James Ernest Blevins

Oxytocin and Vasopressin at Birth Prevent Hypoactivity and Excess Weight Gain in Vole Offspring Delivered by Cesarean Section

This study shows that administering oxytocin and vasopressin to vole pups born via cesarean section prevents excessive weight gain and hypoactivity by restoring dopamine regulation in the striatum.

The Chimeric Peptide (GEP44) Reduces Body Weight and Both Energy Intake, and Energy Expenditure in Diet-Induced Obese Rats

Effects of systemic oxytocin and beta-3 receptor agonist (CL 316243) treatment on body weight and adiposity in male diet-induced obese rats

This study investigates the combined effects of systemic oxytocin and beta-3 receptor agonist on weight loss in diet-induced obese rats, finding additive effects on body weight and adiposity reduction.

Sympathetic innervation of interscapular brown adipose tissue is not a predominant mediator of OT-elicited reductions of body weight gain and adiposity in male diet-induced obese rats

This study investigates whether sympathetic innervation of brown adipose tissue mediates oxytocin-induced weight loss in diet-induced obese rats, finding it is not required.

Sympathetic innervation of interscapular brown adipose tissue is not a predominant mediator of oxytocin-elicited reductions of body weight and adiposity in male diet-induced obese mice

This study shows that sympathetic innervation of interscapular brown adipose tissue is not required for oxytocin-induced weight loss and thermogenesis in diet-induced obese mice.

The Novel Chimeric Multi-Agonist Peptide (GEP44) Reduces Energy Intake and Body Weight in Male and Female Diet-Induced Obese Mice in a Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor-Dependent Manner

This study shows that the chimeric peptide GEP44 reduces body weight and energy intake in diet-induced obese mice, primarily through GLP-1R signaling, with some GLP-1R-independent effects in males.

Mapping molecular datasets back to the brain regions they are extracted from: Remembering the native countries of hypothalamic expatriates and refugees

The paper links transcriptomic, proteomic, and peptidomic brain data to their original brain regions using digital atlas mapping techniques, focusing on the hypothalamus.