α -MSH Influences the Excitability of Feeding-Related Neurons in the Hypothalamus and Dorsal Vagal Complex of Rats

BioMed Research International
Hong-Zai GuanXi Chen

Abstract

Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) is processed from proopiomelanocortin (POMC) and acts on the melanocortin receptors, MC3 and MC4. α-MSH plays a key role in energy homeostasis. In the present study, to shed light on the mechanisms by which α-MSH exerts its anorectic effects, extracellular neuronal activity was recorded in the hypothalamus and the dorsal vagal complex (DVC) of anesthetized rats. We examined the impact of α-MSH on glucose-sensing neurons and gastric distension (GD) sensitive neurons. In the lateral hypothalamus (LHA), α-MSH inhibited 75.0% of the glucose-inhibited (GI) neurons. In the ventromedial nucleus (VMN), most glucose-sensitive neurons were glucose-excited (GE) neurons, which were mainly activated by α-MSH. In the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), α-MSH suppressed the majority of GI neurons and excited most GE neurons. In the DVC, among the 20 GI neurons examined for a response to α-MSH, 1 was activated, 16 were depressed, and 3 failed to respond. Nineteen of 24 GE neurons were activated by α-MSH administration. Additionally, among the 42 DVC neurons examined for responses to GD, 23 were excited (GD-EXC) and 19 were inhibited (GD-INH). Fifteen of 20 GD-EXC neurons were excited, whereas 11 out of 1...Continue Reading

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