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Das-Earl P, Schreihofer DA, Sumien N, Schreihofer AM. Temporal and region-specific tau hyperphosphorylation in the medulla and forebrain coincides with development of functional changes in male obese Zucker rats. J Neurophysiol 2024; 131:689-708. [PMID: 38416718 PMCID: PMC11305650 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00409.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024] Open
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with development of tauopathies that contribute to cognitive decline. Without functional leptin receptors, male obese Zucker rats (OZRs) develop MetS, and they have increased phosphorylated tau (ptau) with impaired cognitive function. In addition to regulating energy balance, leptin enhances activation of the hippocampus, which is essential for spatial learning and memory. Whether spatial learning and memory are always impaired in OZRs or develop with MetS is unknown. We hypothesized that male OZRs develop MetS traits that promote regional increases in ptau and functional deficits associated with those brain regions. In the medulla and cortex, tau-pSer199,202 and tau-pSer396 were comparable in juvenile (7-8 wk old) lean Zucker rats (LZRs) and OZRs but increased in 18- to 19-wk-old OZRs. Elevated tau-pSer396 was concentrated in the dorsal vagal complex of the medulla, and by this age OZRs had hypertension with increased arterial pressure variability. In the hippocampus, tau-pSer199,202 and tau-pSer396 were still comparable in 18- to 19-wk-old OZRs and LZRs but elevated in 28- to 29-wk-old OZRs, with emergence of deficits in Morris water maze performance. Comparable escape latencies observed during acquisition in 18- to 19-wk-old OZRs and LZRs were increased in 28- to 29-wk-old OZRs, with greater use of nonspatial search strategies. Increased ptau developed with changes in the insulin/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway in the hippocampus and cortex but not medulla, suggesting different underlying mechanisms. These data demonstrate that leptin is not required for spatial learning and memory in male OZRs. Furthermore, early development of MetS-associated autonomic dysfunction by the medulla may be predictive of later hippocampal dysfunction and cognitive impairment.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Male obese Zucker rats (OZRs) lack functional leptin receptors and develop metabolic syndrome (MetS). At 16-19 wk, OZRs are insulin resistant, with increased ptau in dorsal medulla and impaired autonomic regulation of AP. At 28-29 wk OZRs develop increased ptau in hippocampus with deficits in spatial learning and memory. Juvenile OZRs lack elevated ptau and these deficits, demonstrating that leptin is not essential for normal function. Elevated ptau and deficits emerge before the onset of diabetes in insulin-resistant OZRs.
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- Paromita Das-Earl
- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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Carta G, Murru E, Trinchese G, Cavaliere G, Manca C, Mollica MP, Banni S. Reducing Dietary Polyunsaturated to Saturated Fatty Acids Ratio Improves Lipid and Glucose Metabolism in Obese Zucker Rats. Nutrients 2023; 15:4761. [PMID: 38004155 PMCID: PMC10674282 DOI: 10.3390/nu15224761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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We investigated the influence of varying dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)/saturated fatty acids (SFA) ratios on insulin resistance (IR), fatty acid metabolism, N-acylethanolamine (NAE) bioactive metabolite levels, and mitochondrial function in lean and obese Zucker rats in a model designed to study obesity and IR from overnutrition. We provided diets with 7% fat (w/w), with either a low PUFA/SFA ratio of 0.48, predominantly comprising palmitic acid (PA), (diet-PA), or the standard AIN-93G diet with a high PUFA/SFA ratio of 3.66 (control, diet-C) over eight weeks. In obese rats on diet-PA versus diet-C, there were reductions in plasma triglycerides, cholesterol, glucose, insulin concentrations and improved muscle mitochondrial function, inflammatory markers and increased muscle N-oleoylethanolamine (OEA), a bioactive lipid that modulates lipid metabolism and metabolic flexibility. Elevated palmitic acid levels were found exclusively in obese rats, regardless of their diet, implying an endogenous production through de novo lipogenesis rather than from a dietary origin. In conclusion, a reduced dietary PUFA/SFA ratio positively influenced glucose and lipid metabolism without affecting long-term PA tissue concentrations. This likely occurs due to an increase in OEA biosynthesis, improving metabolic flexibility in obese rats. Our results hint at a pivotal role for balanced dietary PA in countering the effects of overnutrition-induced obesity.
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- Gianfranca Carta
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy; (E.M.); (C.M.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy; (E.M.); (C.M.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy; (G.T.); (M.P.M.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy; (E.M.); (C.M.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy; (G.T.); (M.P.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy; (E.M.); (C.M.); (S.B.)
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Reduced Tyrosine and Serine-632 Phosphorylation of Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 in the Gastrocnemius Muscle of Obese Zucker Rat. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2022; 44:6015-6027. [PMID: 36547071 PMCID: PMC9777198 DOI: 10.3390/cimb44120410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Obesity has become a serious health problem in the world, with increased morbidity, mortality, and financial burden on patients and health-care providers. The skeletal muscle is the most extensive tissue, severely affected by a sedentary lifestyle, which leads to obesity and type 2 diabetes. Obesity disrupts insulin signaling in the skeletal muscle, resulting in decreased glucose disposal, a condition known as insulin resistance. Although there is a large body of evidence on obesity-induced insulin resistance in various skeletal muscles, the molecular mechanism of insulin resistance due to a disruption in insulin receptor signaling, specifically in the gastrocnemius skeletal muscle of obese Zucker rats (OZRs), is not fully understood. This study subjected OZRs to a glucose tolerance test (GTT) to analyze insulin sensitivity. In addition, immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting techniques were used to determine the expression and tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and insulin receptor-β (IRβ), and the activation of serine-632-IRS-1 phosphorylation in the gastrocnemius muscle of Zucker rats. The results show that the GTT in the OZRs was impaired. There was a significant decrease in IRS-1 levels, but no change was observed in IRβ in the gastrocnemius muscle of OZRs, compared to Zucker leans. Obese rats had a higher ratio of tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 and IRβ than lean rats. In obese rats, however, insulin was unable to induce tyrosine phosphorylation. Moreover, insulin increased the phosphorylation of serine 632-IRS-1 in the gastrocnemius muscle of lean rats. However, obese rats had a low basal level of serine-632-IRS-1 and insulin only mildly increased serine phosphorylation in obese rats, compared to those without insulin. Thus, we addressed the altered steps of the insulin receptor signal transduction in the gastrocnemius muscle of OZRs. These findings may contribute to a better understanding of human obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Gilloteaux J, Nicaise C, Sprimont L, Bissler J, Finkelstein JA, Payne WR. Leptin receptor defect with diabetes causes skeletal muscle atrophy in female obese Zucker rats where peculiar depots networked with mitochondrial damages. Ultrastruct Pathol 2021; 45:346-375. [PMID: 34743665 DOI: 10.1080/01913123.2021.1983099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Tibialis anterior muscles of 45-week-old female obese Zucker rats with defective leptin receptor and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) showed a significative atrophy compared to lean muscles, based on histochemical-stained section's measurements in the sequence: oxidative slow twitch (SO, type I) < oxidative fast twitch (FOG, type IIa) < fast glycolytic (FG, type IIb). Both oxidative fiber's outskirts resembled 'ragged' fibers and, in these zones, ultrastructure revealed small clusters of endoplasm-like reticulum filled with unidentified electron contrasted compounds, contiguous and continuous with adjacent mitochondria envelope. The linings appeared crenated stabbed by circular patterns resembling those found of ceramides. The same fibers contained scattered degraded mitochondria that tethered electron contrasted droplets favoring larger depots while mitoptosis were widespread in FG fibers. Based on other interdisciplinary investigations on the lipid depots of diabetes 2 muscles made us to propose these accumulated contrasted contents to be made of peculiar lipids, including acyl-ceramides, as those were only found while diabetes 2 progresses in aging obese rats. These could interfere in NIDDM with mitochondrial oxidative energetic demands and muscle functions.
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- Jacques Gilloteaux
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St George's University School of Medicine, K B Taylor Global Scholar's Program at the University of Northumbria, School of Health and Life Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Unité de Recherches de Physiologie Moleculaire (URPHyM) - Narilis, Département de Médecine, Université de Namur, Namur, Belgium.,Department of Anatomy, Northeast Ohio Medical University (Neomed), Rootstown, OH, USA
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- Unité de Recherches de Physiologie Moleculaire (URPHyM) - Narilis, Département de Médecine, Université de Namur, Namur, Belgium
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- Unité de Recherches de Physiologie Moleculaire (URPHyM) - Narilis, Département de Médecine, Université de Namur, Namur, Belgium
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- Department of Anatomy, Northeast Ohio Medical University (Neomed), Rootstown, OH, USA.,Division of Nephrology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Northeast Ohio Medical University (Neomed), Rootstown, OH, USA
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- Institute for Sport and Health, Footscray Park Campus, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Gilloteaux J, Subramanian K, Solomon N, Nicaise C. The leptin receptor mutation of the obese Zucker rat causes sciatic nerve demyelination with a centripetal pattern defect. Ultrastruct Pathol 2018; 42:377-408. [PMID: 30339059 DOI: 10.1080/01913123.2018.1522405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Young male Zucker rats with a leptin receptor mutation are obese, have a non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), and other endocrinopathies. Tibial branches of the sciatic nerve reveal a progressive demyelination that progresses out of the Schwann cells (SCs) where electron-contrast deposits are accumulated while the minor lines or intermembranous SC contacts display exaggerated spacings. Cajal bands contain diversely contrasted vesicles adjacent to the abaxonal myelin layer with blemishes; they appear dispatched centripetally out of many narrow electron densities, regularly spaced around the myelin annulus. These anomalies widen and yield into sectors across the stacked myelin layers. Throughout the worse degradations, the adaxonal membrane remains along the axonal neuroplasm. This peripheral neuropathy with irresponsive leptin cannot modulate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and SC neurosteroids, thus exacerbates NIDDM condition. Additionally, the ultrastructure of the progressive myelin alterations may have unraveled a peculiar, centripetal mode of trafficking maintenance of the peripheral nervous system myelin, while some adhesive glycoproteins remain between myelin layers, somewhat hindering the axon mutilation. Heading title: Peripheral neuropathy and myelin.
