PMID- 31673099 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201118 LR - 20210110 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Oct 31 TI - Genetic variation affects binge feeding behavior in female inbred mouse strains. PG - 15709 LID - 10.1038/s41598-019-51874-7 [doi] LID - 15709 AB - Identifying genetic variants that regulate binge eating (BE) is critical for understanding the factors that control this behavior and for the development of pharmacological treatment strategies. Although several studies have revealed specific genes capable of affecting BE behavior, less is known about how genetic variation modulates BE. Thus, through a paradigm that promoted binge-like food intake through intermittent access to high calorie diet (HCD), we quantified food-intake in four inbred mouse strains: C57Bl/6J (B6), NOD/LtJ (NOD), 129S1/SvlmJ (S1), and A/J (AJ). We report that genetic variation likely influences the chronic regulation of food intake and the binge-like consumption of a palatable HCD. AJ mice consumed more of both standard chow and HCD than the other three strains tested when both diets were available ad libitum, while S1 mice consumed significantly less HCD than other strains during intermittent HCD access. Behavioral differences were also associated with differential changes in c-Fos immunohistochemistry in brain regions traditionally associated with appetite regulation. Our results identify 129S1/SvlmJ as a strain that exhibits low levels of binge feeding behavior and suggests that this strain could be useful in the investigation of the influence of genetic variation in the control of binge food intake. FAU - Newmyer, Brandon A AU - Newmyer BA AD - Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. FAU - Whindleton, Ciarra M AU - Whindleton CM AD - Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. FAU - Srinivasa, Nandan AU - Srinivasa N AD - Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. FAU - Jones, Marieke K AU - Jones MK AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5045-6725 AD - Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. FAU - Scott, Michael M AU - Scott MM AD - Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. mms8rm@virginia.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191031 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 SB - IM EIN - Sci Rep. 2020 Jan 14;10(1):619. PMID: 31932665 MH - Animals MH - Binge-Eating Disorder/genetics MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - *Feeding Behavior MH - Female MH - *Genetic Variation MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred Strains PMC - PMC6823456 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2019/11/02 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/20 06:00 PMCR- 2019/10/31 CRDT- 2019/11/02 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/10/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/11/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/11/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-019-51874-7 [pii] AID - 51874 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-019-51874-7 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 31;9(1):15709. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51874-7.