title: Modulation of food intake by mTOR signalling in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in male rats: focus on ghrelin and nesfatin-1.
abstract: Previous studies have demonstrated that mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling in the hypothalamus is involved in the control of energy homeostasis. The aim of this study was to characterize the effect of mTOR signalling in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMNV) on energy intake. Phospho-mTOR was detected in the DMNV neurons, and its levels were increased by energy deprivation. Rapamycin significantly inhibited mTOR activity and reduced food intake when administrated into the fourth ventricle. Exposure of DMNV neurons to ghrelin increased the phosphorylation of mTOR. Injection of ghrelin into the fourth ventricle significantly increased food intake relative to the control vehicle. Pretreatment with rapamycin for 15 min attenuated the orexigenic effect of ghrelin. A reduction in the phosphorylation of mTOR was observed following injection of nesfatin-1 into the fourth ventricle. When administrated by injection into the fourth ventricle, nesfatin-1 suppressed food intake in comparison with the control vehicle. The anorexigenic effect of nesfatin-1 was significantly attenuated by pretreatment with leucine for 15 min. All these findings suggest that mTOR signalling in the DMNV neurons regulates both the nutrient and the hormonal signals for the modulation of food intake.
authors: W. Zhang: University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, 1150 West Medical Center Drive, 1520B MSRB I, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. weizhenz@umich.edu.
authors: Weizhen
authors: W
authors: Zhang
authors: Chao
authors: C
authors: Zhang
authors: Danielle
authors: D
authors: Fritze
authors: Biaoxin
authors: B
authors: Chai
authors: Jiyao
authors: J
authors: Li
authors: Michael W
authors: MW
authors: Mulholland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005215:Fasting / Q000502:physiology; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000080866:Nucleobindins; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D054439:Ghrelin; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C000630652:Nucb1 protein, rat; D000080866:Nucleobindins; C546845:mTOR protein, rat; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
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