In this study we investigated the possibility that preproNPY messenger RNA content may be altered in obese Zucker rats compared to that of their lean littermates
2009
Increased Hypothalamic Content of Preproneuropeptide Y Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Genetically Obese Zucker Rats and Its Regulation by Food Deprivation*
Scholarcy highlights
- Presented in part at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Phoenix, AZ, 1989
- In this study we investigated the possibility that preproNPY messenger RNA content may be altered in obese Zucker rats compared to that of their lean littermates
- The results revealed a 2- to 3-fold increase in preproNPY messenger RNA levels in the hypothalamus of obese animals compared to lean
- An additional RNase protection study was pursued to investigate the effects of 72 h food deprivation on hypothalamic preproNPY mRNA levels in lean and obese animals
- Lean animals displayed an approximate 2-fold increase in preproNPY mRNA content, whereas obese animals showed no significant increase after food deprivation
- These data are consistent with the hypothesis that Neuropeptide Y projections within the hypothalamus are involved in regulating feeding behavior and weight gain, and that disturbed regulation of hypothalamic NPY expression may play a role in the etiology of obesity in the genetically obese Zucker rat.
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