Altered feeding responses in mice with targeted disruption of the dopamine-3 receptor gene.
Dopamine signaling has been implicated in the control of food intake and body weight. In particular, dopamine is important in the control of meal size and number and is thought to mediate the response to metabolic deprivation states. In the present experiments, the authors assessed the role of the dopamine-3 receptor (D3R) in the feeding responses to 2-deoxy-D-glucose, mercaptoacetate, and peripheral insulin. All 3 compounds increased food intake in wild-type mice, but the hyperphagic responses were blunted in D3R-/- mice. In other experiments, D3R-/- mice were hyperresponsive to the administration of amylin and leptin relative to wild-type mice. These results support the hypothesis that D3Rs chronically inhibit the effects of adiposity hormones, thereby contributing to a net anabolic state.
Benoit
Stephen C
SC
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0559, USA. stephen.benoit@uc.edu
McQuade
John-Andrews
JA
Clegg
Deborah J
DJ
Xu
Ming
M
Rushing
Paul A
PA
Woods
Stephen C
SC
Seeley
Randy J
RJ
D000818:Animals; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D012528:Satiety Response; D013864:Thioglycolates
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D013864:Thioglycolates; C017487:2-mercaptoacetate; D003847:Deoxyglucose