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  1. Vagal neuropathies: An underrecognized potential driver of physical, mental, and immune symptoms

    Article • Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health, July 2026, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  2. ATF3-based peripheral neural tract tracing

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, May 2026, Frontiers

    Laurent Gautron

  3. Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Targets in the Human Nodose Ganglion

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, January 2026, Wiley

    Laurent Gautron

  4. RYGB induces vagal sensory neuropathy characterized by altered Glp1r expression and enhanced exendin-4 responsiveness in male mice

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, January 2026, American Physiological Society

    Laurent Gautron

  5. Gut-derived lipopolysaccharides and metabolic endotoxemia: a critical review

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, November 2025, American Physiological Society

    Laurent Gautron

  6. FGF21 acting on the noradrenergic nervous system protects against influenza virus infection

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Laurent Gautron

  7. Uncovering new details about how the nervous system controls inflammation.

    Article • PLOS One, September 2025, PLOS

    Laurent Gautron

  8. High Dietary Phosphate Intake Induces Hypertension and Sympathetic Overactivation via Central Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Signaling

    Article • Circulation, August 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Laurent Gautron

  9. Neurons Co-Expressing GLP-1, CCK, and PYY Receptors Particularly in Right Nodose Ganglion and Innervating Entire GI Tract in Mice

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Laurent Gautron

  10. Spontaneous and pharmacologically induced hypothermia protect mice against endotoxic shock

    Article • British Journal of Pharmacology, February 2025, Wiley

    Dr Alexandre Caron, Laurent Gautron

  11. Hypoxia inducible factor-dependent upregulation of Agrp in glomus type I cells of the carotid body

    Article • Molecular Metabolism, February 2025, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  12. Sympathetic NPY boosts thermogenic adipocytes

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, January 2025, American Physiological Society

    Laurent Gautron

  13. GLP-1 increases preingestive satiation via hypothalamic circuits in mice and humans

    Article • Science, July 2024, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Laurent Gautron

  14. E3 ubiquitin ligase Herc3 deficiency leads to accumulation of subretinal microglia and retinal neurodegeneration

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Laurent Gautron

  15. Gpr149 is involved in energy homeostasis in the male mouse

    Article • PeerJ, January 2024, PeerJ

    Laurent Gautron

  16. Evidence of extraganglionic vagal mechanoreceptors in the mouse vagus nerve

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, July 2023, Wiley

    Laurent Gautron

  17. What is happening to immunohistochemistry?

    Article • BioEssays, June 2023, Wiley

    Laurent Gautron

  18. Forward genetic screening using fundus spot scale identifies an essential role for Lipe in murine retinal homeostasis

    Article • Communications Biology, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Laurent Gautron

  19. Vagal neuron expression of the microbiota-derived metabolite receptor, free fatty acid receptor (FFAR3), is necessary for normal feeding behavior

    Article • Molecular Metabolism, December 2021, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  20. The parasympathetic innervation of the spleen: are we chasing a ghost?

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, November 2021, Wiley

    Laurent Gautron

  21. TLR4 Signaling Selectively and Directly Promotes CGRP Release from Vagal Afferents in the Mouse

    Article • eNeuro, December 2020, Society for Neuroscience

    Laurent Gautron

  22. Characterization of a cell bridge variant connecting the nodose and superior cervical ganglia in the mouse: Prevalence, anatomical features, and practical implications

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, June 2020, Wiley

    Laurent Gautron

  23. Physiology-forward identification of bile acid–sensitive vomeronasal receptors

    Article • Science Advances, May 2020, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Laurent Gautron

  24. Forward genetic analysis using OCT screening identifies Sfxn3 mutations leading to progressive outer retinal degeneration in mice

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Laurent Gautron

  25. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Sulfolipid-1 Activates Nociceptive Neurons and Induces Cough

    Article • Cell, April 2020, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  26. Relationship of α-MSH and AgRP axons to the perikarya of melanocortin-4 receptor neurons

    Article • Brain Research, August 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Martin Metzger, Laurent Gautron

