PMID- 36204135 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20221009 IS - 1662-5099 (Print) IS - 1662-5099 (Electronic) IS - 1662-5099 (Linking) VI - 15 DP - 2022 TI - Corticotropin-releasing factor system in the lateral septum: Implications in the pathophysiology of obesity. PG - 1020903 LID - 10.3389/fnmol.2022.1020903 [doi] LID - 1020903 AB - Obesity is a pandemic associated with lifestyles changes. These include excess intake of obesogenic foods and decreased physical activity. Brain areas, like the lateral hypothalamus (LH), ventral tegmental area (VTA), and nucleus accumbens (NAcc) have been linked in both homeostatic and hedonic control of feeding in experimental models of diet-induced obesity. Interestingly, these control systems are regulated by the lateral septum (LS), a relay of gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) acid neurons (GABAergic neurons) that inhibit the LH and GABAergic interneurons of the VTA. Furthermore, the LS has a diverse receptor population for neurotransmitters and neuropeptides such as dopamine, glutamate, GABA and corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), among others. Particularly, CRF a key player in the stress response, has been related to the development of overweight and obesity. Moreover, evidence shows that LS neurons neurophysiologically regulate reward and stress, although there is little evidence of LS taking part in homeostatic and hedonic feeding. In this review, we discuss the evidence that supports the role of LS and CRF on feeding, and how alterations in this system contribute to weight gain obesity. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Olivares-Barraza, Marcos, Martinez-Pinto, Fuenzalida, Bravo, Gysling and Sotomayor-Zarate. FAU - Olivares-Barraza, Rossy AU - Olivares-Barraza R AD - Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiologia y Fisiopatologia Integrativa (CENFI), Instituto de Fisiologia, Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile. AD - Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Mencion Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile. FAU - Marcos, Jose Luis AU - Marcos JL AD - Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiologia y Fisiopatologia Integrativa (CENFI), Instituto de Fisiologia, Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile. AD - Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias e Ingenieria para la Salud, Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile. AD - Escuela de Ciencias Agricolas y Veterinarias, Universidad Vina del Mar, Vina del Mar, Chile. FAU - Martinez-Pinto, Jonathan AU - Martinez-Pinto J AD - Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiologia y Fisiopatologia Integrativa (CENFI), Instituto de Fisiologia, Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile. FAU - Fuenzalida, Marco AU - Fuenzalida M AD - Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiologia y Fisiopatologia Integrativa (CENFI), Instituto de Fisiologia, Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile. FAU - Bravo, Javier A AU - Bravo JA AD - Facultad de Ciencias, Grupo de NeuroGastroBioquimica, Instituto de Quimica, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile. FAU - Gysling, Katia AU - Gysling K AD - Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Departmento de Biologia Celular y Molecular, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Sotomayor-Zarate, Ramon AU - Sotomayor-Zarate R AD - Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Neurobiologia y Fisiopatologia Integrativa (CENFI), Instituto de Fisiologia, Universidad de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220920 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Mol Neurosci JT - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience JID - 101477914 PMC - PMC9530601 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CRF system OT - addiction OT - feeding control OT - lateral septum (LS) OT - obesity COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/10/08 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/08 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/10/07 02:47 PHST- 2022/08/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/07 02:47 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/08 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnmol.2022.1020903 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Mol Neurosci. 2022 Sep 20;15:1020903. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.1020903. eCollection 2022.