Caloric Restriction-Induced Decreases in Dopamine Receptor Availability are Associated with Leptin Concentration.

Julia P DunnNaji N AbumradRobert M KesslerBruce W PattersonRui LiPamela Marks-ShulmanRobyn A Tamboli

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2017)

In obesity, reductions in regional D2/3R availability after VLCD are suggestive of increased endogenous DA competing with the radioligand. Changes in regional D2/3R availability were associated with decreases in leptin concentrations that occurred before clinically significant weight loss.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
high glucose
type diabetes
gastric bypass
weight gain
diabetic rats
uric acid
drug induced
adipose tissue
glycemic control
prefrontal cortex