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Mahú I, Barateiro A, Rial-Pensado E, Martinéz-Sánchez N, Vaz SH, Cal PMSD, Jenkins B, Rodrigues T, Cordeiro C, Costa MF, Mendes R, Seixas E, Pereira MMA, Kubasova N, Gres V, Morris I, Temporão C, Olivares M, Sanz Y, Koulman A, Corzana F, Sebastião AM, López M, Bernardes GJL, Domingos AI. Brain-Sparing Sympathofacilitators Mitigate Obesity without Adverse Cardiovascular Effects. Cell Metab 2020; 31:1120-1135.e7. [PMID: 32402266 PMCID: PMC7671941 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Anti-obesity drugs in the amphetamine (AMPH) class act in the brain to reduce appetite and increase locomotion. They are also characterized by adverse cardiovascular effects with origin that, despite absence of any in vivo evidence, is attributed to a direct sympathomimetic action in the heart. Here, we show that the cardiac side effects of AMPH originate from the brain and can be circumvented by PEGylation (PEGyAMPH) to exclude its central action. PEGyAMPH does not enter the brain and facilitates SNS activity via theβ2-adrenoceptor, protecting mice against obesity by increasing lipolysis and thermogenesis, coupled to higher heat dissipation, which acts as an energy sink to increase energy expenditure without altering food intake or locomotor activity. Thus, we provide proof-of-principle for a novel class of exclusively peripheral anti-obesity sympathofacilitators that are devoid of any cardiovascular and brain-related side effects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Inês Mahú
- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal; Neuron Glia Biology in Health and Disease, Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal
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- NeurObesity Group, Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15782, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof., Egas Moniz, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal; Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, Lisboa 1649-028, Portugal
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof., Egas Moniz, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal
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- NIHR BRC Core Metabolomics and Lipidomics Laboratory, Wellcome Trust, MRL Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Pathology building Level 4, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof., Egas Moniz, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal
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- Laboratório de FT-ICR e Espectrometria de Massa Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1749-016, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal; Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon 1049-001, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Microbial Ecology, Nutrition & Health Research Unit, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, National Research Council, Valencia (IATA-CSIC), Catedratico Agustin Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Microbial Ecology, Nutrition & Health Research Unit, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, National Research Council, Valencia (IATA-CSIC), Catedratico Agustin Escardino 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- NIHR BRC Core Metabolomics and Lipidomics Laboratory, Wellcome Trust, MRL Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Pathology building Level 4, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de La Rioja, Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química, 26006 Logroño, Spain
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof., Egas Moniz, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal; Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, Lisboa 1649-028, Portugal
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- NeurObesity Group, Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña 15782, Spain
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof., Egas Moniz, Lisbon 1649-028, Portugal; Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK; Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, IGC, Oeiras, Portugal.
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Engström Ruud L, Pereira MMA, de Solis AJ, Fenselau H, Brüning JC. NPY mediates the rapid feeding and glucose metabolism regulatory functions of AgRP neurons. Nat Commun 2020; 11:442. [PMID: 31974377 PMCID: PMC6978463 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14291-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Activation of Agouti-Related Peptide (AgRP)-expressing neurons promotes feeding and insulin resistance. Here, we examine the contribution of neuropeptide Y (NPY)-dependent signaling to the diverse physiological consequences of activating AgRP neurons. NPY-deficient mice fail to rapidly increase food intake during the first hour of either chemo- or optogenetic activation of AgRP neurons, while the delayed increase in feeding is comparable between control and NPY-deficient mice. Acutely stimulating AgRP neurons fails to induce systemic insulin resistance in NPY-deficient mice, while increased locomotor activity upon AgRP neuron stimulation in the absence of food remains unaffected in these animals. Selective re-expression of NPY in AgRP neurons attenuates the reduced feeding response and reverses the protection from insulin resistance upon optogenetic activation of AgRP neurons in NPY-deficient mice. Collectively, these experiments reveal a pivotal role of NPY-dependent signaling in mediating the rapid feeding inducing effect and the acute glucose regulatory function governed by AgRP neurons. AgRP-expressing neurons regulate feeding, glucose homeostasis and locomotor activity, but the neurotransmitters that mediate these effects are unclear. Here the authors show that neuropeptide Y in these neurons regulates rapid feeding responses and insulin sensitivity, but not locomotor activity.
