A circulating ghrelin mimetic attenuates light-induced phase delay of mice and light-induced Fos expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of rats
Por:
Yi, CX, Challet E., Pévet P., Kalsbeek A., Escobar C., Buijs R.M.
Publicada:
1 abr 2008
Categoría:
Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Resumen:
Anatomical evidence suggests that the ventromedial arcuate nucleus (vmARC) is a route for circulating hormonal communications to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Whether this vmARC-SCN connection is involved in the modulation of circadian activity of the SCN is not yet known. We recently demonstrated, in rats, that intravenous (i.v.) injection of a ghrelin mimetic, GHRP-6, during the daytime activated neurons in the vmARC and reduced the normal endogenous daytime Fos expression in the SCN. In the present study we show that i.v. administration of GHRP-6 decreases light-induced Fos expression at ZT13 in the rat SCN by 50%, indicating that light-induced changes in the SCN Fos expression can also be reduced by GHRP-6. Because it is difficult to study light-induced phase changes in rats, we examined the functional effects of GHRP-6 on light-induced phase shifts in mice and demonstrated that peripherally injected GHRP-6 attenuates light-induced phase delays at ZT13 by 45%. However, light-induced Fos expression in the mice SCN was not blocked by GHRP-6. These results illustrate that acute stimulation of the ghrelinergic system may modulate SCN activity, but that its effect on light-induced phase shifts and Fos expression in the SCN might be species related. © The Authors (2008).
Filiaciones:
Challet E.:
Department of Neurobiology of Rhythms, Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, Université Louis Pasteur, France
Pévet P.:
Department of Neurobiology of Rhythms, Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, Université Louis Pasteur, France
Kalsbeek A.:
Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Escobar C.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Dept Anat, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Buijs R.M.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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