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- Jacques Gilloteaux
- a Department of Anatomical Sciences , St George's University School of Medicine, K.B. Taylor Global Scholar's Program at Northumbria University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.,b Unité de Recherche en Physiologie Moléculaire (URPhyM), Laboratoire de Neurodégénérescence et Régénération, Département de Médecine , Université de Namur , Namur , Belgium
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- a Department of Anatomical Sciences , St George's University School of Medicine, K.B. Taylor Global Scholar's Program at Northumbria University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK.,c Department of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology , Rega Institute of Medical Research, Katholiele Universiteit Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- a Department of Anatomical Sciences , St George's University School of Medicine, K.B. Taylor Global Scholar's Program at Northumbria University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK
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- b Unité de Recherche en Physiologie Moléculaire (URPhyM), Laboratoire de Neurodégénérescence et Régénération, Département de Médecine , Université de Namur , Namur , Belgium
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Thon M, Hosoi T, Chea C, Ozawa K. Loss of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 Activity Induced Leptin Resistance in Neuronal Cells. Biol Pharm Bull 2018; 40:1161-1164. [PMID: 28768997 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b17-00311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The lack of response to leptin's actions in the brain, "leptin resistance," is one of the main causes of the pathogenesis of obesity. However, although high-fat diets affect sensitivity to leptin, the underlying mechanisms of leptin resistance are still an enigma. Here we examined the effect of excess saturated fatty acids (SFAs) on leptin signaling in human neuronal cells. Palmitate, the principle source of SFAs in diet, induced leptin resistance in a human neuroblastoma cell line stably transfected with the Ob-Rb leptin receptor (SH-SY5Y-ObRb). We next investigated the function of stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD1), an enzyme which converts SFAs into monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), on leptin-induced signaling. We found that reduction of SCD1 activity, through SCD1 inhibition and knockdown, impairs leptin-induced signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) phosphorylation in human neuronal cells. Our findings suggested that SCD1 plays a key role in the pathophysiology of leptin resistance in neuronal cells associated with obesity.
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- Mina Thon
- Department of Pharmacotherapy, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathobiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
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Hintze KJ, Benninghoff AD, Cho CE, Ward RE. Modeling the Western Diet for Preclinical Investigations. Adv Nutr 2018; 9:263-271. [PMID: 29635305 PMCID: PMC5952921 DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmy002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Rodent models have been invaluable for biomedical research. Preclinical investigations with rodents allow researchers to investigate diseases by using study designs that are not suitable for human subjects. The primary criticism of preclinical animal models is that results are not always translatable to humans. Some of this lack of translation is due to inherent differences between species. However, rodent models have been refined over time, and translatability to humans has improved. Transgenic animals have greatly aided our understanding of interactions between genes and disease and have narrowed the translation gap between humans and model animals. Despite the technological innovations of animal models through advances in genetics, relatively little attention has been given to animal diets. Namely, developing diets that replicate what humans eat will help make animal models more relevant to human populations. This review focuses on commonly used rodent diets that are used to emulate the Western dietary pattern in preclinical studies of obesity and type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic liver disease, maternal nutrition, and colorectal cancer.
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- Korry J Hintze
- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT,USTAR Applied Nutrition Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT,Address correspondence to KJH (e-mail: )
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- USTAR Applied Nutrition Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT,Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT,USTAR Applied Nutrition Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT,USTAR Applied Nutrition Research, Utah State University, Logan, UT
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Vieira MNN, Lyra E Silva NM, Ferreira ST, De Felice FG. Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B): A Potential Target for Alzheimer's Therapy? Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:7. [PMID: 28197094 PMCID: PMC5281585 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Despite significant advances in current understanding of mechanisms of pathogenesis in Alzheimer's disease (AD), attempts at drug development based on those discoveries have failed to translate into effective, disease-modifying therapies. AD is a complex and multifactorial disease comprising a range of aberrant cellular/molecular processes taking part in different cell types and brain regions. As a consequence, therapeutics for AD should be able to block or compensate multiple abnormal pathological events. Here, we examine recent evidence that inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) may represent a promising strategy to combat a variety of AD-related detrimental processes. Besides its well described role as a negative regulator of insulin and leptin signaling, PTB1B recently emerged as a modulator of various other processes in the central nervous system (CNS) that are also implicated in AD. These include signaling pathways germane to learning and memory, regulation of synapse dynamics, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and microglia-mediated neuroinflammation. We propose that PTP1B inhibition may represent an attractive and yet unexplored therapeutic approach to correct aberrant signaling pathways linked to AD.
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- Marcelo N N Vieira
- Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Federal University of Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil; Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's UniversityKingston, ON, Canada
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Thon M, Hosoi T, Ozawa K. Possible Integrative Actions of Leptin and Insulin Signaling in the Hypothalamus Targeting Energy Homeostasis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2016; 7:138. [PMID: 27812350 PMCID: PMC5071376 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2016.00138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Obesity has emerged as one of the most burdensome conditions in modern society. In this context, understanding the mechanisms controlling food intake is critical. At present, the adipocyte-derived hormone leptin and the pancreatic β-cell-derived hormone insulin are considered the principal anorexigenic hormones. Although leptin and insulin signal transduction pathways are distinct, their regulation of body weight maintenance is concerted. Resistance to the central actions of leptin or insulin is linked to the emergence of obesity and diabetes mellitus. A growing body of evidence suggests a convergence of leptin and insulin intracellular signaling at the insulin-receptor-substrate-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase level. Moreover, numerous factors mediating the pathophysiology of leptin resistance, a hallmark of obesity, such as endoplasmic reticulum stress, protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B, and suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 also contribute to insulin resistance. Recent studies have also indicated that insulin potentiates leptin-induced signaling. Thus, a greater understanding of the overlapping functions of leptin and insulin in the central nervous system is vital to understand the associated physiological and pathophysiological states. This mini-review focuses on the cross talk and integrative signaling of leptin and insulin in the regulation of energy homeostasis in the brain.
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- Mina Thon
- Department of Pharmacotherapy, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Holubová M, Zemenová J, Mikulášková B, Panajotova V, Stöhr J, Haluzík M, Kuneš J, Železná B, Maletínská L. Palmitoylated PrRP analog decreases body weight in DIO rats but not in ZDF rats. J Endocrinol 2016; 229:85-96. [PMID: 26906745 DOI: 10.1530/joe-15-0519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Anorexigenic neuropeptides produced and acting in the brain have the potential to decrease food intake and ameliorate obesity, but are ineffective after peripheral application, owing to a limited ability to cross the blood-brain barrier. We have designed lipidized analogs of prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP), which is involved in energy balance regulation as demonstrated by obesity phenotypes of both Prrp-knockout and Prrp receptor-knockout mice. The aim of this study was to characterize the subchronic effect of a palmitoylated PrRP analog in two rat models of obesity and diabetes: diet-induced obese Sprague-Dawley rats and leptin receptor-deficient Zucker diabetic (ZDF) rats. In the rats with diet-induced obesity (DIO), a two-week intraperitoneal treatment with palmitoylated PrRP lowered food intake by 24% and body weight by 8%. This treatment also improved glucose tolerance and tended to decrease leptin levels and adipose tissue masses in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, in ZDF rats, the same treatment with palmitoylated PrRP lowered food intake but did not significantly affect body weight or glucose tolerance, probably in consequence of severe leptin resistance due to a nonfunctional leptin receptor. Our data indicate a good efficacy of lipidized PrRP in DIO rats. Thus, the strong anorexigenic, body weight-reducing, and glucose tolerance-improving effects make palmitoylated PrRP an attractive candidate for anti-obesity treatment.
