d-Fenfluramine and lorcaserin inhibit the binge-like feeding induced by μ-opioid receptor stimulation of the nucleus accumbens in the rat

Neuroscience Letters
Sarah A Blumenthal, Wayne E Pratt

Abstract

Multiple laboratories have shown that the stimulation of μ-opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) powerfully increases intake of palatable and high-fat diets. Separate studies have demonstrated that serotonin agonists advance satiety processes, and several serotonin-targeting agents have been prescribed to promote weight loss. However, it is unknown if serotonin signaling can modulate the increased feeding elicited by activation of NAcc μ-opioid receptors. These experiments assessed the effects of systemic treatments with the serotonin agonists d-fenfluramine and lorcaserin on the binge-like feeding induced by μ-opioid receptor stimulation of the NAcc in Sprague-Dawley rats. Consistent with previous reports, stimulation of NAcc μ-opioid receptors (with 0.025 μg/0.5 μl/side DAMGO) significantly increased consumption of high-fat vegetable shortening, and systemic treatment with d-fenfluramine and lorcaserin dose-dependently decreased intake. Interestingly, d-fenfluramine and lorcaserin reversed the binge-like feeding observed following stimulation of NAcc μ-opioid receptors. Both serotonergic drugs also attenuated the increases of ambulation observed following administration of DAMGO in the NAcc. These data demonstrate ...Continue Reading

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Nov 13, 2019·Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs·Jose C AppolinarioSusan L McElroy
Feb 10, 2021·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·Katy A van GalenMireille J Serlie
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