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Lu Yao

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Lu YaoiD1 paper · Peking University Cancer Hospital

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

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Ana Isabel DomingosiD· 2 shared Davi Sidarta-OliveiraiD· 2 shared Gitalee SarkeriD· 2 shared Yitao ZhuiD· 2 shared Alessandro CiccarelliiD· 1 shared Ana Luisa Gallo-FerraziD· 1 shared Bruna BombassaroiD· 1 shared Carl LeeiD· 1 shared

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β2AR Agonists Sustain Thermogenesis and Leanness via Sympathofacilitation

Samson W. Cheung, Davi Sidarta-Oliveira, Lu Yao, Yitao Zhu, Gitalee Sarker, Sofia Hult Lundh, Donald A. Morgan, Ji Qu, Sian L. Wilcox, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, David J. Paterson, Dan Li, Kamal Rahmouni, Ana Isabel Domingos

This study shows that β2AR agonists enhance thermogenesis and prevent obesity by improving sympathetic neuron function in mice.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology

Sympathetic neuron-derived NPY protects from obesity by sustaining the mural progenitors of thermogenic adipocytes.

Yitao Zhu, Lu Yao, Ana Luisa Gallo-Ferraz, Bruna Bombassaro, Marcela Reymond Simoes, Ichitaro Abe, Jing Wen Chen, Gitalee Sarker, Alessandro Ciccarelli, Linna Zhou, Carl Lee, Davi Sidarta-Oliveira, Noelia Martínez‐Sánchez, Michael Loran Dustin, Cheng Zhan, , Ana Isabel Domingos

This study shows that sympathetic neuron-derived NPY sustains mural progenitors of thermogenic adipocytes, protecting against obesity by maintaining thermogenic capacity.

Nature · Aug 28, 2024Peer-reviewedPhysiology