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- Martina Holubová
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic Department of Analytical ChemistryUniversity of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic Institute of PhysiologyAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- First Faculty of MedicineCharles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic Institute of PhysiologyAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryAcademy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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Elucidation of genetic factors in diabetes based on studies of animal models. Diabetol Int 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13340-015-0228-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gilloteaux J, Pardhan D. Crinophagy in Thyroid Follicular and Parafollicular Cells of Male Obese Zucker Rat. Ultrastruct Pathol 2015; 39:255-69. [PMID: 25867801 DOI: 10.3109/01913123.2015.1014611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Comparison between lean (Fa/?) and obese (fa/fa) young adult male Zucker rat thyroids reveals that obese rats display larger clusters of parafollicular cells than the lean ones with a lesser blood supply. Fa/? thyroid typically shows single or "twin" C cells in follicles; fa/fa parafollicular cells appear with three functional aspects. Crinophagy is found in the fa/fa C cells amassing numerous aberrant calcitonin-containing vesicles among which lysosomes build these autophagic bodies by capturing vesicle contents, other organelles and, fusing with each other, increase their size. Other C cells contain many secretory vesicles but show few or no crinophagic structures. Another parafollicular cell type is revealed with scant organelles and highly contrasted secretory vesicles, different from calcitonin. Hypercalcemia of fa/fa rats corresponds to increased C cells population with accrued calcitonin production but a low calcitonin plasma level - verified by others - is likely caused by crinophagy of the altered vesicles. In addition, the T thyrocytes of fa/fa rats exhibit crinophagy bodies; this can confirm their hypothyroidism. Possibly, the known leptin mutation along with other unknown paracrine secretions alter both T and C thyrocytes' functions of the fa/fa rats, allowing high intracellular calcium and lower pH favoring autophagocytosis. Other longitudinal, interdisciplinary studies should further clarify the complex paracrine interactions existing between these endocrine structures because this animal model could be useful to understand human defects, such as the metabolic syndrome that involves obesity, cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), hypothyroidism defects, as well as the etiology of thyroid medullary tumors.
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- Jacques Gilloteaux
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, St George's University School of Medicine, KB Taylor Global Scholar's Programme at Northumbria University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK
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Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is defined as cardiac disease independent of vascular complications during diabetes. The number of new cases of DCM is rising at epidemic rates in proportion to newly diagnosed cases of diabetes mellitus (DM) throughout the world. DCM is a heart failure syndrome found in diabetic patients that is characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy and reduced diastolic function, with or without concurrent systolic dysfunction, occurring in the absence of hypertension and coronary artery disease. DCM and other diabetic complications are caused in part by elevations in blood glucose and lipids, characteristic of DM. Although there are pathological consequences to hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia, the combination of the two metabolic abnormalities potentiates the severity of diabetic complications. A natural competition exists between glucose and fatty acid metabolism in the heart that is regulated by allosteric and feedback control and transcriptional modulation of key limiting enzymes. Inhibition of these glycolytic enzymes not only controls flux of substrate through the glycolytic pathway, but also leads to the diversion of glycolytic intermediate substrate through pathological pathways, which mediate the onset of diabetic complications. The present review describes the limiting steps involved in the development of these pathological pathways and the factors involved in the regulation of these limiting steps. Additionally, therapeutic options with demonstrated or postulated effects on DCM are described.
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- Michael Isfort
- The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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Bussey CT, Leeuw AED, Cook RF, Ashley Z, Schofield J, Lamberts RR. Dual implantation of a radio-telemeter and vascular access port allows repeated hemodynamic and pharmacological measures in conscious lean and obese rats. Lab Anim 2014; 48:250-260. [PMID: 24695824 DOI: 10.1177/0023677214530687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Expansion of physiological knowledge increasingly requires examination of processes in the normal, conscious state. The current study describes a novel approach combining surgical implantation of radio-telemeters with vascular access ports (VAPs) to allow repeated hemodynamic and pharmacological measures in conscious rats. Dual implantation was conducted on 16-week-old male lean and obese Zucker rats. Continued viability one month after surgery was observed in 67% of lean and 44% of obese animals, giving an overall 54% completion rate. Over the five-week measurement period, reliable and reproducible basal mean arterial pressure and heart rate measures were observed. VAP patency and receptor-independent vascular reactivity were confirmed by consistent hemodynamic responses to sodium nitroprusside (6.25 µg/kg). Acutely, minimal hemodynamic responses to repeated bolus administration of 0.2 mL saline indicated no significant effect of increased blood volume or administration stress, making repeated acute measures viable. Similarly, repeated administration of the β-adrenoceptor agonist dobutamine (30 µg/kg) at 10 min intervals resulted in reproducible hemodynamic changes in both lean and obese animals. Therefore, our study demonstrates that this new approach is viable for the acute and chronic assessment of hemodynamic and pharmacological responses in both lean and obese conscious rats. This technique reduces the demand for animal numbers and allows hemodynamic measures with minimal disruption to animals' welfare, while providing reliable and reproducible results over several weeks. In conclusion, dual implantation of a radio-telemeter and VAP introduces a valuable technique for undertaking comprehensive studies involving repeated pharmacological tests in conscious animals to address important physiological questions.
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- C T Bussey
- Department of Physiology-Heart Otago, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology-Heart Otago, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology-Heart Otago, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology-Heart Otago, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Animal Welfare Office, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology-Heart Otago, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Lupo PJ, Mitchell LE, Canfield MA, Shaw GM, Olshan AF, Finnell RH, Zhu H. Maternal-fetal metabolic gene-gene interactions and risk of neural tube defects. Mol Genet Metab 2014; 111:46-51. [PMID: 24332798 PMCID: PMC4394735 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2013.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Single-gene analyses indicate that maternal genes associated with metabolic conditions (e.g., obesity) may influence the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs). However, to our knowledge, there have been no assessments of maternal-fetal metabolic gene-gene interactions and NTDs. We investigated 23 single nucleotide polymorphisms among 7 maternal metabolic genes (ADRB3, ENPP1, FTO, LEP, PPARG, PPARGC1A, and TCF7L2) and 2 fetal metabolic genes (SLC2A2 and UCP2). Samples were obtained from 737 NTD case-parent triads included in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study for birth years 1999-2007. We used a 2-step approach to evaluate maternal-fetal gene-gene interactions. First, a case-only approach was applied to screen all potential maternal and fetal interactions (n = 76), as this design provides greater power in the assessment of gene-gene interactions compared to other approaches. Specifically, ordinal logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for each maternal-fetal gene-gene interaction, assuming a log-additive model of inheritance. Due to the number of comparisons, we calculated a corrected p-value (q-value) using the false discovery rate. Second, we confirmed all statistically significant interactions (q < 0.05) using a log-linear approach among case-parent triads. In step 1, there were 5 maternal-fetal gene-gene interactions with q < 0.05. The "top hit" was an interaction between maternal ENPP1 rs1044498 and fetal SLC2A2 rs6785233 (interaction OR = 3.65, 95% CI: 2.32-5.74, p = 2.09×10(-8), q=0.001), which was confirmed in step 2 (p = 0.00004). Our findings suggest that maternal metabolic genes associated with hyperglycemia and insulin resistance and fetal metabolic genes involved in glucose homeostasis may interact to increase the risk of NTDs.
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- Philip J Lupo
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Human Genetics Center, Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Dell Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Dell Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
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Insulin resistance does not inhibit the ability of overload to induce hypertrophy in the obese Zucker rat (Leprfa) plantaris. Sci Sports 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2012.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Reyes-Esparza J, Mendoza-Rivera B, De la Cruz-Cordero R, Rosado JL, Duarte-Vázquez MÁ, Solis MG, Vite-Vallejo O, Rodríguez-Fragoso L. Pharmacological evaluation of a β-hydroxyphosphonate analogue of l-carnitine in obese Zucker fa/fa rats. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2012; 112:222-8. [PMID: 23039375 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.12019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In this study, we evaluated the effect of an analogue of l-carnitine on parameters involved with Metabolic Syndrome in obese Zucker rats. Twenty-four rats were treated for 5 weeks with l-carnitine (300 mg/kg) and its analogue at two concentrations (100 and 250 mg/kg) to assess their impact on glucose, triglycerides and cholesterol in liver and blood samples, as well as the amount of liver glycogen. Liver slices were also analysed. The analogue reduced the levels of glucose, triglycerides and cholesterol in liver and the level of triglycerides in serum. At 100 mg/kg, the analogue proved more effective than l-carnitine in improving the biochemical alterations present in liver. The amount of liver glycogen content was higher in obese animals treated with both l-carnitine and the analogue. No changes on insulin and leptin were observed in animals treated. l-carnitine and its analogue reduced the microvesicular fatty infiltration in liver. This study demonstrated that the analogue tested is more potent and efficient than l-carnitine and improves the pharmacological profile of l-carnitine.
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- Jorge Reyes-Esparza
- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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Fellmann L, Nascimento AR, Tibiriça E, Bousquet P. Murine models for pharmacological studies of the metabolic syndrome. Pharmacol Ther 2012. [PMID: 23178510 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2012.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Metabolic syndrome has been described as the association of insulin resistance, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and obesity. Its prevalence increased dramatically, mainly in developed countries. Animal models are essential to understand the pathophysiology of this syndrome. This review presents the murine models of metabolic syndrome the most often used in pharmacological studies. The most common metabolic syndrome models exhibit a non-functional leptin pathway, or metabolic disorders induced by high fat diets. In a first part, and after a short introduction on leptin, its receptor and mechanism of action, we provide a detailed description of each model: SHROB, SHHF, JCR:LA-cp, Zucker, ZDF, Wistar Ottawa Karlsburg W, and Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rats, ob/ob, db/db, agouti yellow and Mc4R KO mice. The second part of this review is dedicated to metabolic syndrome models obtained by high fat feeding.
