Obesidade e o hipotálamo
Obesity and the hypothalamus
Rev. HCPA & Fac. Med. Univ. Fed. Rio Gd. do Sul; 33 (3/4), 2013
Publication year: 2013
A obesidade é hoje um grande problema de saúde pública. Este artigo revisa o papel
do hipotálamo na obesidade, em especial a dos neurônios NPY/AGRP, POMC/
CART, da área lateral e dos núcleos paraventricular e ventromedial do hipotálamo,
e as conexões com a via corticolímbica (AU)
Obesity is currently a major public health problem. This article reviews the role of
the hypothalamus in obesity, with special reference to the NPY/AGRP and POMC/
CART neurons, located in the lateral hypothalamic area and in the paraventricular
and ventromedial nuclei. We also review these neurons’ connections to the corticallimbic
pathway (AU)