GLP-1 neurons form a local synaptic circuit within the rodent nucleus of the solitary tract

The Journal of Comparative Neurology
J P CardLinda Rinaman

Abstract

Glutamatergic neurons that express pre-proglucagon (PPG) and are immunopositive (+) for glucagon-like peptide-1 (i.e., GLP-1+ neurons) are located within the caudal nucleus of the solitary tract (cNTS) and medullary reticular formation in rats and mice. GLP-1 neurons give rise to an extensive central network in which GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) signaling suppresses food intake, attenuates rewarding, increases avoidance, and stimulates stress responses, partly via GLP-1R signaling within the cNTS. In mice, noradrenergic (A2) cNTS neurons express GLP-1R, whereas PPG neurons do not. In this study, confocal microscopy in rats confirmed that prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP)+ A2 neurons are closely apposed by GLP-1+ axonal varicosities. Surprisingly, GLP-1+ appositions were also observed on dendrites of PPG/GLP-1+ neurons in both species, and electron microscopy in rats revealed that GLP-1+ boutons form asymmetric synaptic contacts with GLP-1+ dendrites. However, RNAscope confirmed that rat GLP-1 neurons do not express GLP-1R mRNA. Similarly, Ca2+ imaging of somatic and dendritic responses in mouse ex vivo slices confirmed that PPG neurons do not respond directly to GLP-1, and a mouse crossbreeding strategy revealed that <1% of PPG neu...Continue Reading

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