Central and peripheral immunoreactivity of melanin-concentrating hormone in hypothalamic obese and lactating rats

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作者
Sun, G [1 ]
Tian, Z
Murata, T
Narita, K
Honda, K
Higuchi, T
机构
[1] Qingdao Univ, Affiliated Hosp Qingdao Med Coll, Dept Lab Med, Qingdao 266003, Peoples R China
[2] Fukui Med Univ, Dept Physiol, Matsuoka, Fukui, Japan
[3] Fukui Med Univ, Dept Radiol, Matsuoka, Fukui, Japan
关键词
melanin-concentrating hormone; ventromedial hypothalamus; paraventricular nucleus; lateral hypothalamus; lactation; immunofluorescence;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2826.2004.01124.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is believed to be an important orexigenic peptide mainly localized in the lateral hypothalamic area. its involvement in the hyperphagia induced by hypothalamic lesions and lactation remains unclear. In this study, we investigated MCH immunoreactivity in the hypothalamus using immunohistochemistry and MCH concentration in the peripheral circulation using an enzyme immunoassay in rats with a lesion in the ventromedial hypothalamus or the paraventricular nucleus, and in lactating rats. Bilateral lesions of the ventromedial or paraventricular nuclei were performed using an electrolytic method. Quantification of immunoreactivity by image analysis revealed that the number and mean staining intensity of MCH-immunoreactive neurones in the lateral hypothalamic area and the zona incerta were significantly decreased by both types of lesions compared to sham controls, whereas circulating MCH concentration was not significantly different on day 7 postlesion. By contrast, in lactating rats on days 11-12 postpartum, the expression of MCH in the lateral hypothalamic area and the zona incerta was significantly increased compared to nonlactating controls. Circulating MCH concentration was not changed in lactating rats. These results suggest that hyperphagia induced by lactation, but not hypothalamic lesion, might be induced by excessive expression of MCH in the lateral hypothalamic area and the zona incerta.
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