Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02446, United States.
Peptides. 2009 Nov;30(11):2040-4. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2009.05.002. Epub 2009 May 15.
Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) has attracted considerable attention because of its effects on food intake and body weight and the MCH receptor (MCHR1) remains one of the viable targets for obesity therapy. This review summarizes the literature examining the effects of MCH on body weight, food intake and energy expenditure in rodent models, and the central sites where MCH acts in regulating energy homeostasis. Emphasis is given on the discrepancies between the genetic and pharmacologic models of MCHR1 inactivation. We propose some solutions to resolve these discrepancies and discuss some future directions in MCH research.
黑色素浓缩激素 (MCH) 因其对食物摄入和体重的影响而引起了相当大的关注,并且 MCH 受体 (MCHR1) 仍然是肥胖症治疗的可行靶标之一。本综述总结了检查 MCH 在啮齿动物模型中对体重、食物摄入和能量消耗的影响的文献,以及 MCH 在调节能量平衡中起作用的中枢部位。重点介绍了 MCHR1 失活的遗传和药理学模型之间的差异。我们提出了一些解决这些差异的方法,并讨论了 MCH 研究的一些未来方向。