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- Lyne Fellmann
- Laboratory of Neurobiology and Cardiovascular Pharmacology, EA4438, Faculty of Medicine, University of Strasbourg, France
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Guo DF, Rahmouni K. Molecular basis of the obesity associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2011; 22:286-93. [PMID: 21514177 PMCID: PMC3130119 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2011.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Revised: 02/18/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) is a rare human hereditary disorder associated with several features including obesity, retinopathy, renal defects, polydactyly, learning disabilities and hypogenitalism. This article discusses the abnormalities accounting for energy imbalance leading to obesity in BBS, with emphasis on the recent evidence pointing to aberrations in hypothalamic action of leptin. Indeed, BBS proteins have emerged as important mediators of leptin receptor trafficking, and loss of BBS genes results in leptin resistance that could be due to abnormal leptin receptor handling in a subset of leptin-responsive neurons. These recent discoveries hold promise for improved clinical management of BBS patients. The relevance of these findings to non-syndromic common obesity is also discussed.
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- Deng-Fu Guo
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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The effect of chronic candesartan therapy on the metabolic profile and renal tissue cytokine levels in the obese Zucker rat. Mediators Inflamm 2010; 2010:841343. [PMID: 20490358 PMCID: PMC2872766 DOI: 10.1155/2010/841343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2009] [Revised: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 03/05/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The effect of candesartan, an angiotensin-II type-1 receptor antagonist, on the metabolic profile and renal inflammation is unclear. We evaluated this relationship by feeding male lean (LZ) and obese (OZ) Zucker rats chow or chow with candesartan (23.5 mg/kg · diet) for 14 weeks (n = 6–8/treatment/body type). Candesartan reduced serum triglycerides, plasma creatinine, urine albumin, and renal cortical collagen and glycogen deposition in the OZ. An ELISA-based cytokine array revealed that candesartan normalized elevated renal interleukin (IL) 1-β and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) levels in OZ. Nonetheless, candesartan impaired glucose tolerance, and did not lower blood insulin or glucose levels. Moreover, renal IL-1α, -2, -4, -6 and -10 tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ, were
significantly reduced in OZ relative to LZ, and increased by candesartan. Furthermore, candesartan increased growth-regulated oncogene, transforming growth factor-β1 and IL-18
in OZ kidneys to a level higher than LZ or untreated OZ. Candesartan did not affect renal cytokine levels in LZ. Overall, candesartan attenuated renal disease and improved renal function in OZ, despite mixed effects on metabolic factors and cytokines. Reduced plasma
triglycerides and/or renal MCP-1 and IL-1β may have had a role in this protection. However,
these effects were clearly independent of any improvement in glucose tolerance.
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Moralejo DH, Hansen CT, Treuting P, Hessner MJ, Fuller JM, Van Yserloo B, Jensen R, Osborne W, Kwitek AE, Lernmark A. Differential effects of leptin receptor mutation on male and female BBDR Gimap5-/Gimap5- spontaneously diabetic rats. Physiol Genomics 2009; 41:9-20. [PMID: 19996157 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00186.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Rodents homozygous for autosomal leptin receptor gene mutations not only become obese, insulin resistant, and hyperleptinemic but also develop a dysregulated immune system. Using marker-assisted breeding to introgress the Koletsky rat leptin receptor mutant (lepr-/lepr-), we developed a novel congenic BBDR.(lepr-/lepr-) rat line to study the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the BioBreeding (BB) diabetes-resistant (DR) rat. While heterozygous lepr (-/+) or homozygous (+/+) BBDR rats remained lean and metabolically normal, at 3 wk of age all BBDR.(lepr-/lepr-) rats were obese without hyperglycemia. Between 45 and 70 days of age, male but not female obese rats developed T2D. We had previously developed congenic BBDR.(Gimap5-/Gimap5-) rats, which carry an autosomal frameshift mutation in the Gimap5 gene linked to lymphopenia and spontaneous development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) without sex differences. Because the autoimmune-mediated destruction of pancreatic islet beta-cells may be affected not only by obesity but also by the absence of leptin receptor signaling, we next generated BBDR.(lepr-/lepr-,Gimap5-/Gimap5-) double congenic rats carrying the mutation for Gimap5 and T1D as well as the Lepr mutation for obesity and T2D. The hyperleptinemia rescued end-stage islets in BBDR.(lepr-/lepr-,Gimap5-/Gimap5-) congenic rats and induced an increase in islet size in both sexes, while T1D development was delayed and reduced only in females. These results demonstrate that obesity and T2D induced by introgression of the Koletsky leptin receptor mutation in the BBDR rat result in islet expansion associated with protection from T1D in female but not male BBDR.(lepr-/lepr-,Gimap5-/Gimap5-) congenic rats. BBDR.(lepr-/lepr-,Gimap5-/Gimap5-) congenic rats should prove valuable to study interactions between lack of leptin receptor signaling, obesity, and sex-specific T2D and T1D.
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- Daniel H Moralejo
- Departments of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
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Wende AR, Abel ED. Lipotoxicity in the heart. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2009; 1801:311-9. [PMID: 19818871 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2009.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2009] [Revised: 09/23/2009] [Accepted: 09/28/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Obesity and insulin resistance are associated with ectopic lipid deposition in multiple tissues, including the heart. Excess lipid may be stored as triglycerides, but are also shunted into non-oxidative pathways that disrupt normal cellular signaling leading to organ dysfunction and in some cases apoptosis, a process termed lipotoxicity. Various pathophysiological mechanisms have been proposed to lead to lipotoxic tissue injury, which might vary by cell type. Specific mechanisms by which lipotoxicity alter cardiac structure and function are incompletely understood, but are beginning to be elucidated. This review will focus on mechanisms that have been proposed to lead to lipotoxic injury in the heart and will review the state of knowledge regarding potential causes and correlates of increased myocardial lipid content in animal models and humans. We will seek to highlight those areas where additional research is warranted.
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- Adam R Wende
- Program in Molecular Medicine and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Agouni A, Lagrue-Lak-Hal AH, Mostefai HA, Tesse A, Mulder P, Rouet P, Desmoulin F, Heymes C, Martínez MC, Andriantsitohaina R. Red wine polyphenols prevent metabolic and cardiovascular alterations associated with obesity in Zucker fatty rats (Fa/Fa). PLoS One 2009; 4:e5557. [PMID: 19440378 PMCID: PMC2679212 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with increased risks for development of cardiovascular diseases. Epidemiological studies report an inverse association between dietary flavonoid consumption and mortality from cardiovascular diseases. We studied the potential beneficial effects of dietary supplementation of red wine polyphenol extract, Provinols, on obesity-associated alterations with respect to metabolic disturbances and cardiovascular functions in Zucker fatty (ZF) rats. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS ZF rats or their lean littermates received normal diet or supplemented with Provinols for 8 weeks. Provinols improved glucose metabolism by reducing plasma glucose and fructosamine in ZF rats. Moreover, it reduced circulating triglycerides and total cholesterol as well as LDL-cholesterol in ZF rats. Echocardiography measurements demonstrated that Provinols improved cardiac performance as evidenced by an increase in left ventricular fractional shortening and cardiac output associated with decreased peripheral arterial resistances in ZF rats. Regarding vascular function, Provinols corrected endothelial dysfunction in aortas from ZF rats by improving endothelium-dependent relaxation in response to acetylcholine (Ach). Provinols enhanced NO bioavailability resulting from increased nitric oxide (NO) production through enhanced endothelial NO-synthase (eNOS) activity and reduced superoxide anion release via decreased expression of NADPH oxidase membrane sub-unit, Nox-1. In small mesenteric arteries, although Provinols did not affect the endothelium-dependent response to Ach; it enhanced the endothelial-derived hyperpolarizing factor component of the response. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Use of red wine polyphenols may be a potential mechanism for prevention of cardiovascular and metabolic alterations associated with obesity.
