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CCMN Lecture Series: Professor Christophe Magnan, Université Paris Cité
25 April 2024, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm
Title: 'Brain fatty acid sensing and nervous control of energy balance'
This event is free.
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Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Anna Roberts – UCL, Neuroscience, Physiology, Pharmacology
Location
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Cruciform, Lecture Theatre 2Cruciform BuildingGower StreetLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
Abstract: Daily circulating variations in lipids including fatty acids and triglycerides are detected by specialized neurons located in the hypothalamus and beyond. This brain fatty acids sensing plays a part in the nervous control of energy balance (such as food intake, insulin secretion and action). A dysfunction in this sensing can contribute to the establishment of metabolic deregulations and subsequently to the onset of obesity or type 2 diabetes. The deleterious effect of fatty acids may be linked to their nature (saturated, polyunsaturated) and to local ceramides production.
About the Speaker
Professor Christophe Magnan
Professor at Université Paris Cité at Université Paris Cité
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