PMID- 19158410 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090605 LR - 20211020 IS - 0363-6119 (Print) IS - 1522-1490 (Electronic) IS - 0363-6119 (Linking) VI - 296 IP - 4 DP - 2009 Apr TI - Effects of BDNF, T3, and corticosterone on expression of the hypothalamic obesity gene network in vivo and in vitro. PG - R1180-9 LID - 10.1152/ajpregu.90813.2008 [doi] AB - Hypothalamic neuropeptides, neurotrophins, and systemic hormones modulate food intake and body composition. Although advances toward elucidating these interactions have been made, many aspects of the underlying mechanisms remain vague. Hypothalami from fat and lean chicken lines were assessed for differential expression of anabolic/orexigenic and catabolic/anorexigenic genes. Effects of triiodothyronine (T(3)), corticosterone (Cort), and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on expression of anabolic/orexigenic and catabolic/anorexigenic genes were tested in cultures of hypothalamic neurons. From this, we found that BDNF increased and T(3) decreased gene expression for BDNF, leptin receptor (LEPR), pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH), and agouti-related protein (AGRP). Thyroid hormone levels were manipulated during development to show that T(3) inhibited BDNF, TRH, and BDNF receptor gene expression. Delivery of T(3), Cort, T(3) plus Cort, or vehicle in vivo continuously for 72 h indicated that Cort and T(3) have overlapping roles in regulating TRH, LEPR, and POMC gene expression and that Cort and T(3) regulate BDNF, neuropeptide Y, and AGRP in opposite directions. Collectively, these findings suggest that interactions between the neuropeptide BDNF and the hormones T(3) and/or Cort may constitute a homeostatic mechanism that links hypothalamic energy regulation controlling body composition. FAU - Byerly, Mardi S AU - Byerly MS AD - Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20712, USA. FAU - Simon, Jean AU - Simon J FAU - Lebihan-Duval, Elisabeth AU - Lebihan-Duval E FAU - Duclos, Michel J AU - Duclos MJ FAU - Cogburn, Larry A AU - Cogburn LA FAU - Porter, Tom E AU - Porter TE LA - eng GR - MH-20048/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 DK-743802/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 DK074380-02/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 DK074380/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 DK074380-01A1/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20090121 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol JT - American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology JID - 100901230 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 06LU7C9H1V (Triiodothyronine) RN - W980KJ009P (Corticosterone) SB - IM MH - Age Factors MH - Animals MH - Body Composition/genetics MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chick Embryo MH - Chickens MH - Corticosterone/*metabolism MH - Energy Metabolism/genetics MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - *Gene Regulatory Networks MH - Hypothalamus/embryology/*metabolism MH - Neurons/*metabolism MH - Obesity/*genetics/metabolism/physiopathology/veterinary MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Response Elements MH - Triiodothyronine/*metabolism PMC - PMC2698606 EDAT- 2009/01/23 09:00 MHDA- 2009/06/06 09:00 PMCR- 2010/04/01 CRDT- 2009/01/23 09:00 PHST- 2009/01/23 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/01/23 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/06/06 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 90813.2008 [pii] AID - R-90813-2008 [pii] AID - 10.1152/ajpregu.90813.2008 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009 Apr;296(4):R1180-9. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.90813.2008. Epub 2009 Jan 21.