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- Abdelali Agouni
- INSERM, U771, Angers, France
- CNRS UMR, 6214, Angers, France
- Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- INSERM, U771, Angers, France
- CNRS UMR, 6214, Angers, France
- Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- INSERM, U771, Angers, France
- CNRS UMR, 6214, Angers, France
- Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- INSERM, U858, Toulouse, France
- Université Paul Sabatier, Institut Fédératif de Recherche 31, Toulouse, France
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- INSERM, U858, Toulouse, France
- Université Paul Sabatier, Institut Fédératif de Recherche 31, Toulouse, France
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- INSERM, U771, Angers, France
- CNRS UMR, 6214, Angers, France
- Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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Rivera L, Morón R, Zarzuelo A, Galisteo M. Long-term resveratrol administration reduces metabolic disturbances and lowers blood pressure in obese Zucker rats. Biochem Pharmacol 2008; 77:1053-63. [PMID: 19100718 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 312] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2008] [Revised: 11/25/2008] [Accepted: 11/25/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Resveratrol is a natural polyphenolic stilbene derivative found in several human diet components that possess important and wide-ranging effects in biological systems including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, cardio-protective, and anti-ageing actions and beneficial properties against metabolic diseases. This study addresses the effects of long-term administration of resveratrol on several functional alterations arising from the metabolic syndrome experimental model of obese Zucker rats, and the possible mechanisms involved. The high plasma concentrations of triglycerides, total cholesterol, free fatty acids, insulin and leptin found in obese Zucker rats were reduced in obese rats that received resveratrol. Furthermore, the elevated hepatic lipid content was significantly lower in obese rats treated with resveratrol, an effect which was related to the increased phosphorylation of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) in the liver of these animals. Resveratrol treatment also improved the inflammatory status peculiar to this model, as it increased the concentration of adiponectin and lowered tumor necrosis factor-alpha production in the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) of obese Zucker rats. Moreover, chronic intake of resveratrol enhanced VAT eNOS expression among obese Zucker rats. These effects parallel the activation of AMPK and inhibition by phosphorylation of ACC in this tissue. The raised systolic blood pressure and reduced aortic eNOS expression found in obese Zucker rats were significantly improved in the resveratrol-treated obese rats. In conclusion, resveratrol improved dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperleptinemia and hypertension in obese Zucker rats, and produced anti-inflammatory effects in VAT, effects that seem to be mediated by AMPK activation.
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- Leonor Rivera
- Department of Pharmacology, CIBER-EHD, CTS-164 Research Group, School of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus Universitario Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Okamoto T, Kanemoto N, Ohbuchi Y, Okano M, Fukui H, Sudo T. Characterization of STZ-Induced Type 2 Diabetes in Zucker Fatty Rats. Exp Anim 2008; 57:335-45. [PMID: 18633156 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.57.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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The Zucker fatty (ZF) rat is a disease model of obesity and metabolic syndrome, such as hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance, resulting from hyperphagia owing to the loss of function of the leptin receptor, but it rarely develops hyperglycemia. We examined the effects of different doses of streptozotocin (STZ). A low dosage of STZ (30 mg/kg body weight, i.p.) elevated blood glucose levels in ZF rats up to 300 mg/dl within a week, and to nearly 500 mg/dl by 5 weeks after injection of STZ. Besides hyperglycemia, STZ-treated ZF (STZ-ZF) rats retained metabolic syndrome features such as hyperlipidemia and hyperinsulinemia. The stimulated insulin secretion in response to orally-loaded glucose disappeared completely in STZ-ZF rats. Although there were no significant differences in the morphology of pancreatic islets between vehicle-treated ZF (Cont-ZF) and STZ-ZF rats, the insulin content was markedly decreased in STZ-ZF rats. The hepatic gene expression for gluconeogenic enzymes was upregulated in STZ-ZF rats compared with Cont-ZF rats. Metformin lowered the blood glucose levels of STZ-ZF rats in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that STZ-ZF rats are useful for studies of T2DM and for the evaluation of the efficacy of anti-diabetic drugs.
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- Takashi Okamoto
- First Institute of New Drug Discovery, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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Tiwari S, Riazi S, Ecelbarger CA. Insulin's impact on renal sodium transport and blood pressure in health, obesity, and diabetes. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 293:F974-84. [PMID: 17686957 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00149.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Insulin has been shown to have antinatriuretic actions in humans and animal models. Moreover, endogenous hyperinsulinemia and insulin infusion have been correlated to increased blood pressure in some models. In this review, we present the current state of understanding with regard to the regulation of the major renal sodium transporters by insulin in the kidney. Several groups, using primarily cell culture, have demonstrated that insulin can directly increase activity of the epithelial sodium channel, the sodium-phosphate cotransporter, the sodium-hydrogen exchanger type III, and Na-K-ATPase. We and others have demonstrated alterations in the expression at the protein level of many of these same proteins with insulin infusion or in hyperinsulinemic models. We also discuss how this regulation is perturbed in type I and type II diabetes mellitus. Finally, we discuss a potential role for regulation of insulin receptor signaling in the kidney in contributing to sodium balance and blood pressure.
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- Swasti Tiwari
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia 20007, USA
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Kitagawa J, Shingai T, Kajii Y, Takahashi Y, Taguchi Y, Matsumoto S. Leptin modulates the response to oleic acid in the pharynx. Neurosci Lett 2007; 423:109-12. [PMID: 17681693 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2007] [Revised: 06/22/2007] [Accepted: 06/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Leptin released from the adipose tissues is known to inhibit obesity by regulating food intake. In this study, we investigated the effect of leptin on afferent nerve responses to fats and fatty acid in the pharyngolaryngeal region. The afferent nerve activities were recorded from the whole nerve bundle or pauci-fiber bundles of the pharyngeal branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (GPN-ph) in Wistar normal and fatty rats. Oleic acid (long-chain fatty acid), mineral oil (nonfat oil) and safflower oil (vegetable oil; middle-chain fatty acid) were applied to the surface of pharyngolaryngeal mucous membrane. Oleic acid elicited vigorous stimulation of the GPN-ph activity in both normal and fatty rats but other oils had no significant effect on the activity. After intravenous administration of leptin (30 ng/kg, 1 ml), the response to oleic acid was significantly decreased in normal rats, whereas such a decrease was not found in fatty rats. These results are the first findings to indicate the existence of a suppressive mechanism of leptin on the response of the GPN-ph to fatty acid in normal rats, but that such a mechanism is lacking in fatty rats.
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- Junichi Kitagawa
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Dental University, School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Tokyo 102-8159, Japan.
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Riazi S, Madala-Halagappa VK, Hu X, Ecelbarger CA. Sex and body-type interactions in the regulation of renal sodium transporter levels, urinary excretion, and activity in lean and obese zucker rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 3:309-27. [PMID: 17582372 DOI: 10.1016/s1550-8579(06)80219-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/02/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Female humans and rodents are relatively protected against the development of hypertension and renal disease. Whether this protection is modified during insulin resistance and obesity, however, is not known. OBJECTIVE Because renal sodium reabsorption has a central role in determining blood pressure, we hypothesized that lean female rats would bave reduced renal expression, activity, and urinary excretion of 8 major sodium transporters/channels. METHODS Lean and obese, male and female Zucker rats (n = 4-8 per group) were fed progressively higher levels of dietary NaCl over a period of 54 days. Urinary excretion of renal sodium transport proteins was determined for 3 different dietary levels (0.04%, 0.4%, and 4%) of NaCl. With the high-NaCl diet, natriuretic responses to benzamil, furosemide, and thiazide were used as in vivo markers for activity of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC), the bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-2C1 cotransporter (NKCC2), and the thiazide-sensitive NaCl cotransporter (NCC), respectively. RESULTS Female rats (of both body types) had lower plasma renin activity and insulin levels than their male counterparts. Likewise, immunoblotting revealed female rats had increased whole kidney abundance of NCC and of the alpha, beta, and gamma subunits of ENaC, as well as decreased abundance of the type 3 sodium hydrogen exchanger (NHE3), type 2 sodium phosphate cotransporter (NaPi-2), and alpha-1 sodium-potassium-adenosine triphosphatase (Na-K-ATPase), compared with males. Obese rats had reduced levels of NKCC2, NHE3, and gamma-ENaC, but higher levels of NaPi-2 and NCC. Urine excretion of sodium transporters in lean female rats was nearly undetectable, whereas obese rats of both sexes excreted markedly more NKCC2 and NCC, which agreed with greater natriuretic responses to thiazide and furosemide. CONCLUSIONS Obese female rats are similar to lean female rats with regard to the sex-distinct pattern of renal sodium transporters. However, obese female rats are more like obese male rats with regard to increased natriuretic response tofurosemide and thiazide, and to urine excretion of several transporters including NCC. Our results suggest that, with obesity, there is some loss of the protective female advantage.
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- Shahla Riazi
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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Hypothalamic response to leptin changes during a hormonally induced estrous cycle in rats. Open Life Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.2478/s11535-006-0019-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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AbstractThe leptin system regulates body fat mass through a feedback loop between adipose tissue and the hypothalamus. To test if leptin responsiveness may be regulated we assayed hypothalamic response to leptin during the estrous cycle; when changes in food intake are known to occur. Immature rats were treated with pregnant mare’s serum gonadotropin (PMSG) to induce synchronized follicular development, ovulation and corpus luteum formation. Leptin response was estimated by measuring the in vitro induction of tis11, a primary response gene activated by STAT3-dependent cytokines in hypothalamic explants after leptin stimulation. In addition, mRNA levels of the suppressor cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS-3), a possible mediator of leptin resistance, were analyzed. Serum leptin levels did not change between days 2 and day 3 (corresponding to proestrus and estrus, respectively) but the response to leptin was higher on day 2 than on day 3 (p=0.05). Food intake displayed a tendency towards downregulation between day 1 and day 2 (p=0.057), and a tendency towards upregulation between day 2 and day 3 (p=0.072), although the body weight increased on day of the study (p<0.0001). There was no significant difference in hypothalamic expression of SOCS-3 between day 2 and day 3. In conclusion, we have shown that leptin responsiveness changes during a hormonally induced estrous cycle in rats. Our data suggest that a change in the hypothalamic response to leptin may cause the cyclic feeding behavior seen in rats.
