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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
Effects of obesity on gene expression for opioid peptides and neuropeptide-Y (NPY) in the arcuate nucleus (ARC), and on opioid peptides and alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) were examined in obese Zucker rats (18 weeks old). Obese Zucker rats are insulin-resistant, diabetic and hyperleptinemic as indicated by high serum glucose, insulin and leptin levels. ARC proOpiomelanocortin (POMC) mRNA levels were significantly lower in the obese relative to lean Zucker rats and ARC proNeuropeptide Y (proNPY) mRNA levels were higher (P<0.05). There were no differences in proDynorphin and proEnkephalin mRNA levels in the ARC (0.05). Obese Zucker rats had lower alpha-MSH and dynorphin A(1-17) peptide levels in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) (P<0.05), but did not have lower PVN beta-endorphin peptide levels (0.05). The decrease in POMC in the ARC and decrease in alpha-MSH in the PVN seen in the obese Zucker rat in the present study suggest that reduced activity of the melanocortin system in the ARC to PVN pathway may contribute to the related hyperphagia. Reduced activity of the melanocortin system in the ARC to PVN pathway may be due to a disturbance of leptin signaling coupling to POMC.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Blood Glucose, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dynorphins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enkephalins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Insulin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Leptin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neuropeptide Y, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pro-Opiomelanocortin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Precursors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/alpha-MSH, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/beta-Endorphin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/preproenkephalin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/proenkephalin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/proneuropeptide Y
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
862
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
11-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Arcuate Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Dynorphins, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Energy Metabolism, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Enkephalins, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Feeding Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Leptin, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Melanocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Neuropeptide Y, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Pro-Opiomelanocortin, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-Rats, Zucker, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-alpha-MSH, pubmed-meshheading:10799663-beta-Endorphin
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
ARC POMC mRNA and PVN alpha-MSH are lower in obese relative to lean zucker rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Minnesota Obesity Center and Research Service, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.