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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-6
pubmed:abstractText
Orexin-A and -B (hypocretin-1 and -2) have been implicated in the stimulation of feeding. Here we show the effector neurons and signaling mechanisms for the orexigenic action of orexins in rats. Immunohistochemical methods showed that orexin axon terminals contact with neuropeptide Y (NPY)- and proopiomelanocortin (POMC)-positive neurons in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) of the rats. Microinjection of orexins into the ARC markedly increased food intake. Orexins increased cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) in the isolated neurons from the ARC, which were subsequently shown to be immunoreactive for NPY. The increases in [Ca(2+)](i) were inhibited by blockers of phospholipase C (PLC), protein kinase C (PKC) and Ca(2+) uptake into endoplasmic reticulum. The stimulation of food intake and increases in [Ca(2+)](i) in NPY neurons were greater with orexin-A than with orexin-B, indicative of involvement of the orexin-1 receptor (OX(1)R). In contrast, orexin-A and -B equipotently attenuated [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations and decreased [Ca(2+)](i) levels in POMC-containing neurons. These effects were counteracted by pertussis toxin, suggesting involvement of the orexin-2 receptor and Gi/Go subtypes of GTP-binding proteins. Orexins also decreased [Ca(2+)](i) levels in glucose-responsive neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH), a satiety center. Leptin exerted opposite effects on these three classes of neurons. These results demonstrate that orexins directly regulate NPY, POMC and glucose-responsive neurons in the ARC and VMH, in a manner reciprocal to leptin. Orexin-A evokes Ca(2+) signaling in NPY neurons via OX(1)R-PLC-PKC and IP(3) pathways. These neural pathways and intracellular signaling mechanisms may play key roles in the orexigenic action of orexins.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fura-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glucose, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intracellular Signaling Peptides..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Leptin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neuropeptide Y, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neuropeptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pertussis Toxin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pro-Opiomelanocortin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/orexins
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0953-816X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1524-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Calcium Signaling, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Drug Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Eating, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Fura-2, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Hypothalamus, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Leptin, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Models, Neurological, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Neuropeptide Y, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Neuropeptides, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Pertussis Toxin, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Pro-Opiomelanocortin, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:15066149-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Orexins (hypocretins) directly interact with neuropeptide Y, POMC and glucose-responsive neurons to regulate Ca 2+ signaling in a reciprocal manner to leptin: orexigenic neuronal pathways in the mediobasal hypothalamus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Division of Integrative Physiology, Jichi Medical School, Minamikawachi, Kawachi, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't