Abstract
Nesfatin-1 is a central anorectic peptide derived from the precursor protein nucleobindin-2 (NUCB2). In the present study, the changes in hypothalamic NUCB2 mRNA expression and their responses to food deprivation during the neonatal to pre-pubertal period (postnatal days 10, 20, and 30) were evaluated in male and female rats. The rats' serum leptin levels were also measured because NUCB2 mRNA expression is positively regulated by leptin. In both the female and male rats, hypothalamic NUCB2 mRNA expression tended to fall throughout development. Similarly, higher serum leptin levels were detected on postnatal day 10 than on postnatal days 20 and 30 in both sexes. Hypothalamic NUCB2 mRNA expression was positively correlated with the serum leptin level in both the female and male rats; however, the relationship was not significant in males. The hypothalamic NUCB2 mRNA levels of the fed and 24h fasted groups did not differ at any time point in either sex. On the other hand, the serum leptin levels of the 24h fasted group were significantly lower than those of the fed group at all time points in both sexes. It can be speculated that the upregulation of hypothalamic leptin activity might induce a transient increase in hypothalamic NUC...Continue Reading
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