Mapping glucose-mediated gut-to-brain signalling pathways in humans☆

•We have identified two distinct CNS responses to glucose in man.•A CCK1 receptor (CCK1R)-dependent BOLD signal increase in the motor cortex.•A CCK1R-independent BOLD signal decrease in the brainstem and hypothalamus.•The BOLD signal decrease was mediated by changes in blood glucose and insulin,...

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Main Authors: Little, Tanya J., McKie, Shane, Jones, Richard B., D'Amato, Massimo, Smith, Craig, Kiss, Orsolya, Thompson, David G., McLaughlin, John T.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Academic Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075342/