Glucose in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus regulates GLP-1 release.
Yue Ma,
Risheka Ratnasabapathy,
Ivan De Backer,
Chioma Izzi-Engbeaya,
Marie-Sophie Nguyen-Tu,
Joyceline Cuenco,
Ben Jones,
Christopher D John,
Brian YH Lam,
Guy A Rutter,
Giles SH Yeo,
Waljit S Dhillo,
James Gardiner
Jun 15, 2020
Glucokinase (GK) is highly expressed in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN); however, its role is currently unknown. We found that GK in the PVN acts as part of a glucose-sensing mechanism within the PVN that...