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栄養を調節する下垂体ニューロンに対するレプチンのトロフィック作用
Sebastien G Bouret1, Shin J Draper, Richard B Simerly
1Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center and Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA.
まとめ
食欲を調節するホルモンであるレプチンは,新生児哺乳類における下垂体神経経路の発達に不可欠です. 大人のレプチンの治療は,発達障害を修正することができないので,神経栄養効果の重要な早期の窓を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 神経内分泌学の神経内分泌学
- 発達神経科学は,発達に関する神経科学です.
- ホルモンのシグナル伝達
背景:
- レプチンはアディポサイトに由来するホルモンで,大人の哺乳類の食物摂取を,下垂体 (ARH) の神経細胞の弧状核に作用することによって調節する.
- 視床下部の発達神経解剖学におけるレプチンの役割は十分に理解されていません.
研究 の 目的:
- ARH神経投影に対するレプチン欠乏の長期的な影響を調査する.
- 成人期におけるレプチンの投与が発達神経解剖学的欠陥を救済できるかどうかを判断する.
- 視床下部の発達中のレプチンの潜在的な神経栄養作用を探求する.
主な方法:
- レプチン欠乏症 (Lepob/Lepob) のマウスモデルを使用した.
- 新生児および成人期間に投与された外因性レプチン.
- ARHからの神経投影経路を調べました.
- ARHニューロンを用いてin vitroニューライト増殖アッセイを行った.
主要な成果:
- ARHからの神経投影経路は,成人レポブ/レポブマウスで永久に破壊されました.
- 成人期におけるレプチンの治療は,これらの神経解剖学的欠陥を逆転させなかった.
- 新生児のレプチン治療は,レポブ/レポブマウスのARH発現を救った.
- レプチンは,ARHニューロンからのニューライトの増殖をインビトロで促進した.
結論:
- レプチンは,視床下部の発達配線において重要な神経栄養的役割を果たします.
- レプチンのこの神経otrophic 活動は,新生児の臨界期に限定されています.
- レプチンの発達効果は,成人における食物の摂取を調節するにおける急性役割に先行する.
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