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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
In the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC), pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons inhibit feeding and neuropeptide-Y (NPY) neurons stimulate feeding. We tested whether neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH), a known satiety center, activate anorexigenic neuronal pathways in the ARC by projecting either excitatory synaptic inputs to POMC neurons and/or inhibitory inputs to NPY neurons. Using laser scanning photostimulation in brain slices from transgenic mice, we found that POMC and NPY neurons, which are interspersed in the ARC, are nevertheless regulated by anatomically distinct synaptic inputs. POMC neurons received strong excitatory input from the medial VMH (mVMH), whereas NPY neurons did not and, instead, received weak inhibitory input only from within the ARC. The strength of the excitatory input from the mVMH to POMC neurons was diminished by fasting. These data identify a new molecularly defined circuit that is dynamically regulated by nutritional state in a manner consistent with the known role of the VMH as a satiety center.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1097-6256
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1356-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Action Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Arcuate Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Brain Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Fasting, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Glutamic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Lasers, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Leptin, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Nerve Net, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Neural Networks (Computer), pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Neuronal Plasticity, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Neuropeptide Y, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Photic Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Pro-Opiomelanocortin, pubmed-meshheading:16172601-Synapses
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Topographic mapping of VMH --> arcuate nucleus microcircuits and their reorganization by fasting.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Ave., New York, New York 10021, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural