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Details for anatomical structure: ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus

EndoNet ID: ENC00582

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Synonyms

ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus, ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus, Nucleus ventromedialis hypothalami

General information

A circumscript ovoid group of small neurons in the medial zone of the tuberal region of the hypothalamus

Links to other resources

Cytomer cy0006472

Larger structures

  • brain
  • hypothalamus
  • central_nerve_system_element

Substructures

  • glial_cell_of_central_nervous_system
  • astrocyte
  • microglial_cell_in_central_nervous_system
  • oligodendrocyte
  • bergmann_glia

Secreted hormones

    Receptors

    • Receptor: CRF-R2

      Induced phenotype:

      • hyperactivity of HPA axis
        • Levels of the CRF-R2 mRNA in the VMH were significantly lower in diabetic rats. Expression of CRF-R2 is mostly related to the insulin, but not to the corticosterone, status. Alterations in the brain CRF system due to insulin deficiency may contribute to the hyperdipsia in diabetes. [1]
        • Basal HPA axis may also be affected by magnocellular CRF that directly stimulates the AVP secretion through a paracrine mechanism at the level of neurohemal zone of the neurohypophysis. [1]
      • hyperphagia
        • Levels of the CRF-R2 mRNA in the VMH were significantly lower in diabetic rats. Expression of CRF-R2 is mostly related to the insulin, but not to the corticosterone, status. Alterations in the brain CRF system due to insulin deficiency may contribute to the hyperphagia in diabetes. [1]
      • hyperdipsia
        • Levels of the CRF-R2 mRNA in the VMH were significantly lower in diabetic rats. Expression of CRF-R2 is mostly related to the insulin, but not to the corticosterone, status. Alterations in the brain CRF system due to insulin deficiency may contribute to the hyperdipsia in diabetes. [1]

      Influences:

      • insulin
        • The VMH is a brain region seemingly involved in the modulation of insulin secretion as ablation of the VMH led to increase in the parasympathetic tone to the pancreas and insulin oversecretion. [2]
        • There is evidence that the CRF-R2 in the VMH mediates the anorectic effects of CRF. [3]
        • A part of insulin central effects may be mediated through its regulation of CRF-R2 VMH expression. [1]

    • Receptor: NPY6-R

    Reference