Skip to main content
. 2025 Apr 16;15(4):653. doi: 10.3390/life15040653
AP Area postrema
ARC Arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone
AgRP Agouti-related peptide
BMI Body Mass Index
CART Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript
CDC Centers for Disease Control
CNS Central nervous system
DIO Diet-induced obesity
DNMT DNA methyltransferase
GLP1 Glucagon-like peptide 1
HDAC Histone deacetylase
HPA Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal
LH Lateral hypothalamus
LPBN Lateral parabrachial nucleus
MCH Melanin-concentrating hormone
MeCP2 Methyl-CpG binding protein 2
MSH Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
MCR Melanocortin receptor
nPE1/2 Neural POMC enhancer 1/2
NPY Neuropeptide Y
NTS Nucleus of the solitary tract
PACAP Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide
PGC1α Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha
POMC Pro-opiomelanocortin
PTHrP Parathyroid Hormone
PVH Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
SF1 Steroidogenic factor-1
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
TET Ten-eleven translocation
TBRS Tatton–Brown–Rahman Syndrome
TRH Thyroid-releasing hormone
UCP1 Uncoupling Protein 1
UPF Ultra-processed foods
VMH Ventromedial hypothalamus
WAT White adipose tissue
WHO World Health Organization