title: More than satiety: central serotonin signaling and glucose homeostasis.
abstract: Serotonergic agents have been used in the past for reduction of appetite and body weight. As reported by Zhou et al. (2007) in this issue of Cell Metabolism, they also have unexpected effects on peripheral glucose homeostasis independent of food intake and body weight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pissios
authors.forename: Eleftheria
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maratos-Flier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D058826:Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Agonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D058826:Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Agonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D005947:Glucose