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Norepinephrine, dopamine, and 5-HT release from perfused hypothalamus of the rat during feeding induced by neuropeptide Y.

Abstract：

:In the unrestrained rat, the hyperphagic-like ingestion of food evoked by the sustained elevation of neuropeptide-Y (NPY) in the hypothalamus was correlated with the release and turnover of monoaminergic transmitters in this structure. A single guide tube was implanted stereotaxically in the perifornical region of the hypothalamus for localized push-pull perfusion of an artificial CSF vehicle or NPY1-36 in a concentration of 10, 50, or 100 ng/1.0 microliters. After the rat was fully satiated, a site reactive to NPY was perfused repeatedly at a rate of 20 microliters/min for 6.0 min with an interval of 6.0-12 min elapsing between each perfusion. Samples of perfusate were analyzed by HPLC with coulometric detection for DA, HVA, DOPAC, NE, MHPG, 5-HT, and 5-HIAA. Although control perfusions were without effect on feeding or monoamine activity, NPY evoked mean cumulative intakes of food of 14 +/- 2.4, 25.6 +/- 3.0 and 26.5 +/- 3.2 g in response to 10, 50, or 100 ng/microliter concentrations of NPY, respectively, over the 4.0-5.0 hr test interval. HPLC analyses showed that during feeding the release of both NE and DA was enhanced significantly. The turnover of both catecholamines likewise increased significantly as reflected by the elevated levels of MHPG, DOPAC and HVA. However, neither the basal efflux of 5-HT nor its turnover, as reflected by the output of 5-HIAA, was affected during feeding induced by NPY perfused in the hypothalamus. These results suggest that a sustained elevation of NPY in the hypothalamus causes a perturbation in the basal activity of NE and DA which are both implicated in the neuronal mechanism regulating normal eating behavior. Thus, these catecholamine neurotransmitters are envisaged to comprise an intermediary step in the functional role played by NPY in the hypothalamus in integrating the control of energy metabolism and caloric intake.

journal_name

Neurochem Res

journal_title

Neurochemical research

authors

Myers RD,Lankford MF,Paez X

doi

10.1007/BF00967290

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pub_date

1992-11-01 00:00:00

pages

1123-32

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eissn

0364-3190

issn

1573-6903

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Norepinephrine, dopamine, and 5-HT release from perfused hypothalamus of the rat during feeding induced by neuropeptide Y.