Publications

Dietary fat content and absorption shape standard diet devaluation through hunger circuits.

Sutton Hickey AK*, Becker J*, Karolczak EO*, Lutas A, Krashes MJ. (2024) Mol. Metab. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2024.102021

*denotes co-first author

AgRP neurons coordinate the mitigation of activity-based anorexia.

Sutton Hickey AK*, Duane SC, Mickelsen LE, Karolczak EO, Shamma AM, Skillings A, Li C, Krashes MJ*. (2022) Mol. Psychiatry, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-022-01932-w

*denotes co-corresponding author

An open-source device for measuring food intake and operant behavior in rodent home-cages.

Matikainen-Ankney BA, Earnest T, Ali M, Casey E, Wang JG, Sutton AK, Legaria AA, Barclay KM, Murdaugh LB, Norris MR, Chang Y-H, Nguyen KP, Lin E, Reichenbach A, Clarke RE, Stark R, Conway SM, Carvalho F, Al-Hasani R, McCall JG, Creed MC, Cazares VA, Buczynski MW, Krashes MJ, Andrews ZB, Kravitz AV. (2021) Elife, doi: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.66173

Melanocortin 3-receptor neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus promote glucose disposal.

Sutton AK*, Goforth PG*, Gonzalez IE, Dell’Orco J, Pei H, Myers MG Jr., Olson DP (2021) PNAS, doi:
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2103090118

*denotes co-first author

Integrating Hunger with Rival Motivations.

Sutton AK, Krashes MJ. (2020) Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2020.04.006

Paraventricular, subparaventricular and periventricular hypothalamic IRS4-expressing neurons are required for normal energy balance.

Sutton AK*, Gonzalez IE*, Sadagurski M, Rajala M, Lu C, Allison MB, Adams JM, Myers MG Jr., Morris MF, Olson DP. (2020) Sci. Rep., doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62468-z

*denotes co-first author

Mc3R-expressing neurons modulate locomotor activity, energy expenditure, and adiposity in male mice.

Pei H, Patterson C, Sutton AK, Burnett KH, Myers MG, Olson DP. (2019) Endocrinology, doi: 10.1210/en.2018-00747

Acute food deprivation modifies valence-coding microcircuits in the amygdala.

Calhoon GG*, Sutton AK*, Chang C-J*, Libster AM, Glober GF, Leveque CL, Murphy G, Namburi P, Leppla CA, Siciliano CA, Wildes EY, Beyeler A, Tye KM. (2018) BioRxiv., doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/285189

*denotes co-first author

The role of PVH circuits in leptin action and energy balance.

Sutton AK, Myers MG Jr., Olson DP. (2016) Annu. Rev. Physiol., doi: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-physiol-021115-105347

Control of food intake and energy expenditure by Nos1 neurons of the paraventricular hypothalamus.

Sutton AK, Pei H, Burnett KH, Myers MG Jr., Rhodes CJ, Olson DP. (2014) J. Neurosci., doi: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0226-14.2014

Leptin-inhibited PBN neurons enhance responses to hypoglycemia in negative energy balance.

Flak JN*, Patterson CM*, Garfield AS*, D’Agostino G, Goforth PB, Sutton AK, Malec PA, Wong J-MT, Germani M, Jones JC, Rajala M, Satin L, Rhodes CJ, Olson DP, Kennedy RT, Heisler LK, Myers MG Jr. (2014) Nat. Neuro., doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3861

AVP neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus regulate feeding.

Pei H, Sutton AK, Burnett KH, Fuller PM, Olson DP.(2013) Mol. Metab., doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2013.12.006

Loss of neurotensin receptor-1 disrupts the control of the mesolimbic dopamine system by leptin and promotes hedonic feeding and obesity.

Opland D, Sutton A, Woodworth H, Brown J, Bugescu R, Garcia A, Christensen L, Rhodes C, Myers MG Jr., Leinninger G. (2013) Mol. Metab., doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2013.07.008

An obligate role of oxytocin neurons in diet induced energy expenditure.

Wu Z, Xu Y, Zhu Y, Sutton AK, Zhao R, Lowell BB, Olson DP, Tong Q. (2012) PLoS One., doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045167