Hypothalamic Gene Expression in Sheep for Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript, Pro-Opiomelanocortin, Neuropeptide Y, Agouti-Related Peptide and Leptin Receptor and Responses to Negative Energy Balance

2002 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare L. Adam ◽  
Zoe A. Archer ◽  
Patricia A. Findlay ◽  
Louise Thomas ◽  
Michel Marie
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Neuropeptide Y ◽  
Leptin Receptor ◽  
Negative Energy ◽  
Negative Energy Balance ◽  
Related Peptide

Hypothalamic neuropeptide gene expression during recovery from food restriction superimposed on short-day photoperiod-induced weight loss in the Siberian hamster

2007 ◽  
Vol 293 (3) ◽  
pp. R1094-R1101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoë A. Archer ◽  
Kim M. Moar ◽  
Tracy J. Logie ◽  
Laura Reilly ◽  
Valerie Stevens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Neuropeptide Y ◽  
Caloric Restriction ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Food Restriction ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Related Peptide ◽  
Short Day

Previously, 40% food restriction of male Siberian hamsters over 21 days in short-day (SD) photoperiod induced characteristic changes in expression of hypothalamic arcuate nucleus energy balance genes; mRNAs for neuropeptide Y, agouti-related peptide, and leptin receptor were upregulated, and those of proopiomelanocortin and cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript were depressed. The present study examined the effect of refeeding hamsters for 6 days (∼50% recovery of weight differential) or 19 days (resumption of appropriate weight trajectory). Hyperphagia continued throughout refeeding, but differences in fat pad weights and leptin levels had disappeared after 19 days. Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript gene expression was depressed by prior restriction in both refed groups. The depressive effect of prior restriction on proopiomelanocortin gene expression had disappeared after 19 days of refeeding. There was no effect of prior food restriction on neuropeptide Y or agouti-related peptide gene expression. Expression of the anorexigenic brain-derived neurotrophic factor was downregulated in the ventromedial nucleus after SD exposure for 12 wk. In the SD food restriction study, there were effects of photoperiod on brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression but not of prior food restriction. Hypothalamic energy balance genes in the hamster respond asynchronously to return to a seasonally appropriate body weight. The achievement of this weight rather than the weight at which caloric restriction was imposed is the critical factor. The differential responses of hypothalamic energy balance genes to food restriction and refeeding are poorly characterized in any species, a critical issue given their potential relevance to human weight loss strategies that involve caloric restriction.

Parasite-induced anorexia: leptin, insulin and corticosterone responses to infection with the nematode, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis

Parasitology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. C. ROBERTS ◽  
L. J. HARDIE ◽  
L. H. CHAPPELL ◽  
J. G. MERCER
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Neuropeptide Y ◽  
Post Infection ◽  
Plasma Insulin ◽  
Negative Energy ◽  
Nippostrongylus Brasiliensis ◽  
Corticotrophin Releasing Factor ◽  
Ad Libitum ◽  
Plasma Leptin

The nematode parasite, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, induces a biphasic anorexia in its rat host. The mechanisms, underlying this anorexia and its possible advantages to the host or parasite are unknown. We have investigated the effect of acute (12–24 h) and chronic (2–17 days) infections on plasma concentrations of leptin, insulin and corticosterone, and on hypothalamic expression of neuropeptide Y, galanin and corticotrophin-releasing factor genes. Plasma leptin was elevated in infected rats relative to uninfected ad libitum-fed controls and pair-fed controls in 12 h infections initiated at dark onset and in infections of 2 days' duration. At other times prior to parasite expulsion, plasma leptin in infected and pair-fed rats was lower than that of uninfected ad libitum-fed controls, reflecting the existing state of negative energy balance. Elevated plasma leptin concentrations in infected rats at day 2 post-infection were accompanied by reduced neuropeptide Y gene expression in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus compared with both ad libitum control and pair-fed animals, and by lowered corticotrophin-releasing factor gene expression in the paraventricular nucleus relative to pair-feds. Twelve hour infections were characterized by a substantial increase in plasma corticosterone that was independent of reduced food intake, and in 12 h infections initiated at dark onset, where plasma leptin was elevated, there was also increased plasma insulin concentration in infected rats. In longer infections, differences between the groups in plasma insulin and corticosterone concentration were only observed at day 4 post-infection. In summary, perturbations to leptin, insulin and corticosterone signals early in infection may have a causative role and might feed back onto hypothalamic gene expression, whereas subsequent changes in these parameters are more likely to be secondary to negative energy balance.

scholarly journals Impact of negative energy balance on transcriptomic profiles of three endometrial cell types isolated by laser capture microdissection in postpartum dairy cows

