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In an effort to elucidate the mechanism of this effect, we examined the chemical phenotype of 5-HT2CR-expressing neurons in a critical brain region affecting feeding behavior, the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus. We show that 5-HT2CRs are coexpressed with neurons containing proopiomelanocortin, known to potently affect appetite, in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus of the mouse. We then demonstrate that prolonged infusion with BVT.X in obese mice significantly increases Pomc mRNA and reduces body weight, percent body fat, and initial food intake. To evaluate the functional importance of melanocortin circuitry in the effect of BVT.X on ingestive behavior, we assessed mice with disrupted melanocortin pathways. We report that mice lacking the melanocortin 4 receptor are not responsive to BVT.X-induced hypophagia, demonstrating that melanocortins acting on melanocortin 4 receptor are a requisite downstream pathway for 5-HT2CR agonists to exert effects on food intake. The data presented here not only indicate that the novel 5-HT2CR agonist BVT.X warrants further investigation as a treatment for obesity but also elucidate specific neuronal pathways potently affecting energy balance through which 5-HT2CR agonists regulate ingestive behavior.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1210\/en.2007-1321","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,11,27]],"date-time":"2007-11-27T04:40:31Z","timestamp":1196138431000},"page":"1323-1328","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":222,"title":["Serotonin 5-HT2C Receptor Agonist Promotes Hypophagia via Downstream Activation of Melanocortin 4 Receptors"],"prefix":"10.1210","volume":"149","author":[{"given":"Daniel D.","family":"Lam","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacology (D.D.L., M.J.P., L.K.H.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, United Kingdom"},{"name":"Department of Clinical Biochemistry (D.D.L., M.J.P., S.H.R., G.S.H.Y., J.J.R., S.O\u2019R., L.K.H.), Metabolic Research Laboratories, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke\u2019s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Magdalena J.","family":"Przydzial","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacology (D.D.L., M.J.P., L.K.H.), University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, United Kingdom"},{"name":"Department of Clinical Biochemistry (D.D.L., M.J.P., S.H.R., G.S.H.Y., J.J.R., S.O\u2019R., L.K.H.), Metabolic Research Laboratories, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke\u2019s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Simon H.","family":"Ridley","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Biochemistry (D.D.L., M.J.P., S.H.R., G.S.H.Y., J.J.R., S.O\u2019R., L.K.H.), Metabolic Research Laboratories, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke\u2019s Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giles S. 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