Teppei Fujikawa

The paper develops and characterizes Sf-1-Flp mice to study VMH-regulated physiology, showing their utility in optogenetic experiments and demonstrating the role of Adrβ2 in skeletal muscle PGC-1 response.

This study identifies a neuronal pathway involving VMHdm/cSF-1 neurons that regulates skeletal muscle PGC1-α through the sympathoadrenal system in mice.

This study identifies RIP-Cre25Mgn neurons expressing leptin receptors as critical for leptin's anti-dyslipidemia and glucose-lowering effects in insulin-deficient mice.