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiruntita Chankeaw ◽  
Sandra Lignier ◽  
Christophe Richard ◽  
Theodoros Ntallaris ◽  
Mariam Raliou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Negative Energy ◽  
Negative Energy Balance ◽  
Specific Response ◽  
Endometrial Cell ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Constitutive Gene Expression

Abstract Background: In postpartum dairy cows, the energy needs to satisfy high milk production induces a more or less pronounced Negative Energy Balance (NEB) status. NEB associated with fat mobilization impairs reproductive function. This study investigated the specific impact of NEB on gene expression in the three main types of endometrial cells at time planned for insemination and implantation. Endometrial cell types (stromal, glandular and luminal epithelial cells) were isolated by laser micro-dissection allowing the study of constitutive gene expression and their specific response to NEB. Methods: Nine Swedish Red cows receiving a control diet or a mild restricted diet to induce differences of energy balance were categorized into mild (MNEB, n = 5) and severe negative energy balance (SNEB, n = 4). The three endometrial cell types: luminal (LE), glandular (GE) epithelium and stroma (ST) were collected by laser microdissection from endometrial biopsies performed at 80 days postpartum. Results: Transcriptome profiles obtained by RNA sequencing revealed differences in constitutive gene expression between the three cells types and also differences in specific responses related to the severity of NEB. Number of differentially expressed genes between SNEB and MNEB cows was higher in ST than in LE and GE, respectively. SNEB was associated with differential expression of genes related to metabolic processes and embryo-maternal interactions in ST. Under-expression of genes related to cell structure was found in GE whereas genes related to pro-inflammatory pathways were over-expressed. Genes associated to adaptive immunity were under-expressed in LE. Conclusion: The three different main cells types of the endometrium, have very different patterns of gene expression. The severity of NEB after calving is associated with changes in gene expression at time of breeding. Specific alterations in GEs are associated with activation of pro-inflammatory mechanisms. Concomitantly, changes in the expression of genes related to cell to cell interactions and maternal recognition of pregnancy takes place in ST. The combination of these effects possibly altering the uterine environment and embryo maternal interactions may negatively influence the establishment of pregnancy.

scholarly journals Photoperiod effects on gene expression for hypothalamic appetite-regulating peptides and food intake in the ram

2003 ◽  
Vol 284 (1) ◽  
pp. R101-R115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain J. Clarke ◽  
Alexandra Rao ◽  
Yves Chilliard ◽  
Carole Delavaud ◽  
Gerald A. Lincoln
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Leptin Receptor ◽  
Negative Energy ◽  
Positive Energy ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Positive Energy Balance ◽  
Plasma Leptin

Relationship between voluntary food intake (VFI) and gene expression for appetite-regulating peptides was examined in the brains of Soay rams under contrasting photoperiods. Two groups ( n = 8) were subjected to alternating block long-day (LD) and short-day photoperiods (SD) over a period of 42 wk to entrain long-term cycles in VFI. Five animals from each group were killed 18 wk into LD or SD, and the brains were collected for in situ hybridization studies. VFI was fourfold higher under LD compared with SD. Body weight, abdominal fat, or plasma leptin levels were similar under LD and SD. LD animals were in positive energy balance and sexually inactive, and SD animals were in negative energy balance and sexually active. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) mRNA levels were higher in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) under LD, and pro-opiomelanocortin expression was lower under LD. Leptin receptor (Ob-Rb) was higher in the ARC under LD. We conclude that photoperiod-induced increase in VFI correlates with expression of NPY, but not with expression of genes for other putative orexigenic peptides. Ob-Rb gene expression is regulated by photoperiod.

Striatal opioid peptide gene expression differentially tracks short-term satiety but does not vary with negative energy balance in a manner opposite to hypothalamic NPY

2007 ◽  
Vol 292 (1) ◽  
pp. R217-R226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Will ◽  
William M. Vanderheyden ◽  
Ann E. Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Arcuate Nucleus ◽  
Negative Energy ◽  
Negative Energy Balance ◽  
Diet Restriction ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Peptide Gene

It has long been known that central opioid systems play an important role in certain aspects of appetite and food intake, particularly with regard to the hedonic or rewarding impact of calorically dense food, such as fat and sugar. Ventral striatal enkephalin may be a key component of this system, as infusions of μ-opiate agonists into this region strongly increase feeding, whereas infusions of opiate antagonists decrease food intake. While pharmacological analysis has consistently supported such a role, direct measurement of enkephalin gene expression in relation to differing food motivational conditions has not been examined. In this study, the effects of a restricted laboratory chow diet (resulting in negative energy balance) as well has recent consumption of chow (short-term satiety) on striatal preproenkephalin (PPE) and prodynorphin (PD) mRNA expression were measured in rats, using both Northern blot analysis and in situ hybridization methods. As a comparison, hypothalamic (arcuate nucleus) neuropeptide Y (NPY) was also measured in these conditions. PPE expression was broadly downregulated throughout the striatum in animals that had recently consumed a meal, whereas it was unaffected by negative energy balance. Expression of an additional striatal peptide gene, PD, did not follow this pattern, although diet restriction caused a decrease in accumbens core dynorphin mRNA. Conversely, as expected, arcuate nucleus NPY mRNA expression was markedly upregulated by negative energy balance, but was unchanged by recent food consumption. This double dissociation between striatal and hypothalamic peptide systems suggests a specific role for striatal PPE in relatively short-term food motivational states, but not in long-term metabolic responses to diet restriction.

