[en] Serotonin acts as neurotransmitter in the brain and as a multifaceted signaling molecule coordinating many physiological processes in the periphery. In a recent issue of Nature Medicine, Crane et al. (2014) find that peripheral serotonin controls thermogenesis in adipose tissue by modulating beta-adrenergic stimulation of UCP-1, thereby affecting glucose homeostasis and weight gain.
Disciplines :
UNKNOWN KEY #A01
Auteur, co-auteur :
SCHNEIDER, Jochen ; University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)
Nadeau, Joseph H.
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
Turn up the heat: circulating serotonin tunes our internal heating system.
Date de publication/diffusion :
2015
Titre du périodique :
Cell Metabolism
ISSN :
1550-4131
eISSN :
1932-7420
Maison d'édition :
Cell Press, Etats-Unis
Volume/Tome :
21
Fascicule/Saison :
2
Pagination :
156-8
Commentaire :
Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
