title: Effect of CART in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus on feeding and uncoupling protein gene expression.
abstract: Cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) decreases feeding and body weight after ventricular injection. CART mRNA and peptide are found in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN). The purpose of the present study was to determine effects of PVN-injected CART on feeding and thermogenic capacity. PVN-injected CART (55-102, 100 pmol) significantly decreased NPY-induced feeding at 1, 2 and 4 h, but did not significantly affect deprivation-induced feeding. CART induced gene expression of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), UCP2, and UCP3 in brown and white adipose tissue and biceps femoris muscle respectively. These results indicate the PVN as a specific site of CART action, and suggest that CART in the PVN may have an important influence on energy metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research Service, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Billington
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kotz
mesh_terms: D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005508:Food Deprivation / Q000502:physiology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D007473:Ion Channels; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D010286:Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D022722:Thermogenesis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D000071246:Uncoupling Protein 2; D000071247:Uncoupling Protein 3; D000098882:Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript Protein
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007473:Ion Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C000604373:Ucp1 protein, rat; C000604391:Ucp2 protein, rat; C000604394:Ucp3 protein, rat; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D000071246:Uncoupling Protein 2; D000071247:Uncoupling Protein 3; D000098882:Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript Protein