Vol. 31 (2) 2010 Neuro endocrinology letters

FGF21 is dispensable for hypothermia induced by fasting in mice.

BACKGROUND: Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a key metabolic regulator that is induced by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) activation in response to fasting. We recently reported that bezafibrate, a pan-agonist of PPARs, decreases body temperature late at night through hypothalamic neuropeptide Y (NPY) .....