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Un circuito neuronal entre órganos para suprimir el apetito
Tong Zhang1, Matthew H Perkins2, Hao Chang2
1Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY 10029, USA; Department of Colorectal Surgery, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510180, China; Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China.
Cell
|June 6, 2022
Resumen
El péptido-1 similar al glucagón intestinal (GLP-1) envía señales a través de las neuronas intestinofugas para controlar el vaciado y la ingesta de alimentos. Esta vía neuronal recién identificada puede ofrecer objetivos terapéuticos para trastornos de la motilidad gástrica.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La neurociencia
- Gastroenterología
- Endocrinología
Sus antecedentes:
- El péptido-1 parecido al glucagón (GLP-1) es una hormona intestinal con efectos conocidos sobre el apetito y la motilidad intestinal.
- Los mecanismos precisos por los que el GLP-1 intestinal influye en los órganos distantes, especialmente dada su rápida inactivación, siguen siendo en gran medida poco claros.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para aclarar las vías neuronales a través de las cuales el GLP-1 intestinal ejerce sus efectos sobre la función gástrica y el comportamiento alimentario.
- Para investigar el papel de las neuronas intestinofugas en la mediación de las acciones de GLP-1.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizó la ablación celular específica y la activación química de las neuronas intestinofugas en modelos animales.
- Rastreado las vías neuronales involucradas en la señalización GLP-1 desde el intestino al sistema nervioso central.
Principales resultados:
- El GLP-1 intestinal inhibe el vaciado gástrico y la alimentación mediante la activación de las neuronas intestinofugas.
- La ablación de estas neuronas abolió los efectos de GLP-1, mientras que su activación imitaba a GLP-1.
- Se identificó una vía simpato-gastro-espinal-reticular-hipotálamo mediando estas acciones.
Conclusiones:
- Las neuronas intestinofugas son mediadores críticos de los efectos del GLP-1 intestinal en la motilidad gástrica y el apetito.
- Estos hallazgos revelan un nuevo circuito neuronal que vincula las señales hormonales intestinales con los comportamientos centrales de alimentación y rechazo.
- Dirigirse a estos circuitos entéricos podría proporcionar nuevos tratamientos para trastornos caracterizados por motilidad gástrica anormal, hinchazón y pérdida de apetito.
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