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- Linda Engström Ruud
- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, 50931, Cologne, Germany.,Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (CECAD) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 26, 50931, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, 50924, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, 50931, Cologne, Germany.,Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (CECAD) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 26, 50931, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, 50924, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, 50931, Cologne, Germany.,Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (CECAD) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 26, 50931, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, 50924, Cologne, Germany
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- Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (CECAD) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 26, 50931, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, 50924, Cologne, Germany.,Synaptic Transmission in Energy Homeostasis Group, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, 50931, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, 50931, Cologne, Germany. .,Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (CECAD) and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 26, 50931, Cologne, Germany. .,Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, 50924, Cologne, Germany.
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Riera CE, Tsaousidou E, Halloran J, Follett P, Hahn O, Pereira MMA, Ruud LE, Alber J, Tharp K, Anderson CM, Brönneke H, Hampel B, Filho CDDM, Stahl A, Brüning JC, Dillin A. The Sense of Smell Impacts Metabolic Health and Obesity. Cell Metab 2017; 26:198-211.e5. [PMID: 28683287 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 04/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Olfactory inputs help coordinate food appreciation and selection, but their role in systemic physiology and energy balance is poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that mice upon conditional ablation of mature olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) are resistant to diet-induced obesity accompanied by increased thermogenesis in brown and inguinal fat depots. Acute loss of smell perception after obesity onset not only abrogated further weight gain but also improved fat mass and insulin resistance. Reduced olfactory input stimulates sympathetic nerve activity, resulting in activation of β-adrenergic receptors on white and brown adipocytes to promote lipolysis. Conversely, conditional ablation of the IGF1 receptor in OSNs enhances olfactory performance in mice and leads to increased adiposity and insulin resistance. These findings unravel a new bidirectional function for the olfactory system in controlling energy homeostasis in response to sensory and hormonal signals.
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- Celine E Riera
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA; The Paul F. Glenn Center for Aging Research, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA; Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, Cologne, Germany; Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, Cologne, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany and Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (CECAD) Cologne, Germany; Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases and Sabri Ülker Center, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA; The Paul F. Glenn Center for Aging Research, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany and Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (CECAD) Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, Cologne, Germany; Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, Cologne, Germany; Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, Cologne, Germany; Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, Cologne, Germany
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- Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, Cologne, Germany; Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, Cologne, Germany; Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, Cologne, Germany
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- Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Neuronal Control of Metabolism, Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Gleueler Strasse 50, Cologne, Germany; Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine (CEDP), University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 26, Cologne, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany and Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases (CECAD) Cologne, Germany.
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA; The Paul F. Glenn Center for Aging Research, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Pereira MMA, Mahú I, Seixas E, Martinéz-Sánchez N, Kubasova N, Pirzgalska RM, Cohen P, Dietrich MO, López M, Bernardes GJL, Domingos AI. A brain-sparing diphtheria toxin for chemical genetic ablation of peripheral cell lineages. Nat Commun 2017; 8:14967. [PMID: 28367972 PMCID: PMC5382263 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Conditional expression of diphtheria toxin receptor (DTR) is widely used for tissue-specific ablation of cells. However, diphtheria toxin (DT) crosses the blood-brain barrier, which limits its utility for ablating peripheral cells using Cre drivers that are also expressed in the central nervous system (CNS). Here we report the development of a brain-sparing DT, termed BRAINSPAReDT, for tissue-specific genetic ablation of cells outside the CNS. We prevent blood-brain barrier passage of DT through PEGylation, which polarizes the molecule and increases its size. We validate BRAINSPAReDT with regional genetic sympathectomy: BRAINSPAReDT ablates peripheral but not central catecholaminergic neurons, thus avoiding the Parkinson-like phenotype associated with full dopaminergic depletion. Regional sympathectomy compromises adipose tissue thermogenesis, and renders mice susceptible to obesity. We provide a proof of principle that BRAINSPAReDT can be used for Cre/DTR tissue-specific ablation outside the brain using CNS drivers, while consolidating the link between adiposity and the sympathetic nervous system.
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- NeurObesity Group, Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela—Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña) 15782, Spain,CIBER Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Santiago de Compostela 15706, Spain
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA,Department of Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- NeurObesity Group, Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela—Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña) 15782, Spain,CIBER Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Santiago de Compostela 15706, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK,Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1649-028, Portugal
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- Obesity Laboratory, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal,
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Corvo MC, Pereira MMA. Synthesis of γ-amino acid analogues from natural α-amino acids by a radical pathway. Amino Acids 2006; 32:243-6. [PMID: 16874465 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-006-0378-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2006] [Accepted: 05/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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New gamma-amino esters and amides were prepared by a radical 1,4-addition of carbon radicals to acrylic derivatives. Alpha-amino acids derivatives holding chiral auxiliaries as radical precursors and different chiral olefins were used and chiral induction on the C-gamma center was discussed.
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- M C Corvo
- REQUIMTE/CQFB, Departamento de Quimica, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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