The hypothalamus for whole-body physiology: from metabolism to aging.
10.1007/s13238-021-00834-x
- Author:
Tiemin LIU
1
;
Yong XU
2
;
Chun-Xia YI
3
;
Qingchun TONG
4
;
Dongsheng CAI
5
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Human Phenome Institute, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, Zhongshan Hospital, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China. tiemin_liu@fudan.edu.cn.
2. Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
3. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
4. Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Graduate Program in Neuroscience of MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. qingchun.tong@uth.tmc.edu.
5. Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, NY, 10461, USA. dongsheng.cai@einsteinmed.org.
- Publication Type:Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
aging;
hypothalamus;
metabolism;
neuron;
obesity
- MeSH:
Aging;
Brain/metabolism*;
Energy Metabolism;
Humans;
Hypothalamus/metabolism*;
Obesity/metabolism*
- From:
Protein & Cell
2022;13(6):394-421
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Obesity and aging are two important epidemic factors for metabolic syndrome and many other health issues, which contribute to devastating diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, stroke and cancers. The brain plays a central role in controlling metabolic physiology in that it integrates information from other metabolic organs, sends regulatory projections and orchestrates the whole-body function. Emerging studies suggest that brain dysfunction in sensing various internal cues or processing external cues may have profound effects on metabolic and other physiological functions. This review highlights brain dysfunction linked to genetic mutations, sex, brain inflammation, microbiota, stress as causes for whole-body pathophysiology, arguing brain dysfunction as a root cause for the epidemic of aging and obesity-related disorders. We also speculate key issues that need to be addressed on how to reveal relevant brain dysfunction that underlines the development of these disorders and diseases in order to develop new treatment strategies against these health problems.
