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ey0017.15-16 | (1) | ESPEYB17

15.16. Microglial UCP2 mediates inflammation and obesity induced by high-fat feeding

JD Kim , NA Yoon , S Jin , S Diano

To read the full abstract: Cell Metabolism 2019;30:952–962. e5.These authors report that high-fat diet (HFD) in mice induces a dynamic increase in uncoupling protein 2 (Ucp2) mRNA expression in hypothalamic microglia. Ucp2 is required for HFD-induced mitochondrial changes in hypothalamic microglia and for HFD-induced inflammation, obesity, and POMC synaptic plasticity.The brain plays a major role in the regulation of ...