Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Inhibition of glycine transporter-1 in the dorsal vagal complex improves metabolic homeostasis in diabetes and obesity

  • Jessica T. Y. Yue,
  • Mona A. Abraham,
  • Paige V. Bauer,
  • Mary P. LaPierre,
  • Peili Wang,
  • Frank A. Duca,
  • Beatrice M. Filippi,
  • Owen Chan,
  • Tony K. T. Lam

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13501
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Glycine sensing in the dorsal vagal complex (DVC) regulates hepatic glucose production in rodents. Here the authors show that pharmacological and molecular inhibition of glycine reuptake in the DVC potentiates NMDA receptors, and improves metabolic homeostasis in animal models of obesity and diabetes.