According to a recent report, the drug increases the activity of an enzyme called AMPK in cells in the part of the brain that regulates eating behavior. AMPK is shorthand for the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). The cells that make up our bodies need a constant supply of energy to function. AMPK is key in regulating cellular energy, and serves as a gas gauge by sensing how much energy a cell has.
The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.AMPK's increase was because the antipsychotic drugs were interfering with the important protein histamine.
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