scholarly journals RNA-seq analysis of differential gene expression in liver from lactating dairy cows divergent in negative energy balance

BMC Genomics ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew McCabe ◽  
Sinéad Waters ◽  
Dermot Morris ◽  
David Kenny ◽  
David Lynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Differential Gene Expression ◽  
Negative Energy ◽  
Negative Energy Balance ◽  
Rna Seq ◽  
Lactating Dairy Cows ◽  
Differential Gene

scholarly journals Mammary gene expression profiles during an intramammary challenge reveal potential mechanisms linking negative energy balance with impaired immune response

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasey M. Moyes ◽  
James K. Drackley ◽  
Dawn E. Morin ◽  
Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas ◽  
Robin E. Everts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Immune Response ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Gene Expression Profiles ◽  
Negative Energy ◽  
Negative Energy Balance ◽  
Differentially Expressed ◽  
Positive Energy ◽  
Ad Libitum

Our objective was to compare mammary tissue gene expression profiles during a Streptococcus uberis ( S. uberis) mastitis challenge between lactating cows subjected to dietary-induced negative energy balance (NEB; n = 5) and cows fed ad libitum to maintain positive energy balance (PEB; n = 5) to better understand the mechanisms associated with NEB and risk of mastitis during the transition period. The NEB cows were feed-restricted to 60% of calculated net energy for lactation requirements for 7 days, and cows assigned to PEB were fed the same diet for ad libitum intake. Five days after feed restriction, one rear mammary quarter of each cow was inoculated with 5,000 cfu of S. uberis (O140J). At 20 h postinoculation, S. uberis-infected mammary quarters from all cows were biopsied for RNA extraction. Negative energy balance resulted in 287 differentially expressed genes (DEG; false discovery rate ≤ 0.05), with 86 DEG upregulated and 201 DEG downregulated in NEB vs. PEB. Canonical pathways most affected by NEB were IL-8 signaling (10 genes), glucocorticoid receptor signaling ( 13 ), and NRF2-mediated oxidative stress response ( 10 ). Among the genes differentially expressed by NEB, cell growth and proliferation ( 48 ) and cellular development ( 36 ) were the most enriched functions. Regarding immune response, HLA-A was upregulated due to NEB, whereas the majority of genes involved in immune response were downregulated (e.g., AKT1, IRAK1, MAPK9, and TRAF6). This study provided new avenues for investigation into the mechanisms relating NEB and susceptibility to mastitis in lactating dairy cows.

scholarly journals Negative energy balance and leptin regulate neuromedin-U expression in the rat pars tuberalis

2006 ◽  
Vol 190 (2) ◽  
pp. 545-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruben Nogueiras ◽  
Sulay Tovar ◽  
Sharon E Mitchell ◽  
Perry Barrett ◽  
D Vernon Rayner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Negative Energy ◽  
Negative Energy Balance ◽  
Pars Tuberalis ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Leptin Receptors ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Lh Release

Central neuromedin U (NMU) functions in energy balance, the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, LH release and circadian rhythmicity. In rats, high levels of NMU occur in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nuclei and the pars tuberalis of the pituitary. NMU expression in the pars tuberalis appears to be downregulated in the Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rat, lacking functional leptin receptors. In contrast, in the dorsomedial (DMH) nuclei of the mouse, NMU expression is higher in the ob/ob mouse, lacking leptin, and is upregulated by fasting. However, leptin appears not to change NMU gene expression in either the mouse DMH or the rat pars tuberalis. Thus, the present study aims to better identify factors influencing central NMU expression in the rat pars tuberalis. Sprague–Dawley rats were fasted and/or challenged with intracerebroventricular leptin or ghrelin and gene expression was measured using real-time reverse transcriptase-PCR and quantitative in situ hybridisation with riboprobes specific for NMU and NMU receptor (NMU-R2). NMU expression in the rat pars tuberalis was elevated by fasting. Ghrelin administration had no effect on the level of NMU expression, but leptin was found to diminish the expression in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. NMU-R2 expression was unchanged in any of the groups measured. These results suggest that NMU expression in rat pars tuberalis is upregulated in states of negative energy balance, and this may be mediated indirectly by changes in leptin levels. These results demonstrate a link between energy balance and NMU expression in the pars tuberalis of the pituitary.

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