By Professor Herbert Herzog

Journal articles

Herzog H; Zhang L; Fontana L; Neely GG, 2025, 'Impact of non-sugar sweeteners on metabolism beyond sweet taste perception', Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 36, pp. 563 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2024.10.008

Cooper AH; Nie AA; Hedden NS; Herzog H; Taylor BK, 2025, 'De novo expression of neuropeptide Y in sensory neurons does not contribute to peripheral neuropathic pain', Journal of Pain, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2025.105385

Chambers CR; Watakul S; Schofield P; Howell AE; Zhu J; Tran AMH; Kuepper N; Reed DA; Murphy KJ; Channon LM; Pereira BA; Tyma VM; Lee V; Trpceski M; Henry J; Melenec P; Abdulkhalek L; Nobis M; Metcalf XL; Ritchie S; Cadell A; Stoehr J; Magenau A; Chacon-Fajardo D; Chitty JL; O’Connell S; Zaratzian A; Tayao M; Silva AD; Lyons RJ; Goldstein LD; Dale A; Rookyard A; Connolly A; Crossett B; Tran YTH; Kaltzis P; Vennin C; Dinevska M; Croucher DR; Samra J; Mittal A; Weatheritt RJ; Philp A; Monte-Nieto GD; Zhang L; Enriquez RF; Cox TR; Shi YCC; Pinese M; Waddell N; Sim HW; Chtanova T; Wang Y; Joshua AM; Chantrill L; Jeffry Evans TR; Gill AJ; Morton JP; Pajic M; Christ D; Herzog H; Timpson P; Herrmann D, 2025, 'Targeting the NPY/NPY1R signaling axis in mutant p53–dependent pancreatic cancer impairs metastasis', Science Advances, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq4416

Wang QP; Li AQ; Wang B; Zhao XY; Li SS; Herzog H; Neely GG, 2025, 'Sucralose uses reward pathways to promote acute caloric intake', Neuropeptides, 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2025.102502

Ip CK; Zhang L; Tazan R; Herzog H, 2025, 'Stress and high fat diet reconfigure the active translatome of CeA-NPY neurons', Molecular Metabolism, pp. 102176 - 102176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2025.102176

Crosson T; Bhat S; Wang JC; Salaun C; Fontaine E; Roversi K; Herzog H; Rafei M; Blunck R; Talbot S, 2024, 'Cytokines reprogram airway sensory neurons in asthma', Cell Reports, 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115045

Zhang Y; Shen J; Xie F; Liu Z; Yin F; Cheng M; Wang L; Cai M; Herzog H; Wu P; Zhang Z; Zhan C; Liu T, 2024, 'Feedforward inhibition of stress by brainstem neuropeptide Y neurons', Nature Communications, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51956-9

Basu P; Maddula A; Nelson TS; Prasoon P; Winter MK; Herzog H; McCarson KE; Taylor BK, 2024, 'Neuropeptide y Y2 Receptors in Sensory Neurons Tonically Suppress Nociception and Itch but Facilitate Postsurgical and Neuropathic Pain Hypersensitivity', Anesthesiology, 141, pp. 946 - 968, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000005184

Rafiei N; Mitchell CS; Tedesco CR; Chen J; Choi EA; Roughley S; Jean-Richard-dit-Bressel P; Kumar NN; McNally GP; Herzog H; Begg DP, 2024, 'Chemogenetic activation ofarcuate nucleus NPY and NPY/AgRP neurons increases feeding behaviour in mice', Neuropeptides, 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2024.102454

Zhang L; Herzog H, 2024, 'Important role of NPY-Y4R signalling in the dual control of feeding and physical activity', Neuropeptides, 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2024.102425

Alonso AM; Cork SC; Phuah P; Hansen B; Norton M; Cheng S; Xu X; Suba K; Ma Y; Dowsett GK; Tadross JA; Lam BY; Yeo GS; Herzog H; Bloom SR; Arnold M; Distaso W; Murphy KG; Salem V, 2024, 'The vagus nerve mediates the physiological but not pharmacological effects of PYY3-36 on food intake', Molecular Metabolism, 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2024.101895

