Mediation of the behavioral, endocrine and thermoregulatory actions of ghrelin

Hormones and Behavior
M JászberényiG Telegdy

Abstract

The action of ghrelin on telemetrically recorded motor activity and the transmission of the effects of this neuropeptide on spontaneous and exploratory motor activity and some related endocrine and homeostatic parameters were investigated. Different doses (0.5-5 microg) of ghrelin administered intracerebroventricularly caused significant increases in both square crossing and rearing activity in the "open-field" apparatus, while only the dose of 5 microg evoked a significant increase in the spontaneous locomotor activity recorded by telemetry. Ghrelin also induced significant increases in corticosterone release and core temperature. To determine the transmission of these neuroendocrine actions, the rats were pretreated with different antagonists, such as a corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) antagonist (alpha-helical CRH(9-41)), the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor Nomega-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME), haloperidol, cyproheptadine or the cyclooxygenase inhibitor noraminophenazone (NAP). The open-field and biotelemetric observations revealed that the motor responses were diminished by pretreatment with the CRH antagonist and haloperidol. In the case of HPA (hypothalamic pituitary adrenal) activation, only cyproheptadine ...Continue Reading

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