Xiao-Bing Gao

Best Publications

• The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity

  L. de Lecea;T. S. Kilduff;C. Peyron;X.-B. Gao

  4515
  Citations

• Ghrelin modulates the activity and synaptic input organization of midbrain dopamine neurons while promoting appetite

  Alfonso Abizaid;Zhong-Wu Liu;Zane Bruce Andrews;Marya Shanabrough

  1150
  Citations

• Leptin Receptor Signaling in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Regulates Feeding

  Jonathan D. Hommel;Richard Trinko;Richard Trinko;Robert M. Sears;Dan Georgescu

  1113
  Citations

• UCP2 mediates ghrelin’s action on NPY/AgRP neurons by lowering free radicals

  Zane B. Andrews;Zhong-Wu Liu;Nicholas Walllingford;Derek M. Erion

  815
  Citations

• A serotonin-dependent mechanism explains the leptin regulation of bone mass, appetite, and energy expenditure.

  Vijay K. Yadav;Franck Oury;Nina Suda;Zhong Wu Liu

  742
  Citations

• Correction: Corrigendum: Fetal Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure From 800-1900 Mhz-Rated Cellular Telephones Affects Neurodevelopment and Behavior in Mice

  Tamir S. Aldad;Geliang Gan;Xiao-Bing Gao;Hugh S. Taylor

  738
  Citations

• A Neural Circuit for Gut-Induced Reward.

  Wenfei Han;Wenfei Han;Luis A. Tellez;Matthew H. Perkins;Isaac O. Perez

  716
  Citations

• Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Actions and Modulation of Neuroendocrine Neurons by a New Hypothalamic Peptide, Hypocretin/Orexin

  Anthony N. van den Pol;Anthony N. van den Pol;Xiao-Bing Gao;Karl Obrietan;Thomas S. Kilduff

  643
  Citations

• Hypocretin/Orexin excites hypocretin neurons via a local glutamate neuron-A potential mechanism for orchestrating the hypothalamic arousal system.

  Ying Li;Xiao Bing Gao;Takeshi Sakurai;Anthony N van den Pol

  537
  Citations

• Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

  Yann S. Mineur;Alfonso Abizaid;Yan Rao;Ramiro Salas

  524
  Citations

• Anorectic estrogen mimics leptin's effect on the rewiring of melanocortin cells and Stat3 signaling in obese animals

  Qian Gao;Gabor Mezei;Yongzhan Nie;Yan Rao

  477
  Citations

• Hypothalamic POMC neurons promote cannabinoid-induced feeding

  Marco Koch;Luis Varela;Jae Geun Kim;Jung Dae Kim

  461
  Citations

• Maternal and Offspring Pools of Osteocalcin Influence Brain Development and Functions

  Franck Oury;Lori Khrimian;Christine A. Denny;Antoine Gardin

  440
  Citations

• A Central Thermogenic-like Mechanism in Feeding Regulation: An Interplay between Arcuate Nucleus T3 and UCP2

  Anna Coppola;Zhong-Wu Liu;Zane Bruce Andrews;Eric Paradis

  344
  Citations

• Ghrelin Promotes and Protects Nigrostriatal Dopamine Function via a UCP2-Dependent Mitochondrial Mechanism

  Zane Bruce Andrews;Derek Erion;Rudolph Beiler;Zhong-Wu Liu

  329
  Citations

• Peroxisome proliferation-associated control of reactive oxygen species sets melanocortin tone and feeding in diet-induced obesity

  Sabrina Diano;Zhong Wu Liu;Jin Kwon Jeong;Marcelo O. Dietrich;Marcelo O. Dietrich

  307
  Citations

• Zika Virus Disrupts Phospho-TBK1 Localization and Mitosis in Human Neuroepithelial Stem Cells and Radial Glia

  Marco Onorati;Zhen Li;Fuchen Liu;André M.M. Sousa

  304
  Citations

• Gpr158 mediates osteocalcin's regulation of cognition.

  Lori Khrimian;Arnaud Obri;Mariana Ramos-Brossier;Mariana Ramos-Brossier;Audrey Rousseaud;Audrey Rousseaud

  303
  Citations

• Direct evidence for wake-related increases and sleep-related decreases in synaptic strength in rodent cortex

  Zhong Wu Liu;Ugo Faraguna;Chiara Cirelli;Giulio Tononi

  282
  Citations

• Agrp neurons mediate Sirt1’s action on the melanocortin system and energy balance: roles for Sirt1 in neuronal firing and synaptic plasticity

  Marcelo O. Dietrich;Catiele Antunes;Gan Geliang;Zhong-Wu Liu

  257
  Citations