Chen CY; Tien CH; Chen YH; Garrido D; Farzi A; Herzog H; Fan HY; Chen YC, 2024, 'Effect of Sucralose Intake on Human and Mouse/Rat Gut Microbiota Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Food Reviews International, 40, pp. 1265 - 1275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87559129.2023.2212045

Lee NJ; Oraha J; Qi Y; Enriquez RF; Tasan R; Herzog H, 2023, 'Altered function of arcuate leptin receptor expressing neuropeptide Y neurons depending on energy balance', Molecular Metabolism, 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101790

Ip CK; Rezitis J; Qi Y; Bajaj N; Koller J; Farzi A; Shi YC; Tasan R; Zhang L; Herzog H, 2023, 'Critical role of lateral habenula circuits in the control of stress-induced palatable food consumption', Neuron, 111, pp. 2583 - 2600.e6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2023.05.010

Pierre JF; Peters BM; Torre DL; Sidebottom AM; Tao Y; Zhu X; Cham CM; Wang L; Kambal A; Harris KG; Silva JF; Zaborina O; Alverdy JC; Herzog H; Witchley J; Noble SM; Leone VA; Chang EB, 2023, 'Peptide YY: A Paneth cell antimicrobial peptide that maintains Candida gut commensalism', Science, 381, pp. 502 - 508, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abq3178

Jin S; Campbell EJ; Ip CK; Layfield S; Bathgate RAD; Herzog H; Lawrence AJ, 2023, 'Molecular Profiling of VGluT1 AND VGluT2 Ventral Subiculum to Nucleus Accumbens Shell Projections', Neurochemical Research, 48, pp. 2490 - 2501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11064-023-03921-z

Qi Y; Lee NJ; Ip CK; Enriquez R; Tasan R; Zhang L; Herzog H, 2023, 'Agrp-negative arcuate NPY neurons drive feeding under positive energy balance via altering leptin responsiveness in POMC neurons', Cell Metabolism, 35, pp. 979 - 995.e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2023.04.020

Sharma S; Littman R; Tompkins JD; Arneson D; Contreras J; Dajani AH; Ang K; Tsanhani A; Sun X; Jay PY; Herzog H; Yang X; Ajijola OA, 2023, 'Tiered sympathetic control of cardiac function revealed by viral tracing and single cell transcriptome profiling', Elife, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.86295

Conway JRW; Warren SC; Lee YK; McCulloch AT; Magenau A; Lee V; Metcalf XL; Stoehr J; Haigh K; Abdulkhalek L; Guaman CS; Reed DA; Murphy KJ; Pereira BA; Mélénec P; Chambers C; Latham SL; Lenthall H; Deenick EK; Ma Y; Phan T; Lim E; Joshua AM; Walters S; Grey ST; Shi YC; Zhang L; Herzog H; Croucher DR; Philp A; Scheele CLGJ; Herrmann D; Sansom OJ; Morton JP; Papa A; Haigh JJ; Nobis M; Timpson P, 2023, 'Monitoring AKT activity and targeting in live tissue and disease contexts using a real-time Akt-FRET biosensor mouse', Science Advances, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf9063

Beck-Sickinger AG; Colmers WF; Cox HM; Doods HN; Herzog H; Larhammar D; Michel MC; Quirion R; Schwartz T; Westfall T, 2023, 'Neuropeptide Y receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1', IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.2218/gtopdb/f46/2023.1

Zhang L; Koller J; Gopalasingam G; Herzog H, 2022, 'NPFF signalling is critical for thermosensory and dietary regulation of thermogenesis', Neuropeptides, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2022.102292

