PMID- 23073237 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130524 LR - 20180924 IS - 1872-9754 (Electronic) IS - 0197-0186 (Linking) VI - 61 IP - 8 DP - 2012 Dec TI - Leptin-induced downregulation of the rat hippocampal somatostatinergic system may potentiate its anorexigenic effects. PG - 1385-96 LID - S0197-0186(12)00304-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.09.019 [doi] AB - The learning and memory mechanisms in the hippocampus translate hormonal signals of energy balance into behavioral outcomes involved in the regulation of food intake. As leptin and its receptors are expressed in the hippocampus and somatostatin (SRIF), an orexigenic neuropeptide, may inhibit leptin-mediated suppression of food intake in other brain areas, we asked whether chronic leptin infusion induces changes in the hippocampal somatostatinergic system and whether these modifications are involved in leptin-mediated effects. We studied 18 male Wistar rats divided into three groups: controls (C), treated intracerebroventricularly (icv) with leptin (12 mug/day) for 14 days (L) and a pair-fed group (PF) that received the same amount of food consumed by the L group. Food restriction increased whereas leptin decreased the hippocampal SRIF receptor density, due to changes in SRIF receptor 2 protein levels. These changes in the PF group were concurrent with an increase of hippocampal G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 protein levels and activation of Akt and cyclic AMP response element binding protein. The inhibitory effect of SRIF on adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity, however, was decreased in L rats, coincident with lower G inhibitory alpha3 and higher AC-I levels as well as signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 3 activation. In addition, 20 male Wistar rats were included to analyze whether the leptin antagonist L39A/D40A/F41A and the SRIF receptor agonist SMS 201-995 modify SRIF signaling and food intake, respectively. Administration of L39A/D40A/F41A reversed changes in SRIF signaling, whereas SMS 201-995 ameliorated food consumption in L. Altogether, these results suggest that increased somatostatinergic tone in PF rats may be a mechanism to improve the hippocampal orexigenic effects in a situation of metabolic demand, whereas down-regulation of this system in L rats may represent a mechanism to enhance the anorexigenic effects of leptin. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Perianes-Cachero, Arancha AU - Perianes-Cachero A AD - Neurobiochemistry Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Alcala, Alcala de Henares, E-28871 Madrid, Spain. FAU - Burgos-Ramos, Emma AU - Burgos-Ramos E FAU - Puebla-Jimenez, Lilian AU - Puebla-Jimenez L FAU - Canelles, Sandra AU - Canelles S FAU - Viveros, Maria Paz AU - Viveros MP FAU - Mela, Virginia AU - Mela V FAU - Chowen, Julie A AU - Chowen JA FAU - Argente, Jesus AU - Argente J FAU - Arilla-Ferreiro, Eduardo AU - Arilla-Ferreiro E FAU - Barrios, Vicente AU - Barrios V LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121013 PL - England TA - Neurochem Int JT - Neurochemistry international JID - 8006959 RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) RN - 0 (Gastrointestinal Agents) RN - 0 (Leptin) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (Receptors, Somatostatin) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (Stat3 protein, rat) RN - 0 (leptin, Ala(39,40,41)-) RN - 51110-01-1 (Somatostatin) RN - D73QL0OMU2 (somatostatin receptor 2) RN - EC 3.6.5.1 (GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go) RN - EC 4.6.1.1 (Adenylyl Cyclases) RN - EC 4.6.1.1 (adenylyl cyclase 1) RN - RWM8CCW8GP (Octreotide) SB - IM MH - Adenylyl Cyclases/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/metabolism MH - Eating/drug effects/*physiology MH - Food Deprivation MH - GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go/metabolism MH - Gastrointestinal Agents/pharmacology MH - Hippocampus/*drug effects/physiology MH - Injections, Intraventricular MH - Leptin/antagonists & inhibitors/*pharmacology/physiology MH - Male MH - Octreotide/pharmacology MH - Protein Isoforms/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Receptors, Somatostatin/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - Somatostatin/*physiology EDAT- 2012/10/18 06:00 MHDA- 2013/05/28 06:00 CRDT- 2012/10/18 06:00 PHST- 2012/05/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/09/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/09/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/10/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/10/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/05/28 06:00 [medline] AID - S0197-0186(12)00304-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.09.019 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurochem Int. 2012 Dec;61(8):1385-96. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.09.019. Epub 2012 Oct 13.