Dong Kong

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Regulation of Appetite and Obesity(18), Sleep and Wakefulness Research(14), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism(8), Circadian rhythm and melatonin(7), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior(6)

Publications43 total

Lac-Phe induces hypophagia by inhibiting AgRP neurons in mice
Nature Metabolism·2025· 3 cited
A role for long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase-4 (ACSL4) in diet-induced phospholipid remodeling and obesity-associated adipocyte dysfunction
UNC Libraries·2024Open Access
Astrocytic metabolic control of orexinergic activity in the lateral hypothalamus regulates sleep and wake architecture
Nature Communications·2024· 17 citedOpen Access
Neurons in the ventral striatopallidal complex modulate lateral hypothalamic orexin/hypocretin neuron activity: Implications for reward-seeking
2024Open Access
Neurons in the ventral striatopallidal complex modulate lateral hypothalamic orexin/hypocretin neuron activity: Implications for reward-seeking
2024Open Access
Central inhibition of HDAC6 re-sensitizes leptin signaling during obesity to induce profound weight loss
Cell Metabolism·2024· 15 citedOpen Access
Impaired Endogenous Neurosteroid Signaling Contributes to Behavioral Deficits Associated With Chronic Stress
Biological Psychiatry·2023· 38 citedOpen Access
Dichotomous regulation of striatal plasticity by dynorphin
Molecular Psychiatry·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
Orexin neurons inhibit sleep to promote arousal
Nature Communications·2022· 104 citedOpen Access
Orexin neurons inhibit sleep to promote arousal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Orexin neurons inhibit sleep to promote arousal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
Orexin neurons inhibit sleep to promote arousal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
Dichotomic Regulation of Striatal Plasticity by Dynorphin
SSRN Electronic Journal·2022Open Access
Impaired endogenous neurosteroid signaling contributes to behavioral deficits associated with chronic stress
2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Orexin receptors 1 and 2 in serotonergic neurons differentially regulate peripheral glucose metabolism in obesity
Nature Communications·2021· 52 citedOpen Access
Anterior thalamic dysfunction underlies cognitive deficits in a subset of neuropsychiatric disease models
Neuron·2021· 81 citedOpen Access
Neurons in the ventral striatopallidal complex modulate lateral hypothalamic orexin/hypocretin neuron activity: Implications for reward-seeking
2020· 4 citedOpen Access
PACAP neurons in the ventral premammillary nucleus regulate reproductive function in the female mouse
Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology·2019
2042-P: Genetic Dissection of Leptin Signaling in AgRP Neurons
Diabetes·2019
Glycolytic inhibitor 2-deoxyglucose prevents cortical hyperexcitability after traumatic brain injury
JCI Insight·2019· 47 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Bradford B. Lowell(19), Thomas E. Scammell(8), Chianping Ye(5), Patrick M. Fuller(5), Sathyajit S. Bandaru(5), Clifford B. Saper(5), Elda Arrigoni(5), Shuichi Koda(4), Xinchi Yi(4), Roberto De Luca(4), Stefano Nardone(4), Kevin P. Grace(4), Anne Venner(4), Michela Cristofolini(4), Lauren T. Sohn(4), Takatoshi Mochizuki(4), Bianca Viberti(4), Antonino Zito(4), Joseph C. Madara(4), Danielle Schafer(4)