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ID 112450
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Tungalagsuvd, Altankhuu Tokushima University
Munkhzaya, Munkhsaikhan Tokushima University
Mayila, Yiliyasi Tokushima University
Keywords
PACAP
PAC1
Leptin
Hypothalamus
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
The actions and responses of hypothalamic appetite regulatory and factors change markedly during the neonatal to pre-pubertal period. Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) has been found to play pivotal roles in the regulation of metabolic and nutritional status through its specific receptor PAC1. PACAP/PAC1 have anorectic roles, and their functions are regulated by leptin in adulthood. In the present study, we showed that hypothalamic PACAP mRNA expression decreases during the neonatal to pre-pubertal period (from postnatal day 10 to 30) in both male and female rats. During this period, hypothalamic PACAP mRNA expression was not affected by 24 h fasting in either sex, while the serum leptin levels (leptin is a positive regulator of hypothalamic PACAP expression in adulthood) of both sexes were decreased by fasting. On the other hand, hypothalamic PAC1 mRNA expression did not change during the neonatal to pre-pubertal period in either sex; however, its levels were consistently higher in males than in females. Hypothalamic PAC1 mRNA expression was decreased by 24 h fasting in males, but no such changes were observed in females. These results indicate while hypothalamic PACAP expression is sensitive to a negative energy state and the serum leptin level in adulthood, no such relationships are seen in the pre-pubertal period. In addition, we speculate that differences in the gonadal steroidal milieu might induce sexual dimorphism in the basal hypothalamic PAC1 mRNA level and its response to fasting. The mechanisms responsible for and the physiological effects of such changes in hypothalamic PACAP and PAC1 expression during the developmental period remain to be clarified.
Journal Title
International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience
ISSN
07365748
NCID
AA10637655
AA11531026
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
52
Start Page
33
End Page
37
Published Date
2016-05-12
Rights
© 2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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eng
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Medical Sciences