感觉饥饿和口渴的神经元调节神经内分泌网络,协调摄入糖和水
Amanda J González Segarra1, Gina Pontes1, Nicholas Jourjine1
1University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States.
eLife
|September 21, 2023
概括
研究人员在Drosophila中发现了一种新的神经回路,可以控制糖和水的摄入. 这个电路涉及特定的神经元,这些神经元集成内部的饥饿和口渴信号,以调节特定营养素的消耗.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 行为生物学 行为生物学
- 昆虫神经生物学 昆虫神经生物学
背景情况:
- 营养平衡至关重要,涉及到食物和水消耗的复杂神经调节.
- 饥饿和口渴之间的相互作用对于协调竞争的内部需求至关重要.
- 在Drosophila中,感知饥饿和口渴的互感性下食道区域神经元 (ISN) 控制糖和水的摄入.
研究的目的:
- 调查ISN下游的神经回路,该回路根据内部需求调节摄入.
- 确定参与特定营养素消费决策的新型神经元和途径.
- 了解糖和水的竞争驱动器是如何集成的.
主要方法:
- 利用Drosophila大脑连接体来识别神经连接.
- 在体内进行神经操纵以评估神经功能.
- 研究了特定的神经内分泌细胞,包括胰岛素产生细胞 (IPC) 的作用.
主要成果:
- 发现了一种新的双边T形神经元 (BiT),它从ISN和项目中接收到神经内分泌中心的输入.
- 证明BiT对糖和水摄入的调节是相反的.
- 确定了IPC,甲类心脏活性 (CCAP) 神经元和CCHamide-2受体异型RA (CCHa2R-RA) 神经元作为下游目标.
- 显示这些神经内分泌细胞在调节糖和水摄入中的不同作用.
结论:
- 消费糖或水的决定受到广泛的类网络的监管.
- 这个网络集成了内部营养状态信号.
- 该电路产生特定营养的摄入行为,协调饥饿和口渴的驱动.
关键词:
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