PMID- 22285292 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120710 LR - 20161125 IS - 1872-6216 (Electronic) IS - 0047-6374 (Linking) VI - 133 IP - 2-3 DP - 2012 Feb-Mar TI - Effects of aging and caloric restriction on brainstem satiety center signals in rats. PG - 83-91 LID - 10.1016/j.mad.2012.01.004 [doi] AB - Age-related increases of body weight and adiposity, indicating dysregulation of food intake/energy expenditure, can be prevented in rodents by long-term 40% caloric restriction. The dorsal vagal complex (DVC), the brainstem center mediating the satiety reflex, has recently emerged as a determinant effector of long-term feeding adaptation. To study the effects of aging and caloric restriction on satiety circuits, leptin and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling systems were studied in 2- and 19-month-old ad libitum-fed (AL) and 19-month-old calorie-restricted (CR) rats. Age-induced hyperleptinemia in AL rats was correlated with elevated DVC BDNF immunoreactive concentrations and satiety threshold stability, suggesting functional desensitization of the DVC to these signals. To better understand this phenomenon, mRNA levels of receptor and post-receptor signaling effectors were measured by real-time RT-PCR. Aging selectively increased BDNF receptors and suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS-3) mRNA levels. Caloric restriction prevented age-related increases of serum leptin, DVC BDNF and SOCS-3 mRNA levels, but not those of BDNF receptors. In CR rats, prevention of leptin resistance-promoting SOCS-3 induction was also observed at the protein level. This study suggests that leptin post-receptor targets and BDNF signaling play a role in the establishment of age-related DVC dysfunction. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Moyse, Emmanuel AU - Moyse E AD - Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology of Aging, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CRCHUM), Angus Technopole, Montreal, QC, Canada H1W 4A4. emmanuel.moyse@univ-tours.fr FAU - Bedard, Karine AU - Bedard K FAU - Segura, Stephanie AU - Segura S FAU - Mahaut, Stephanie AU - Mahaut S FAU - Tardivel, Catherine AU - Tardivel C FAU - Ferland, Guylaine AU - Ferland G FAU - Lebrun, Bruno AU - Lebrun B FAU - Gaudreau, Pierrette AU - Gaudreau P LA - eng GR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120124 PL - Ireland TA - Mech Ageing Dev JT - Mechanisms of ageing and development JID - 0347227 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Leptin) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Socs2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Socs3 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein) RN - 0 (Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins) SB - IM MH - Adiposity MH - Age Factors MH - *Aging MH - Animals MH - Body Weight MH - Brain Stem/*physiology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Caloric Restriction MH - Eating/*physiology MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Leptin/metabolism MH - Male MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Signal Transduction MH - Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein MH - Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins/metabolism EDAT- 2012/01/31 06:00 MHDA- 2012/07/11 06:00 CRDT- 2012/01/31 06:00 PHST- 2011/02/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/12/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/01/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/01/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/01/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/07/11 06:00 [medline] AID - S0047-6374(12)00006-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mad.2012.01.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mech Ageing Dev. 2012 Feb-Mar;133(2-3):83-91. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2012.01.004. Epub 2012 Jan 24.