title: Peripheral chemerin administration modulates hypothalamic control of feeding.
abstract: Chemerin is a recently identified adipokine that is involved in the regulation of adipogenesis, energy metabolism, and inflammation. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of chemerin on food intake, body weight and hypothalamic peptidergic and aminergic modulators which play a pivotal role in feeding regulation in rats. Male adult Wistar rats were intraperitoneally injected, daily for 17 days at 9.00am, with either vehicle (saline; N=12) or chemerin (8μg/kg; N=12) and (16μg/kg; N=12). Food intake was recorded 24h after each administration. Animals were sacrificed 24h after the last injection. Total RNA was extracted from hypothalami and reverse transcribed to evaluate gene expression of agouti-related peptide (AgRP), neuropeptide Y (NPY), orexin-A, corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRH), pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART). Furthermore, we evaluated the effect of chemerin on dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin steady state concentrations in rat hypothalamus homogenate, and monoamine release from rat hypothalamic synaptosomes. Chemerin administration (8 and 16μg/kg) decreased both food intake and body weight compared to vehicle, possibly associated with a significant increase in serotonin synthesis and release, in the hypothalamus. On the other hand, the pattern of gene expression following chemerin administration indicates a minor role played by chemerin as a peripheral appetite-regulating signal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: brunetti@unich.it.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brunetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: gorlando@unich.it.
authors.forename: Giustino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: cferrante@unich.it.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrante
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: lrecinella@unich.it.
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Recinella
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: s.leone@unich.it.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: achiavaroli@unich.it.
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiavaroli
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: c.dinisio@unich.it.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Nisio
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: rugia82@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Rugia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shohreh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: fabiomanippa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manippa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: adrianaricciuti@virgilio.it.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ricciuti
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, "G. d'Annunzio" University, via dei Vestini 31, 66013 Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: mvacca@unich.it.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vacca
mesh_terms: D054392:Adipokines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001069:Appetite Regulation; D015306:Biogenic Monoamines / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018925:Chemokines; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D015870:Gene Expression; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D054392:Adipokines; D015306:Biogenic Monoamines; D018925:Chemokines; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C560738:Rarres2 protein, rat
keywords: 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid; 5-HIIA; 5-HT; 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid; ARC; AgRP; Agouti-related peptide; CART; CRH; Chemerin; DA; DOPAC; Feeding; HVA; NE; NPY; Orexin A; POMC; Real-time RT PCR; Serotonin; agouti-related peptide; arcuate nucleus; cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript; corticotrophin releasing hormone; dopamine; homovanillic acid; l-dopa; levodopa; neuropeptide Y; norepinephrine; pro-opiomelanocortin; real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; serotonin