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Preproglucagon neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract are the main source of brain GLP-1, mediate stress-induced hypophagia, and limit unusually large intakes of food
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Holt, Marie K., Richards, James E., Cook, Daniel R., Brierley, Daniel I., Williams, Diana L., Reimann, Frank, Gribble, Fiona M. and Trapp, Stefan (2018) Preproglucagon neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract are the main source of brain GLP-1, mediate stress-induced hypophagia, and limit unusually large intakes of food. Diabetes, 68 (1). pp. 21-33. doi:10.2337/db18-0729 ISSN 0012-1797.
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.2337/db18-0729
Abstract
Centrally administered glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) supresses food intake. Here we demonstrate that GLP-1–producing (PPG) neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) are the predominant source of endogenous GLP-1 within the brain. Selective ablation of NTS PPG neurons by viral expression of diphtheria toxin subunit A substantially reduced active GLP-1 concentrations in brain and spinal cord. Contrary to expectations, this loss of central GLP-1 had no significant effect on the ad libitum feeding of mice, affecting neither daily chow intake nor body weight or glucose tolerance. Only after bigger challenges to homeostasis were PPG neurons necessary for food intake control. PPG-ablated mice increased food intake after a prolonged fast and after a liquid diet preload. Consistent with our ablation data, acute inhibition of hM4Di-expressing PPG neurons did not affect ad libitum feeding; however, it increased refeeding intake after fast and blocked stress-induced hypophagia. Additionally, chemogenetic PPG neuron activation through hM3Dq caused a strong acute anorectic effect. We conclude that PPG neurons are not involved in primary intake regulation but form part of a secondary satiation/satiety circuit, which is activated by both psychogenic stress and large meals. Given their hypophagic capacity, PPG neurons might be an attractive drug target in obesity treatment.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Diabetes | ||||||
Publisher: | American Diabetes Association | ||||||
ISSN: | 0012-1797 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2 October 2018 | ||||||
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Volume: | 68 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 21-33 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.2337/db18-0729 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
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