title: Glucagon-like peptide-1(7-36)amide induces the release of aspartic acid and glutamine by the ventromedial hypothalamus of the conscious rat.
abstract: Glucagon-like peptide-1(7-36)amide (GLP-1(7-36)amide) and its own receptor have been found in the hypothalamus and brain stem of the rat. In an attempt to gain further insight into the role of this peptide in brain functioning we investigated the effects of GLP-1 (7-36)amide on the release of excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters by the ventromedial hypothalamus using an experimental microdialysis approach. GLP-1(7-36)amide produced an immediate increase in the extracellular concentrations of aspartic acid and glutamine, p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively. By contrast, extracellular concentrations of glutamic acid, alanine, threonine, and tyrosine were unaffected. The results of this study show a stimulatory effect of GLP-1(7-36)amide on the release of aspartic acid and glutamine by the ventromedial hypothalamus of the rat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Gisolfi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Blazquez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mora
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005934:Glucagon; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D005973:Glutamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D007033:Hypothalamus, Middle / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D005973:Glutamine; C055453:glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36)amide; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D005934:Glucagon