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Photoperiodic changes in adiposity increase sensitivity of female Siberian hamsters to systemic VGF derived peptide TLQP-21 (2019)
Journal Article
Lisci, C., Lewis, J. E., Daniel, Z. C., Stevenson, T. J., Monnier, C., Marshall, H. J., …Jethwa, P. H. (2019). Photoperiodic changes in adiposity increase sensitivity of female Siberian hamsters to systemic VGF derived peptide TLQP-21. PLoS ONE, 14(8), Article e0221517. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221517

TLQP-21, a peptide encoded by the highly conserved vgf gene, is expressed in neuroendocrine cells and has been the most prominent VGF-derived peptide studied in relation to control of energy balance. The recent discovery that TLQP-21 is the natural a... Read More about Photoperiodic changes in adiposity increase sensitivity of female Siberian hamsters to systemic VGF derived peptide TLQP-21.

Hypothalamic over-expression of VGF in the Siberian hamster increases energy expenditure and reduces body weight gain (2017)
Journal Article
Lewis, J. E., Brameld, J. M., Hill, P., Cocco, C., Noli, B., Ferri, G., …Jethwa, P. (2017). Hypothalamic over-expression of VGF in the Siberian hamster increases energy expenditure and reduces body weight gain. PLoS ONE, 12, Article e01727. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172724

VGF (non-acronymic) was first highlighted to have a role in energy homeostasis through experiments involving dietary manipulation in mice. Fasting increased VGF mRNA in the Arc and levels were subsequently reduced upon refeeding. This anabolic role f... Read More about Hypothalamic over-expression of VGF in the Siberian hamster increases energy expenditure and reduces body weight gain.