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Seidel B, Bigl M, Franke H, Kittner H, Kiess W, Illes P, Krügel U. Expression of purinergic receptors in the hypothalamus of the rat is modified by reduced food availability. Brain Res 2006; 1089:143-52. [PMID: 16643864 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2005] [Revised: 03/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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ATP-sensitive P2 receptors are suggested to play an important role in the cerebral signal transduction. We examined the expression of the P2Y1 receptor and the possibly downstream-related neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the hypothalamus of rats food-restricted for 3 or 10 days and rats refed after a restriction of 10 days. The restriction caused a reduction of the body weight and plasma triacylglyceride, an increase of non-esterified fatty acid levels correlating with a decrease of leptin levels and an enhancement of plasma corticosterone. All changes returned to basal levels after refeeding. The restriction induced an enhanced intake within 30 min after food presentation and a reduction in the latency. Interestingly, the latter was not abolished by refeeding. The daily food intake induced by refeeding was enhanced at the first day only. The expression of hypothalamic P2Y1 receptor/nNOS mRNA and protein and of leptin receptor mRNA were enhanced after restricted feeding. These changes were abolished after 3 days of refeeding. Immunofluorescence studies indicated that P2Y1 receptor and nNOS immunoreactivities are present in the dorsomedial, ventromedial and lateral hypothalamus and in the nucleus arcuatus. P2Y1 receptor-positive cells were partially also nNOS-positive. The P2Y1 receptor labeling was restricted to cell bodies of obviously non-glial cells, whereas nNOS labeling could be detected also at cellular processes of these cells. In the nucleus arcuatus, astrocytes were identified, expressing P2Y1 receptors at cell bodies and cellular processes. The data suggest that restricted feeding may enhance the sensitivity of the hypothalamus to extracellular ADP/ATP by regulation of the expression of P2Y1 receptors and possibly of their signal transduction pathway via nitric oxide production.
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- Bertolt Seidel
- University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Germany
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Toyama T, Kudo N, Mitsumoto A, Kawashima Y. Regulation of palmitoyl-CoA chain elongation by clofibric acid in the liver of Zucker fa/fa rats. Lipids 2005; 40:463-70. [PMID: 16094855 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-005-1405-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The regulation of palmitoyl-CoA chain elongation (PCE) by clofibric acid [2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methylpropionic acid] was investigated in comparison with stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) in the liver of obese Zucker fa/fa rats. The proportion of oleic acid in the hepatic lipids of Zucker obese rats is 2.7 times higher than that of lean littermates. The activities of PCE and SCD in the liver of Zucker obese rats were markedly higher than in lean rats, and the hepatic uptake of 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) was also higher in Zucker obese rats compared with lean rats. The increased activities of SCD and PCE in Zucker obese rats were due to the enhanced expression of mRNA of both SCD1 and rat FA elongase 2 (rELO2), but not SCD2 or rELO1. The proportion of oleic acid in the liver was significantly increased by the administration of clofibric acid to Zucker obese rats, and the hepatic PCE activity and rELO2 mRNA expression, but not the SCD activity or SCD1 mRNA expression, were increased in response to clofibric acid treatment. By contrast, the activities of both PCE and SCD and the mRNA expression of SCD1 and rELO2 in the liver were increased by the treatment of Zucker lean rats with clofibric acid. Multiple regression analysis, which was performed to determine the relationships involving PCE activity, SCD activity, and the proportion of oleic acid, revealed that the three parameters were significantly correlated and that the standardized partial regression coefficient of PCE was higher than that of SCD. These results indicate that oleic acid is synthesized by the concerted action of PCE and SCD and that PCE plays a crucial role in the formation of oleic acid when Zucker fa/fa rats are given clofibric acid.
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- Tomoaki Toyama
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Saitama 350-0295, Japan
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Tahara M, Aiba A, Yamazaki M, Ikeda Y, Goto S, Moriya H, Okawa A. The extent of ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine associated with nucleotide pyrophosphatase gene and leptin receptor gene polymorphisms. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2005; 30:877-80; discussion 881. [PMID: 15834329 DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000160686.18321.ad] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN A case-control study using radiograph findings and the PCR assay with regard to the susceptibility and the severity of ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL). OBJECTIVE To analyze whether polymorphisms of the nucleotide pyrophosphatase (NPPS) gene and the leptin receptor gene predispose to an increased frequency and severity of OPLL. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The NPPS gene is responsible for ectopic ossification in the ttw mouse, an animal model for OPLL. The Zucker fatty rat, another animal model for OPLL, has a missense mutation in the leptin receptor gene. METHODS Analysis of 172 OPLL patients and 93 non-OPLL controls was performed. Radiographs of the cervical, thoracic and lumber spine were analyzed to determine whether OPLL was present and to what degree. Genomic DNA was extracted from all participants. Polymorphisms of the NPPS gene and the leptin receptor gene were analyzed using the PCR assay. The association of the polymorphisms with the development and extent of OPLL were statistically evaluated. RESULTS No significant association was found between the polymorphisms and the existence of OPLL in both the NPPS and the leptin receptor genes. However, the IVS20-11delT variant in the NPPS gene and the A861G variant in the leptin receptor gene were more frequent in patients with OPLL in the thoracic spine compared with patients whose OPLL was restricted to the cervical spine. CONCLUSION The present results suggest that the IVS20-11delT variant of the NPPS gene and the A861G variant of the leptin receptor gene are associated with more extensive OPLL, but not with the frequency with which it occurs.
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- Masamichi Tahara
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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Park BH, Lee Y, Walton M, Duplomb L, Unger RH. Demonstration of reverse fatty acid transport from rat cardiomyocytes. J Lipid Res 2004; 45:1992-9. [PMID: 15342682 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m400237-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Fatty acids flow from adipocytes to nonadipose tissues during fasting and exercise and normally are fully oxidized. To determine if nonadipose tissues can export unoxidized FA when FA influx exceeds oxidation, neonatal cardiomyocytes were cultured in 1 microCi (14)C-palmitate in the presence of etomoxir to block oxidation. The cells took up and stored 25% of the radioactivity as (14)C-triacylglycerol in 12 h, but 4.5% of the label was released in 3 h and comigrated with (14)C-palmitate. Both uptake and release of radioactivity were increased by insulin and reduced by the nonspecific inhibitors of FA transporters phloretin and 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS). Perfused hearts from etomoxir-treated lean rats released 221 +/- 59 nmol/10 min of FA. Hearts from high-fat-fed lean rats released 366 +/- 172 nmol/10 min (P < 0.05). Hearts from obese rats released 744 +/- 260 and 1,578 +/- 630 nmol/10 min at 8 and 12 weeks of age, respectively. Perfusion with insulin increased FA release by 32%. In vitro and ex vivo findings suggest that nonadipose tissues such as myocardium can export FA when the unoxidized lipid content is excessive.
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- Byung-Hyun Park
- Gifford Laboratories, Touchstone Center for Diabetes Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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Shih CD, Au LC, Chen JYH. Differential role of leptin receptors at the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus in tonic regulation of food intake and cardiovascular functions. J Biomed Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02256428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Krügel U, Seidel B, Spies O, Kittner H, Illes P, Kiess W. Chronic food restriction alters purinergic receptor mRNA expression in the nucleus accumbens of the rat. Drug Dev Res 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.10207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Dobbins RL, Szczepaniak LS, Zhang W, McGarry JD. Chemical sympathectomy alters regulation of body weight during prolonged ICV leptin infusion. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2003; 284:E778-87. [PMID: 12626326 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00128.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To assess the importance of the sympathetic nervous system in regulating body weight during prolonged leptin infusion, we evaluated food intake, body weight, and physical activity in conscious, unrestrained rats. Initial studies illustrated that prolonged intracerebroventricular (ICV) infusion of leptin enhanced substrate oxidation so that adipose tissue lipid stores were completely ablated, and muscle triglyceride and liver glycogen stores were depleted. After neonatal chemical sympathectomy, changes in weight and food intake were compared in groups of sympathectomized (SYM) and control (CON) adult animals during ICV infusion of leptin. CON animals lost 60 +/- 9 g over 10 days vs. 25 +/- 3 g in the SYM animals when food intake was matched between the two groups. Greater weight loss despite similar energy intake points to an important role of the sympathetic nervous system in stimulating energy expenditure during ICV leptin infusion by increasing the resting metabolic rate, since no differences in physical activity were observed between CON and SYM groups. In conclusion, activation of the SNS by leptin increases energy expenditure by augmenting the resting metabolic rate.
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- Robert L Dobbins
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75390-9135, USA.
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The dual center hypothesis in the central control of energy balance originates from the first observations performed more than 5 decades ago with brain lesioning and stimulation experiments. On the basis of these studies the "satiety center" was located in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus, since lesions of this region caused overfeeding and excessive weight gain, while its electrical stimulation suppressed eating. On the contrary, lesioning or stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus elicited the opposite set of responses, thus leading to the conclusion that this area represented the "feeding center". The subsequent expansion of our knowledge of specific neuronal subpopulations involved in energy homeostasis has replaced the notion of specific "centers" controlling energy balance with that of discrete neuronal pathways fully integrated in a more complex neuronal network. The advancement of our knowledge on the anatomical structure and the function of the hypothalamic regions reveals the great complexity of this system. Given the aim of this review, we will focus on the major structures involved in the control of energy balance.
