Food Deprivation-Induced Expression of Minoxidil Sulfotransferase in the Hypothalamus Uncovered by Microarray Analysis

March 2002 in “ Journal of Biological Chemistry ”

Jiyao Li, Pascal A. Lescure, David E. Misek, Yumei Lai, Biao Xin Chai, Rork Kuick, Robert W. Thompson, Rebecca M. Demo, David M. Kurnit, George Michailidis, Samir M. Hanash, Ira Gantz

minoxidil sulfotransferase hypothalamus energy homeostasis

TLDR Food deprivation increases MST enzyme in the brain, possibly affecting energy balance.

This study found that food deprivation leads to an increase in the expression of the enzyme MST in the hypothalamus of rats and mice, as well as in genetically obese rodents. The study suggests that MST may be involved in the hypothalamic control of energy homeostasis.

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research Food Deprivation-Induced Expression of Minoxidil Sulfotransferase in the Hypothalamus Uncovered by Microarray Analysis

36 citations, March 2002 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry”

Food deprivation increases MST enzyme in the brain, possibly affecting energy balance.