  27. Seeing through sensory ganglia

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Research, May 2019, Wiley

    Laurent Gautron

  28. Identification of leptin receptor-expressing cells in the nodose ganglion of male mice

    Article • Endocrinology, March 2019, Endocrine Society

    Dr Alexandre Caron, Laurent Gautron

  29. Profiling of G protein-coupled receptors in vagal afferents reveals novel gut-to-brain sensing mechanisms

    Article • Molecular Metabolism, June 2018, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  30. Leptin and brain–adipose crosstalks

    Article • Nature Reviews Neuroscience, February 2018, Nature

    Dr Alexandre Caron, Laurent Gautron

  31. Leptin Receptor Expression in Mouse Intracranial Perivascular Cells

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, January 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Alexandre Caron, Laurent Gautron

  32. Na v 1.8 neurons are involved in limiting acute phase responses to dietary fat

    Article • Molecular Metabolism, October 2017, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  33. Levels of Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript in Vagal Afferents in the Mouse Are Unaltered in Response to Metabolic Challenges

    Article • eNeuro, September 2016, Society for Neuroscience

    Laurent Gautron

  34. Neural Control of Energy Balance: Translating Circuits to Therapies

    Article • Cell, March 2015, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  35. Neuronal and nonneuronal cholinergic structures in the mouse gastrointestinal tract and spleen

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, September 2013, Wiley

    Laurent Gautron

  36. Discrete melanocortin-sensitive neuroanatomical pathway linking the ventral premmamillary nucleus to the paraventricular hypothalamus

    Article • Neuroscience, June 2013, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  37. Vagal innervation patterns following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in the mouse

    Article • International Journal of Obesity, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Laurent Gautron

  38. Molecular anatomy of the gut-brain axis revealed with transgenic technologies: implications in metabolic research

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, January 2013, Frontiers

    Laurent Gautron

  39. Hindbrain Ghrelin Receptor Signaling Is Sufficient to Maintain Fasting Glucose

    Article • PLOS One, August 2012, PLOS

    Laurent Gautron

  40. Cannabinoid Receptor 1 in the Vagus Nerve Is Dispensable for Body Weight Homeostasis But Required for Normal Gastrointestinal Motility

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, July 2012, Society for Neuroscience

    Laurent Gautron

  41. Genetic tracing of Nav1.8‐expressing vagal afferents in the mouse

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, August 2011, Wiley

    Laurent Gautron

  42. Sixteen years and counting: an update on leptin in energy balance

    Article • Journal of Clinical Investigation, June 2011, American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Laurent Gautron

  43. Central Administration of Resveratrol Improves Diet-Induced Diabetes

    Article • Endocrinology, December 2009, Endocrine Society

    Laurent Gautron

  44. How the Vagus Nerve Communicates Fullness Signals to the Brain.

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, October 2009, Wiley

    Laurent Gautron

  45. Neurobiology of inflammation-associated anorexia

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, January 2009, Frontiers

    Laurent Gautron

  46. Monitoring FoxO1 Localization in Chemically Identified Neurons

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, December 2008, Society for Neuroscience

    Makoto Fukuda, Laurent Gautron

  47. PANIC-ATTAC: A Mouse Model for Inducible and Reversible β-Cell Ablation

    Article • Diabetes, August 2008, American Diabetes Association

    Laurent Gautron

  48. Endocrine Regulation of the Fasting Response by PPARα-Mediated Induction of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21

    Article • Cell Metabolism, June 2007, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  49. Characterization of STAT3-expressing cells in the postnatal rat brain

    Article • Brain Research, July 2006, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  50. Influence of feeding status on neuronal activity in the hypothalamus during lipopolysaccharide-induced anorexia in rats

    Article • Neuroscience, January 2005, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron

  51. In vivo Activation of the Interleukin-6 Receptor/gp130 Signaling Pathway in Pituitary Corticotropes of Lipopolysaccharide-Treated Rats

    Article • Neuroendocrinology, January 2003, Karger Publishers

    Laurent Gautron

  52. Spatiotemporal analysis of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 activation in rat brain astrocytes and pituitary following peripheral immune challenge

    Article • Neuroscience, July 2002, Elsevier

    Laurent Gautron