ea0022s2.1 | Endocrine aspects about the metabolic syndrome | ECE2010
Fliers Eric
, Klieverik Lars
, Yi Chun-Xia
, Ackermans Mariette
, Kalsbeek Andries
Pre-autonomic neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) project to sympathetic and parasympathetic motor nuclei in the brain stem, from where the liver and white adipose tissue (WAT) are innervated by both branches of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Studies by our group and by others have shown that these neural pathways modulate glucose and lipid metabolism in liver and WAT. Given the abundant thyroid hormone receptor (TR) expression in the PVN we hypothes...