Lack of NPY in neurotensin neurons leads to a lean phenotype
In: Neuropeptides, Jg. 80 (2019-08-07)
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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) producing neurons in the arcuate nucleus (Arc) of the hypothalamus are essential to the regulation of food intake and energy homeostasis. Whilst they have classically been thought to co-express agouti-related peptide (AgRP), it is now clear that there is a sub-population of NPY neurons in the Arc that do not. Here, we show that a subset of AgRP-negative, NPY-positive neurons in the Arc also express neurotensin (NTS) and we use an NTS-Cre line to investigate the function of this sub-population of NPY neurons. The lack of NPY in NTS-positive neurons led to a marked reduction in fat mass and bodyweight as well as a significant reduction in food intake in male NPYlox/lox; NTScre/+ mice compared to controls. Despite the reduction in food intake, overall energy expenditure was similar between genotypes due to concomitant reduction in activity in NPYlox/lox; NTScre/+ mice. Furthermore, cortical bone mass was significantly reduced in NPYlox/lox;NTScre/+ mice with no evident alterations in the cancellous bone compartment, likely due to reduced leptin levels as a result of their reduced adiposity. Taken together, these data suggest that the sub-population of Arc NPY neurons expressing NTS are critical for regulating food intake, activity and fat mass but are not directly involved in the control of bone mass.
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Lack of NPY in neurotensin neurons leads to a lean phenotype
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Chi Kin Ip ; Lee, Nicola J. ; Enriquez, Ronaldo F. ; Herzog, Herbert ; Qi, Yue |
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Zeitschrift: | Neuropeptides, Jg. 80 (2019-08-07) |
Veröffentlichung: | 2019 |
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ISSN: | 1532-2785 (print) |
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