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- R Vettor
- Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Arai T, Kawakami Y, Matsushima T, Okuda Y, Yamashita K. Intracellular fatty acid downregulates ob gene expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 297:1291-6. [PMID: 12372428 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)02376-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The effect of intracellular free fatty acid (FFA) accumulation on ob gene expression in adipocytes was examined. In fully differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes, triacsin C, a specific acyl CoA synthetase inhibitor with a K(i) of 8.97 microM, inhibited ob gene expression by 20% at 5 x 10(-5)M. At this concentration, triacsin C induced accumulation of intracellular FFA. Treatment with both chylomicron and triacsin C reduced ob gene expression more than treatment with triacsin C alone. Treatment with 2-bromopalmitate, a poorly metabolizable palmitate analog, reduced ob gene expression by 50% at 10(-4)M, but palmitate at the same concentration had no effect. This is the first demonstration that the ob gene is downregulated by intracellular FFA accumulation, thereby raising the possibility that ob product is regulated in response to lipolysis.
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- Takeo Arai
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba-city, 305, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Bickel CA, Knepper MA, Verbalis JG, Ecelbarger CA. Dysregulation of renal salt and water transport proteins in diabetic Zucker rats. Kidney Int 2002; 61:2099-110. [PMID: 12028450 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00353.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diabetic nephropathy is commonly associated with renal salt and water retention and hypertension. The molecular mechanisms involved and how the kidney responds to this volume expansion, in terms of renal transporter regulation, are not understood. METHODS Targeted proteomics employing semiquantitative immunoblotting were used to investigate regulation of abundance of the primary salt and water transport proteins of the kidney, in 6-month-old lean and obese Zucker rats, a model for Type II diabetes. RESULTS Obese rats were significantly heavier, had larger kidneys, increased plasma creatinine and glucose levels and elevated blood pressures. Furthermore, they had a marked decrease in abundance of many pre-macula densa renal sodium transporters. Mean band densities (% lean) were: in cortex, sodium phosphate cotransporter (NaPi-2), 68%, and sodium hydrogen exchanger (NHE3), 66%; and in outer medulla, NHE3, 39%, and the bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-2Cl cotransporter (NKCC2), 37%. Collecting duct proteins also were markedly reduced. In inner medulla, aquaporins-2, -3, and -4 were reduced to, 46, 48, and 46%, respectively, and the apical urea transporter, UTA1 to 52%. In contrast, post-macula densa sodium transporters were less affected. The thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (NCC) was 106% and the alpha- beta- and gamma-subunits of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC), 54, 121, and 84% of lean, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In obese rats, selective decreases for pre-macula densa sodium transporters may reflect decreased glomerular filtration rate and glomerulotubular balance. This potentially could reduce blood pressure by decreasing proximal tubule sodium reabsorption.
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- Crystal A Bickel
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington DC 20007, USA
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Briaud I, Kelpe CL, Johnson LM, Tran POT, Poitout V. Differential effects of hyperlipidemia on insulin secretion in islets of langerhans from hyperglycemic versus normoglycemic rats. Diabetes 2002; 51:662-8. [PMID: 11872664 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.51.3.662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Chronic elevations in plasma levels of fatty acids (FAs) adversely affect pancreatic beta-cell function in type 2 diabetes. In vitro, we have previously shown that deleterious effects of prolonged exposure of isolated islets to FAs were dependent on the presence of elevated glucose concentration. This led us to hypothesize that both hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia must be present simultaneously for FAs to affect beta-cell function. To test this hypothesis in vivo, we administered a high-fat diet for 6 weeks to Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats. High-fat feeding had no effect on insulin secretion, insulin content, or insulin mRNA levels in islets from normoglycemic Wistar rats. In contrast, high-fat feeding markedly impaired glucose-induced insulin secretion in islets from GK rats. High-fat feeding did not affect triglyceride (TG) content or the rate of glucose oxidation in islets. It was, however, accompanied by a twofold increase in uncoupling protein (UCP)-2 levels in GK rat islets. Insulin treatment completely normalized glucose-induced insulin secretion and prevented the increase in UCP-2 expression in islets from high-fat-fed GK rats. We conclude that hyperlipidemia induced by high-fat feeding affects insulin secretion in islets from hyperglycemic GK rats only, by a mechanism which may involve, at least in part, modulation of UCP-2 expression.
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- Isabelle Briaud
- Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, Washington 98122, USA
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Kimura M, Irahara M, Yasui T, Saito S, Tezuka M, Yamano S, Kamada M, Aono T. The obesity in bilateral ovariectomized rats is related to a decrease in the expression of leptin receptors in the brain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 290:1349-53. [PMID: 11812012 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2002.6355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We investigated the expression levels of leptin receptors in the brain of ovariectomized (OVX) rats. The mean expression level of ob mRNA in adipose tissues of OVX rats was significantly (P < 0.01) lower than that in the SHAM operation group rats, and the mean body weight of OVX rats was significantly (P < 0.01) greater than that in the SHAM group rats. However, there were no differences between serum leptin concentrations in these two groups. The mean level of leptin receptor (OB-R) mRNA expression in the brain tissue and the mean level of long form type OB-R (OB-RL) mRNA expression in the hypothalamus of the OVX rats were significantly (P < 0.05) lower than those in the SHAM group rats. These changes were cancelled by supplementation with 17 beta-estradiol in OVX rats. These results suggested that not only changes in the expression level of ob mRNA in adipose tissue and the serum leptin concentration but also changes in the OB-R mRNA in the brain are involved in the body weight increase in OVX rats and that a decrease in OB-R makes transmission of signals to suppress the amount of food intake difficult, thus leading to an increase in body weight.
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- Mitsuhiro Kimura
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan
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Virtanen KA, Haaparanta M, Grönroos T, Bergman J, Solin O, Rouru J, Nuutila P, Huupponen R. 2-[(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose combined with microdialysis can be used for the comparison of tissue glucose metabolism in obese and lean rats. Diabetes Obes Metab 2002; 4:60-8. [PMID: 11874444 DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2002.00185.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS Direct assessment of tissue metabolism in vivo is important to understand the pathogenesis of obesity. Labelled glucose analogues are potential candidates to be used for this purpose. The aim of this study was to compare the kinetics and metabolism of 2-[(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) in obese (fa/fa) and lean (Fa/?) Zucker rat tissues with microdialysis, and the measurement of uptake and phosphorylation with or without insulin bolus injection. METHODS Obese (n = 10) and lean (n = 11) anaesthetized rats underwent a microdialysis study after FDG-injection either with or without insulin stimulation. Microdialysis probes were inserted in the jugular vein, quadriceps muscle and liver. After 110 min, tissue [(18)F]-uptake and intracellular phosphorylation of FDG were studied in blood, liver, skeletal muscle, subcutaneous adipose tissue, intra-abdominal adipose tissue and hypothalamus. RESULTS When measured with microdialysis, insulin-enhanced FDG disappeared from the blood pool and interstitial space of skeletal muscle and liver more effectively in lean rather than in obese animals. Insulin-stimulated skeletal muscle and adipose tissue[(18)F]-uptake was impaired in obese Zucker rats compared with lean animals. Hypothalamic FDG uptake was six to sevenfold higher than in other measured tissues, but was attenuated in obese rats. In liver and in mesenteric fat, insulin-enhanced FDG phosphorylation in lean rats compared with obese animals. CONCLUSIONS Positron-emitting glucose analogue FDG, combined with microdialysis and tissue analysis, is a feasible method in studying glucose metabolism at the cellular level in animal studies.
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- K A Virtanen
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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Williams G, Bing C, Cai XJ, Harrold JA, King PJ, Liu XH. The hypothalamus and the control of energy homeostasis: different circuits, different purposes. Physiol Behav 2001; 74:683-701. [PMID: 11790431 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9384(01)00612-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 389] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The hypothalamus regulates many aspects of energy homeostasis, adjusting both the drive to eat and the expenditure of energy in response to a wide range of nutritional and other signals. It is becoming clear that various neural circuits operate to different degrees and probably serve specific functions under particular conditions of altered feeding behaviour. This review will discuss this functional diversity by illustrating hypothalamic neurones that express neuropeptide Y (NPY), the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) and the orexins. NPY neurones in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) release NPY, a powerful inducer of feeding and obesity, in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA). ARC-NPY neurones are inhibited by leptin and insulin and become overactive when levels of these hormones fall during undernutrition. They may function physiologically to protect against starvation. With disruption of the inhibitory leptin signals due to gene mutations, the NPY neurones are overactive, which contributes to hyperphagia and obesity in the ob/ob and db/db mice and fa/fa Zucker rat. The MC4-R is activated by alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone [alpha-MSH; a cleavage product of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), which is expressed in the other ARC neurones] and inhibits feeding. This effect is antagonised by agouti gene-related peptide (AGRP), which is coexpressed by the ARC-NPY neurones only. Activation of MC4-R, possibly mediated by blockade of AGRP release, appears to restrain overeating of a palatable diet. This response may be programmed by a transient rise in leptin soon after presentation of palatable food, and rats that fail to do this will overeat and become obese. Orexin-A and -B (corresponding to hypocretins 1 and 2) are expressed in specific LHA neurones. These have extensive reciprocal connections with many areas involved in appetite control, including the nucleus of the solitary tracts (NTS), which relays vagal afferent satiety signals from the viscera. Orexin neurones also have close anatomical connections with LHA glucose-sensitive neurones. Orexin-A induces acute feeding but does not cause obesity. Orexin neurones are stimulated by hypoglycaemia partly via the NTS and inhibited by food ingestion. These neurones may therefore be involved in the severe hyperphagia of hypoglycaemia and short-term control of feeding.
