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ID: ALA1147084
Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Title: From the Cover: Antipsychotic drug-induced weight gain mediated by histamine H1 receptor-linked activation of hypothalamic AMP-kinase.
Authors: Kim SF, Huang AS, Snowman AM, Teuscher C, Snyder SH.
Abstract: The atypical antipsychotic drugs (AAPDs) have markedly enhanced the treatment of schizophrenias but their use has been hindered by the major weight gain elicited by some AAPDs. We report that orexigenic AAPDs potently and selectively activate hypothalamic AMP-kinase, an action abolished in mice with deletion of histamine H1 receptors. These findings may afford a means of developing more effective therapeutic agents and provide insight into the hypothalamic regulation of food intake.
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