ARC)area postrema (AP)dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH)glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)incretinmetabolismnucleus tractus solitarius (NTS)

Identifiers

PMID40911609
PMCPMC12641536

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