Peripheral-specific Y1 receptor antagonism increases thermogenesis and protects against diet-induced obesity

Neuropeptide Y signalling in the periphery contributes to the regulation of metabolic and energy homeostasis. Here the authors show that blocking Y1R signalling in peripheral tissues using the selective antagonist BIBO3304 ameliorates diet-induced obesity and improves whole-body glucose metabolism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chenxu Yan, Tianshu Zeng, Kailun Lee, Max Nobis, Kim Loh, Luoning Gou, Zefeng Xia, Zhongmin Gao, Mohammed Bensellam, Will Hughes, Jackie Lau, Lei Zhang, Chi Kin Ip, Ronaldo Enriquez, Hanyu Gao, Qiao-Ping Wang, Qi Wu, Jody J. Haigh, D. Ross Laybutt, Paul Timpson, Herbert Herzog, Yan-Chuan Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22925-3