title: The anorectic effects of alpha-lipoicacid are mediated by central AMPK and are not due to taste aversion in chicken (Gallus gallus).
abstract: AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an evolutionary conserved cellular energy sensor, which plays a pivotal role in mammalian energy homeostasis. The present study was aimed to explore the possible involvement of hypothalamic AMPK in feed intake regulation of broiler chickens. Hence, diets with 0, 0.05% or 0.1% α-lipoicacid (α-LA), a known AMPK inhibitor in mammals, were provided to broiler chicks for 7days. Alpha-LA exerted an anorectic effect, and the conditioned taste aversion test demonstrated that the effect was due to the alteration in satiety and not taste effects. However, the curtailed feed intake induced by α-LA disappeared on day 7. Hypothalamic AMPKα1 mRNA levels were significantly decreased by the dietary α-LA in concert with the reduced abundance in total AMPKα protein. The phosphorylated AMPKα was also decreased to a similar extend, resulting in an unaltered phosphorylated AMPKα/total AMPKα ratio. In addition, hypothalamic corticotropin releasing hormone mRNA levels were enhanced by α-LA. Interestingly, the mRNA expressions of hypothalamic orexigenic agouti-related peptide and neuropeptide Y were up-regulated, while the anorexigenic proopiomelanocortin and its transcription regulator hypoxia-inducible factor-1α were down-regulated, probably as a physiological reaction in order to counteract the altered energy balance. In conclusion, dietary α-LA decreased feed intake of broiler chicks. The anorectic effect was due to the reduced hypothalamic phosphorylated AMPKα as reflected in its decreased mRNA and protein levels. However, the anorectic effect of α-LA was progressively diminished after 7days of treatment, likely by a physiological counteractive feedback via changing neuropeptides involved in energy balance regulation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Yufeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Leuven, Belgium; Animal Science Unit, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Everaert
authors.affiliation: Division Mebios, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Ketelaere
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Hilke
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Willemsen
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Eddy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Decuypere
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Livestock Physiology, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: johan.buyse@biw.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buyse
mesh_terms: D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054369:Agouti-Related Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D002645:Chickens; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000378:metabolism; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin / Q000378:metabolism; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D013649:Taste / Q000187:drug effects*; D008063:Thioctic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D054369:Agouti-Related Protein; D001067:Appetite Depressants; D051795:Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D021122:Protein Subunits; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin; D008063:Thioctic Acid; D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
keywords: Alpha-lipoicacid; Broiler chicks; Conditioned taste aversion; Feed intake; Hypothalamic AMPK; Neuropeptides