Adiponectin acts in the brain to decrease body weight

Yong Qi, Nobuhiko Takahashi, Stanley M. Hileman, +5

Nature Medicine

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeEnergy HomeostasisBody CompositionPhysiology +8

Regulation of Fasted Blood Glucose by Resistin

Ronadip R. Banerjee, Shamina M. Rangwala, Jennifer S. Shapiro, +12

Science

Glucose HomeostasisInsulin SignalingObesityMetabolic SyndromeMetabolic Signaling +15

Regulation of Resistin Expression and Circulating Levels in Obesity, Diabetes, and Fasting

Michael W. Rajala, Yong Qi, Hiral R. Patel, +7

Diabetes

Astrocytes Control Food Intake by Inhibiting AGRP Neuron Activity via Adenosine A1 Receptors

Liang Yang, Yong Qi, Yunlei Yang

Cell Reports

Food IntakeAgrp Neuron ActivityHypothalamic CircuitsAdenosine A1 ReceptorsCellular Physiology +17

Loss of Resistin Improves Glucose Homeostasis in Leptin Deficiency

Yong Qi, Zhenying Nie, Yun‐Sik Lee, +4

Diabetes

Resistin ReplacementResistin LevelsInsulin SignalingGastrointestinal Peptide HormoneObesity +14

Apelin activates l-arginine/nitric oxide synthase/nitric oxide pathway in rat aortas

Yue Jia, Zheng Fei Lu, Jing Zhang, +7

Peptides

InflammationMolecular PhysiologyRat AortasMedicinePhysiology +6

Improved insulin sensitivity and metabolic flexibility in ghrelin receptor knockout mice

Kenneth Longo, Soratree Charoenthongtrakul, Derek J. Giuliana, +5

Regulatory Peptides

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeInsulin SensitivityEnergy HomeostasisMolecular Physiology +13

Neuropeptide Y Deficiency Attenuates Responses to Fasting and High-Fat Diet in Obesity-Prone Mice

Hiralben R. Patel, Yong Qi, Evan J. Hawkins, +4

Diabetes

NutritionImmunologyFood IntakeNpy GeneHigh-fat Diet +16

Exercise training promotes expression of apelin and APJ of cardiovascular tissues in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Jing Zhang, Cai Xia Ren, Yong Qi, +5

Life Sciences

HypertensionKinesiologyExerciseMedicinePhysiology +10

Intermedin1–53 attenuates vascular calcification in rats with chronic kidney disease by upregulation of α-Klotho

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Kidney International

InflammationSodium HomeostasisMedicineKidney ResearchRenal Pathology +10