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- G Williams
- Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Duncan Building, Daulby Street, L69 3GA, Liverpool, UK.
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- M A Della-Fera
- Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Bickel CA, Verbalis JG, Knepper MA, Ecelbarger CA. Increased renal Na-K-ATPase, NCC, and beta-ENaC abundance in obese Zucker rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2001; 281:F639-48. [PMID: 11553510 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.281.4.f639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Renal sodium retention, as a result of increased abundance of sodium transporters, may play a role in the development and/or maintenance of the increased blood pressure in obesity. To address this hypothesis, we evaluated the relative abundances of renal sodium transporters in lean and obese Zucker rats at 2 and 4 mo of age by semiquantitative immunoblotting. Mean systolic blood pressure was higher in obese rats relative to lean at 3 mo, P < 0.02. Furthermore, circulating insulin levels were 6- or 13-fold higher in obese rats compared with lean at 2 or 4 mo of age, respectively. The abundances of the alpha(1)-subunit of Na-K-ATPase, the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (NCC or TSC), and the beta-subunit of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) were all significantly increased in the obese rats' kidneys. There were no differences for the sodium hydrogen exchanger (NHE3), the bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-2Cl cotransporter (NKCC2 or BSC1), the type II sodium-phosphate cotransporter (NaPi-2), or the alpha-subunit of ENaC. These selective increases could possibly increase sodium retention by the kidney and therefore could play a role in obesity-related hypertension.
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- C A Bickel
- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, 4000 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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The regulation of body weight is a complex process which relies on a balance between supply of nutrients and demand on these nutrients in the form of energy expenditure. Various central and peripheral mechanisms play a crucial role in maintaining this balance. While various neuropeptides in the central nervous system (CNS), particularly in the hypothalamus, maintain the necessary harmony between hyperphagia and anorexia, peripheral signals arising from the gastrointestinal tract (cholecystokinin-8 [CCK-8], amylin), pancreas (insulin) and adipose tissue (leptin) provide the necessary stimuli or a feedback inhibition for the synthesis and secretion of these hypothalamic neuropeptides. Various metabolites of the carbohydrate and fat metabolism are also involved in regulating the neuronal activity in the hypothalamus which ultimately leads to a release of key neuropeptides. In addition to the central mechanisms, peripheral mechanisms that regulate energy expenditure, particularly in the brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle, are critical in maintaining the overall balance. Insight into these mechanisms sets the stage for developing novel strategies in the treatment of emerging childhood diseases such as obesity, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia. Further, delineation of these processes in the fetus and newborn sets the stage for investigating their role in molding the adult phenotype due to intrauterine adaptations.
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- S U Devaskar
- Department of Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine & Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USA.
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Robinson TN, Kiernan M, Matheson DM, Haydel KF. Is parental control over children's eating associated with childhood obesity? Results from a population-based sample of third graders. OBESITY RESEARCH 2001; 9:306-12. [PMID: 11346672 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2000.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Identifying parental behaviors that influence childhood obesity is critical for the development of effective prevention and treatment programs. Findings from a prior laboratory study suggest that parents who impose control over their children's eating may interfere with their children's ability to regulate intake, potentially resulting in overweight. These findings have been widely endorsed; however, the direct relationship between parental control of children's intake and their children's degree of overweight has not been shown in a generalized sample. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES This study surveyed 792 third-grade children with diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds from 13 public elementary schools. Parental control over children's intake was assessed through telephone interviews using a state-of-the-art instrument, and children were measured for height, weight, and triceps skinfold thickness. RESULTS Counter to the hypothesis, parental control over children's intake was inversely associated with overweight in girls, as measured by body mass index, r = -0.12, p < 0.05, and triceps skinfolds, r = -0.11, p < 0.05. This weak relationship became only marginally significant when controlling for parents' perceptions of their own weight, level of household education, and children's age. No relationship between parental control of children's intake and their children's degree of overweight was found in boys. DISCUSSION Previous observations of the influence of parental control over children's intake in middle-class white families did not generalize to 8- to 9-year-olds in families with diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. The present findings reveal a more complex relationship between parental behaviors and children's weight status.
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- T N Robinson
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA.
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Mammès O, Aubert R, Betoulle D, Péan F, Herbeth B, Visvikis S, Siest G, Fumeron F. LEPR gene polymorphisms: associations with overweight, fat mass and response to diet in women. Eur J Clin Invest 2001; 31:398-404. [PMID: 11380591 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2001.00843.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND In humans, a mutation of the leptin receptor gene (LEPR) leads to a rare obese syndrome of mendelian inheritance. However, obesity in humans results from interactions between genes and environment, mainly nutritional factors. Variations at the LEPR locus could be involved in the regulation of body weight. DESIGN Genetic variations at the LEPR locus were screened in a selection of 30 French overweight subjects by Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP) analysis, then an association study between genotypes and obesity phenotypes was performed in 179 French overweight patients recruited from the Nutrition Department of Bichat Hospital in Paris who were prescribed a low calorie diet and in 387 unrelated volunteers (98 overweight, 289 normal weight) drawn from the Stanislas Family Study in Nancy. RESULTS Two new genetic variants were found: T + 70-->C (exon 1) and Asp (A) 96 Asp (G) (exon 4). In Nancy, the T + 70-->C polymorphism was associated with fat mass adjusted for BMI in women (P = 0.025). The genotype and allele frequencies of the Ser (T) 343 Ser (C) polymorphism (exon 9) were significantly different between normal and overweight women, with the T allele being more frequent in the overweight group (T frequency in Nancy, 0.82; in Nancy + Paris, 0.79) than in the normal weight group (0.69; P = 0.017 vs. Nancy overweight, P = 0.003 vs. Nancy + Paris overweight). In women from Nancy, fat mass adjusted for BMI was significantly associated with this polymorphism (P = 0.01). The overweight women carrying the C allele of this polymorphism lost more weight in response to low calorie diet than the non carriers (P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS In women, genetic variations at the LEPR gene level are associated with overweight and fat mass in a cross sectional study and with response to low calorie diet in an intervention study. These results indicate that variations at the leptin receptor locus are associated with common obesity phenotypes and are a part of the polygenic influences on the response to nutritional environment.
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- O Mammès
- Xavier Bichat Medicine School, Paris, France
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Lindell K, Bennett PA, Itoh Y, Robinson IC, Carlsson LM, Carlsson B. Leptin receptor 5'untranslated regions in the rat: relative abundance, genomic organization and relation to putative response elements. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2001; 172:37-45. [PMID: 11165038 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-7207(00)00382-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hypothalamic sensitivity to leptin has been suggested to be important for regulation of body fat mass. Mice heterozygous for a mutation in the leptin receptor (leptin-R) have an increased body fat mass suggesting that the abundance of leptin-R may be an important determinator of leptin sensitivity. Leptin-R cDNAs from several species contain alternative 5'untranslated regions (5'UTRs), suggesting that several distinct regulatory regions may exist. To investigate possible mechanisms by which leptin-R expression may be regulated, we searched for possible alternative 5'UTRs of the leptin-R in the rat and determined their location in relation to putative response elements. Four leptin-R 5'UTRs (exons 1A-1D), which diverged 23 bp upstream of the start codon, were identified by 5'Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends (5'RACE) and sequencing. Exons 1B and 1C were present in 31 and 61%, respectively, of all leptin-R transcripts in the hypothalamus as determined by a ribonuclease protection assay. Analysis of the 5' flanking genomic sequences revealed an imperfect estrogen response element (ERE), two Spl-sites, three CCAAT-boxes and one octamer. Exons 1A and 1D corresponded to a putative second gene, encoding the OB-Receptor Gene Related Protein (OB-RGRP), which is transcribed from a promoter shared with the leptin-R. DNA sequencing revealed that the rat OB-RGRP had 98 and 97% homology with the mouse and human sequence, respectively. We report here that transcription of the rat leptin-R gene may generate transcripts with four alternative 5'UTRs. The presence of a putative ERE, close to the most frequently used transcriptional start sites of the leptin-R gene in the hypothalamus, provides a possible mechanism by which estrogen may exert its effects on food intake.
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- K Lindell
- Research Centre for Endocrinology and Metabolism (RCEM), Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gröna Stråket 8, Göteborg University, SE-413 45, Göteborg, Sweden
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