Oraha J; Enriquez RF; Herzog H; Lee NJ, 2022, 'Sex-specific changes in metabolism during the transition from chow to high-fat diet feeding are abolished in response to dieting in C57BL/6J mice', International Journal of Obesity, 46, pp. 1749 - 1758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-022-01174-4

Zhang L; Koller J; Gopalasingam G; Qi Y; Herzog H, 2022, 'Central NPFF signalling is critical in the regulation of glucose homeostasis', Molecular Metabolism, 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101525

Ohsawa M; Takimoto Y; Herzog H; Inui A, 2022, 'Neuropeptide regulation by herbal medicine', Neuropeptides, 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2022.102240

Lee K; Chan JY; Liang C; Ip CK; Shi YC; Herzog H; Hughes WE; Bensellam M; Delghingaro-Augusto V; Koina ME; Nolan CJ; Laybutt DR, 2022, 'XBP1 maintains beta cell identity, represses beta-to-alpha cell transdifferentiation and protects against diabetic beta cell failure during metabolic stress in mice', Diabetologia, 65, pp. 984 - 996, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-022-05669-7

Qi Y; Lee NJ; Ip CK; Enriquez R; Tasan R; Zhang L; Herzog H, 2022, 'NPY derived from AGRP neurons controls feeding via Y1 and energy expenditure and food foraging behaviour via Y2 signalling', Molecular Metabolism, 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101455

Mitchell CS; Goodman EK; Tedesco CR; Nguyen K; Zhang L; Herzog H; Begg DP, 2022, 'The Effect of Dietary Fat and Sucrose on Cognitive Functioning in Mice Lacking Insulin Signaling in Neuropeptide Y Neurons', Frontiers in Physiology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.841935

Langley DB; Schofield P; Jackson J; Herzog H; Christ D, 2022, 'Crystal structures of human neuropeptide Y (NPY) and peptide YY (PYY)', Neuropeptides, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2022.102231

Rezitis J; Herzog H; Ip CK, 2022, 'Neuropeptide Y interaction with dopaminergic and serotonergic pathways: interlinked neurocircuits modulating hedonic eating behaviours', Progress in Neuro Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110449

Yang CH; Ann-Onda D; Lin X; Fynch S; Nadarajah S; Pappas EG; Liu X; Scott JW; Oakhill JS; Galic S; Shi Y; Moreno-Asso A; Smith C; Loudovaris T; Levinger I; Eizirik DL; Laybutt DR; Herzog H; Thomas HE; Loh K, 2022, 'Neuropeptide Y1 receptor antagonism protects β-cells and improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes', Molecular Metabolism, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101413

Goodman EK; Mitchell CS; Teo JD; Gladding JM; Abbott KN; Rafiei N; Zhang L; Herzog H; Begg DP, 2022, 'The effect of insulin receptor deletion in neuropeptide Y neurons on hippocampal dependent cognitive function in aging mice', Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.31083/j.jin2101006

Yan C; Zeng T; Lee K; Nobis M; Loh K; Gou L; Xia Z; Gao Z; Bensellam M; Hughes W; Lau J; Zhang L; Ip CK; Enriquez R; Gao H; Wang QP; Wu Q; Haigh JJ; Laybutt DR; Timpson P; Herzog H; Shi YC, 2021, 'Peripheral-specific Y1 receptor antagonism increases thermogenesis and protects against diet-induced obesity', Nature Communications, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22925-3

Koller J; Herzog H; Zhang L, 2021, 'The distribution of Neuropeptide FF and Neuropeptide VF in central and peripheral tissues and their role in energy homeostasis control', Neuropeptides, 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2021.102198

Zhang L; Koller J; Ip CK; Gopalasingam G; Bajaj N; Lee NJ; Enriquez RF; Herzog H, 2021, 'Lack of neuropeptide FF signalling in mice leads to reduced repetitive behavior, altered drinking behavior, and fuel type selection', FASEB Journal, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.202100703R

