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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Food odours are major determinants for food choice; their detection is influenced by nutritional status. Among different metabolic signals, insulin plays a major role in food intake regulation. The aim of the present study was to investigate a potential role of insulin in the olfactory mucosa (OM), using ex vivo tissues and in vitro primary cultures. We first established the expression of insulin receptor (IR) in rat olfactory mucosa. Transcripts of IR-A and IR-B isoforms, as well as IRS-1 and IRS-2, were detected in OM extracts. Using immunocytochemistry, IR protein was located in olfactory receptor neurones, sustentacular and basal cells and in endothelium of the lamina propria vessels. Moreover, the insulin binding capacity of OM was quite high compared to that of olfactory bulb or liver. Besides the main pancreatic insulin source, we demonstrated insulin synthesis at a low level in the OM. Interestingly 48 h of fasting, leading to a decreased plasmatic insulin, increased the number of IR in the OM. Local insulin concentration was also enhanced. These data suggest a control of OM insulin system by nutritional status. Finally, an application of insulin on OM, aiming to mimic postprandial insulin increase, reversibly decreased the amplitude of electro-olfactogramme responses to odorants by approximately 30%. These data provide the first evidence that insulin modulates the most peripheral step of odour detection at the olfactory mucosa level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1365-2826
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1176-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Eating, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Electrophysiology, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Fasting, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Nutritional Status, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Odors, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Olfactory Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Olfactory Receptor Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Radioimmunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Receptor, Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:18752648-Trans-Activators
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of insulin system in the olfactory epithelium: first approaches to its role and regulation.
pubmed:affiliation
INRA, UMR 1197 Neurobiologie de l'Olfaction et de la Prise Alimentaire, Recepteurs et Communication Chimique, Jouy en Josas, France. marie-christine.lacroix@jouy.inra.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't