Increased feeding in fatty Zucker rats by the thiazolidinedione BRL 49653 (rosiglitazone) and the possible involvement of leptin and hypothalamic neuropeptide Y

British Journal of Pharmacology
Q WangG Williams

Abstract

1. The thiazolidinedione BRL 49653 (rosiglitazone) induces hyperphagia and weight gain in obese, insulin-resistant fatty Zucker rats but not in lean insulin-sensitive rats. We investigated whether these responses might involve neuropeptide Y (NPY), leptin and insulin. 2. BRL 49653 (1 mg kg(-1) day(-1), orally) was given for 7 or 20 days to fatty and lean Zucker and Wistar rats. 3. In lean rats of either strain, BRL 49653 had no effect on food intake, body weight, plasma insulin and corticosterone, NPY or NPY mRNA levels. 4. Fatty rats given BRL 49653 showed a 30% increase in food intake and accelerated body weight gain (both P<0.01) after 7 and 20 days, but without significant changes in regional hypothalamic NPY or NPY mRNA levels. 5. Plasma leptin levels were twice as high in untreated fatty Zucker rats as in lean rats (P<0.01), but were unaffected by BRL 49653 given for 20 days. However, BRL 49653 reduced insulin levels by 42% and increased corticosterone levels by 124% in fatty rats (both P<0.01). 6. Hyperphagia induced in fatty Zucker rats by BRL 49653 does not appear to be mediated by either a fall in circulating leptin levels or increased activity of hypothalamic NPYergic neurones. The fall in plasma insulin and/or rise ...Continue Reading

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