Brief exposure to obesogenic diet disrupts brain dopamine networks.

OBJECTIVE:We have previously demonstrated that insulin signaling, through the downstream signaling kinase Akt, is a potent modulator of dopamine transporter (DAT) activity, which fine-tunes dopamine (DA) signaling at the synapse. This suggests a mechanism by which impaired neuronal insulin receptor...

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Main Authors: Robert L Barry, Nellie E Byun, Jason M Williams, Michael A Siuta, Mohammed N Tantawy, Nicole K Speed, Christine Saunders, Aurelio Galli, Kevin D Niswender, Malcolm J Avison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5919534?pdf=render