PMID- 29262334 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180720 LR - 20220129 IS - 2211-1247 (Electronic) VI - 21 IP - 12 DP - 2017 Dec 19 TI - Modulation of SF1 Neuron Activity Coordinately Regulates Both Feeding Behavior and Associated Emotional States. PG - 3559-3572 LID - S2211-1247(17)31756-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.11.089 [doi] AB - Feeding requires the integration of homeostatic drives with emotional states relevant to food procurement in potentially hostile environments. The ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) regulates feeding and anxiety, but how these are controlled in a concerted manner remains unclear. Using pharmacogenetic, optogenetic, and calcium imaging approaches with a battery of behavioral assays, we demonstrate that VMH steroidogenic factor 1 (SF1) neurons constitute a nutritionally sensitive switch, modulating the competing motivations of feeding and avoidance of potentially dangerous environments. Acute alteration of SF1 neuronal activity alters food intake via changes in appetite and feeding-related behaviors, including locomotion, exploration, anxiety, and valence. In turn, intrinsic SF1 neuron activity is low during feeding and increases with both feeding termination and stress. Our findings identify SF1 neurons as a key part of the neurocircuitry that controls both feeding and related affective states, giving potential insights into the relationship between disordered eating and stress-associated psychological disorders in humans. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Viskaitis, Paulius AU - Viskaitis P AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Irvine, Elaine E AU - Irvine EE AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Smith, Mark A AU - Smith MA AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Choudhury, Agharul I AU - Choudhury AI AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Alvarez-Curto, Elisa AU - Alvarez-Curto E AD - Centre for Translational Pharmacology, Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. FAU - Glegola, Justyna A AU - Glegola JA AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Hardy, Darran G AU - Hardy DG AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Pedroni, Silvia M A AU - Pedroni SMA AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Paiva Pessoa, Maria R AU - Paiva Pessoa MR AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Fernando, Anushka B P AU - Fernando ABP AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Katsouri, Loukia AU - Katsouri L AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Sardini, Alessandro AU - Sardini A AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Ungless, Mark A AU - Ungless MA AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. FAU - Milligan, Graeme AU - Milligan G AD - Centre for Translational Pharmacology, Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. FAU - Withers, Dominic J AU - Withers DJ AD - MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. Electronic address: d.withers@imperial.ac.uk. LA - eng GR - BB/K019864/1/BB_/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom GR - MC_U120085816/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - MC_U120097114/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Cell Rep JT - Cell reports JID - 101573691 RN - 0 (RNA Splicing Factors) RN - 0 (Sf1 protein, mouse) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anxiety/metabolism/*physiopathology MH - Appetite MH - Calcium/metabolism MH - *Emotions MH - Exploratory Behavior MH - *Feeding Behavior MH - Female MH - Hypothalamus/cytology/metabolism/*physiology MH - Locomotion MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Neurons/metabolism/*physiology MH - RNA Splicing Factors/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC5746599 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Ventromedial hypothalamus OT - affective state OT - chemogenetics OT - feeding OT - optogenetics OT - steroidogenic factor 1 OT - stress response EDAT- 2017/12/21 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/22 06:00 PMCR- 2017/12/19 CRDT- 2017/12/21 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/10/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/11/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/12/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2211-1247(17)31756-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.11.089 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Rep. 2017 Dec 19;21(12):3559-3572. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.11.089.