Abstract
In this study we investigated ob gene expression and plasma leptin levels in Psammomys obesus (the Israeli Sand Rat), a polygenic animal model of obesity and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The ob gene was expressed exclusively in adipocytes of Psammomys obesus. DNA sequencing revealed a high degree of homology with other species (90% with mouse, 88% with rat and 79% with human). No ob gene sequence differences were found between lean and obese Psammomys obesus, and the codon 105 mutation found in ob/ob mice was not detected. Ob gene expression in Psammomys obesus correlated with body weight (r = 0.436, p < 0.001), percent body fat (r = 0.645, p < 0.001) and plasma insulin concentration (r = 0.651, p < 0.001). This is the first time that ob gene expression has been shown to increase steadily over a continuous wide range of body weight or plasma insulin in an animal model of obesity. Ob gene expression was significantly elevated in obese compared with lean Psammomys obesus (p < 0.05). No significant difference in ob gene expression was found between the four adipose tissue depots tested. Psammomys obesus plasma leptin levels correlated with body weight (r = 0.36, p < 0.05), percent body fat (r = 0.702, p < 0.01) and pla...Continue Reading
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