title: The brain needs interleukin-6 (IL-6) to maintain a "healthy" energy balance. Focus on "IL-6 ameliorates defective leptin sensitivity in DIO ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus neurons".
authors.affiliation: Institute of Veterinary Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland tomlutz@vetphys.uzh.ch.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5056-8548
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Lutz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D020738:Leptin / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D054411:Receptors, Leptin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D020738:Leptin; D054411:Receptors, Leptin