Malone IG; Hunter BK; Rossow HL; Herzog H; Zolotukhin S; Munger SD; Dotson CD, 2021, 'Y1 receptors modulate taste-related behavioral responsiveness in male mice to prototypical gustatory stimuli', Hormones and Behavior, 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105056

Kakall ZM; Gopalasingam G; Herzog H; Zhang L, 2021, 'Dynamic regional alterations in mouse brain neuronal activity following short-term changes in energy balance', Obesity, 29, pp. 1650 - 1663, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.23253

Zhang L; Gopalasingam G; Herzog H, 2021, 'Ninjin'yoeito, a herbal medicine, enhances glucose tolerance in mice', Neuropeptides, 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2021.102150

Bittencourt JC; Diniz GB; Lovejoy DA; Herzog H, 2021, 'Editorial: The Phylogenetic History of Hypothalamic Neuromodulators', Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.712448

Zhang L; Clark T; Gopalasingam G; Neely GG; Herzog H, 2021, 'Ninjin'yoeito modulates feeding and activity under negative energy balance conditions via the NPY system', Neuropeptides, 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2021.102149

Enriquez RF; Lee NJ; Herzog H, 2021, 'AgRP signalling negatively regulates bone mass', Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jne.12978

Lee NJ; Herzog H, 2021, 'Coordinated regulation of energy and glucose homeostasis by insulin and the NPY system', Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jne.12925

Farzi A; Ip CK; Reed F; Enriquez R; Zenz G; Durdevic M; Zhang L; Holzer P; Herzog H, 2021, 'Lack of peptide YY signaling in mice disturbs gut microbiome composition in response to high-fat diet', FASEB Journal, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.202002215R

Wee NKY; Nguyen AD; Enriquez RF; Zhang L; Herzog H; Baldock PA, 2020, 'Neuropeptide Y Regulation of Energy Partitioning and Bone Mass During Cold Exposure', Calcified Tissue International, 107, pp. 510 - 523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00223-020-00745-9

Chen J; Cheng M; Wang L; Zhang L; Xu D; Cao P; Wang F; Herzog H; Song S; Zhan C, 2020, 'A Vagal-NTS Neural Pathway that Stimulates Feeding', Current Biology, 30, pp. 3986 - 3998.e5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.084

Lee NJ; Qi Y; Enriquez RF; Clarke I; Ip CK; Wee N; Baldock PA; Herzog H, 2020, 'Energy partitioning between fat and bone mass is controlled via a hypothalamic leptin/NPY relay', International Journal of Obesity, 44, pp. 2149 - 2164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-020-0550-6

Zhang L; Reed F; Herzog H, 2020, 'Leptin signalling on arcuate NPY neurones controls adiposity independent of energy balance or diet composition', Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jne.12898

Alonso AM; Cork SC; Ma Y; Arnold M; Herzog H; Bloom SR; Distaso W; Murphy KG; Salem V, 2020, 'SAT-607 The Vagus Nerve and the Hypothalamus Mediate Different Aspects of the Anorectic Effects of PYY3-36', Journal of the Endocrine Society, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.1337

Wang QP; Lin YQ; Lai ML; Su Z; Oyston LJ; Clark T; Park SJ; Khuong TM; Lau MT; Shenton V; Shi YC; James DE; Ja WW; Herzog H; Simpson SJ; Neely GG, 2020, 'PGC1α Controls Sucrose Taste Sensitization in Drosophila', Cell Reports, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.03.044

Lee NJ; Qi Y; Enriquez RF; Ip CK; Herzog H, 2020, 'Lack of NPY in neurotensin neurons leads to a lean phenotype', Neuropeptides, 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2019.101994

Sousa DM; Martins PS; Leitão L; Alves CJ; Gomez-Lazaro M; Neto E; Conceição F; Herzog H; Lamghari M, 2020, 'The lack of neuropeptide Y-Y1 receptor signaling modulates the chemical and mechanical properties of bone matrix', FASEB Journal, 34, pp. 4163 - 4177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.201902796R

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