centrally-mediated loss of appetite & increased thermogenic activity GLP-1 receptors are found in regions of the hindbrain and hypothalamus that regulate feeding behavior Centrally mediated GLP-1 effects include: reduction of food intake - resulting in weight loss due to reduced caloric intake activation of sympathetic pathways in the dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH) and ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH) that increase neuronally mediated thermogenic activity of brown adipose tissue (BAT) resulting in increased energy expenditure with associated weight loss (Contreras et al, 2017
The exploration of GLP-1s mechanisms also present opportunities for novel therapeutic developments
GLP-1R-SmBiT V229A was generated from the WT template by site-directed mutagenesis using the following primers: Forward (5 to 3): TCTTTCCTGTCGACTCGCGTTTCTGCTTATGCAGT, Reverse (5 to 3): ACTGCATAAGCAGAAACGCGAGTCGACAGGAAAG
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