A neural circuit in the brain involving the hunger-signaling hormone ghrelin directly controls cholesterol metabolism by the liver.
[La ghréline est une hormone qui stimule l’appétit ]
Ghrelin is a hunger-signaling hormone that inhibits the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) in the hypothalamus and plays a key role in regulating food intake and energy use.
Using lab mice, Tschöp and colleagues found that higher levels of ghrelin caused them to develop higher levels of blood-circulating cholesterol, which they attribute to a reduction in uptake by the liver.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/191037.php
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