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ey0018.11-2 | New hope: Increased diagnostic yield for disease causing MC4R variants and pharmacological treatment options | ESPEYB18

11.2. Structure reveals the activation mechanism of the MC4 receptor to initiate satiation signalling

H Israeli , O Degtjarik , F Fierro , V Chunilal , AK Gill , NJ Roth , J Botta , V Prabahar , Y Peleg , LF Chan , D Ben-Zvi , PJ McCormick , Y Niv , M Shalev-Benami

Science 2021;372(6544): 808–814 doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf7958Isreali et al. describe the molecular structure of the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) complexed with its effector G protein (Gs alpha) and setmelanotide, a pharmacological agonist of MC4R.MC4R is a known key element in body weight regulation, connecting response to leptin with inhibition o...

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ey0018.12-11 | Metabolic Syndrome | ESPEYB18

12.11. The effect of green Mediterranean diet on cardiometabolic risk; a randomised controlled trial

G Tsaban , A Yaskolka Meir , E Rinott , H Zelicha , A Kaplan , A Shalev , A Katz , A Rudich , A Tirosh , I Shelef , I Youngster , S Lebovitz , N Israeli , M Shabat , D Brikner , E Pupkin , M Stumvoll , J Thiery , U Ceglarek , JT Heiker , A Korner , K Landgraf , M von Bergen , M Bluher , MJ Stampfer , I Shai

Heart. 2020 Nov 23:heartjnl-2020-317802. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317802. PMID: 33234670.In brief: This parallel-arm trial randomly assigned 294 adults with abdominal obesity/dyslipidemia to 1 of 3 dietary guidelines: healthy diet; Mediterranean diet; or green Mediterranean diet. All groups received physical activity guidelines. Weight loss was higher in the two...

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ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

11.2. Structure reveals the activation mechanism of the MC4 receptor to initiate satiation signalling

12.11. The effect of green Mediterranean diet on cardiometabolic risk; a randomised controlled trial

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