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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
23
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-9
pubmed:abstractText
Feeding in mammals is a periodic behavior; however, knowledge of how the brain signals an intermittent eating pattern is scanty. Recent indirect evidence indicates that one of the signals encoded in the structure of neuropeptide Y (NPY) is to stimulate robust feeding. Therefore, two series of experiments were undertaken to characterize NPY secretion within the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in association with eating behavior in the rat. Dynamic changes in NPY concentration in several hypothalamic sites and release in the PVN were assessed before and during the course of food consumption in rats trained to eat daily only for 4 h. Only in the PVN were NPY concentrations elevated before the introduction of food and, thereafter, levels decreased significantly during the course of eating. A similar temporal pattern in NPY release into the PVN interstitium was evident in samples collected by push-pull cannula perfusion in unrestrained rats. In addition, in food-deprived rats displaying a robust drive for feeding, NPY release in the PVN was also markedly enhanced in the shape of high-amplitude secretory episodes as compared to a lower release rate in rats receiving food ad libitum. The higher rate of NPY release in fasted rats returned to the control range after 24 h of ad libitum food supply. These findings of intense and dynamic NPY neurosecretory activity within a discrete hypothalamic site in association with an increased drive for food consumption demonstrate that NPY release in the PVN is an important orexigenic signal for periodic eating behavior. These results have important global implications for elucidating the underlying causes of the pathophysiology of eating disorders--anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and obesity--as well as constituting a specific contextual model for the formulation and testing of suitable NPY receptor agonists and antagonists for therapeutic intervention.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10931-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuropeptide Y secretion increases in the paraventricular nucleus in association with increased appetite for food.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.