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Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons
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Summary Leptin plays a pivotal role in regulation of energy balance. Via unknown central pathways leptin also affects peripheral glucose homeostasis and locomotor activity. We hypothesized that specifically Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons mediate those actions. To examine this possibility we applied Cre-Lox technology to express leptin receptors (ObRb) exclusively in POMC neurons of the morbidly obese, profoundly diabetic, and severely hypoactive leptin receptor deficient Leprdb/db mice. We here show that expression of ObRb only in POMC neurons leads to a marked decrease in energy intake and a modest reduction in body weight in Leprdb/db mice. Remarkably, blood glucose levels are entirely normalized. This normalization occurs independently of changes in food intake and body weight. In addition, physical activity is greatly increased despite profound obesity. Our results suggest that leptin signaling exclusively in POMC neurons is sufficient to stimulate locomotion and prevent diabetes in the severely hypoactive and hyperglycemic obese Leprdb/db mice.
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Expressing leptin receptors (HA-ObRb) exclusively in POMC neurons of leptin-receptor-deficient Leprdb/db mice normalized blood glucose and roughly doubled locomotor activity, despite persistent severe obesity. These effects occurred largely independently of reduced food intake and body weight.
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- Blood glucose was fully normalized in 5-week-old HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice; pair-feeding Leprdb/db mice a ~30% reduced intake for 3 weeks did not reduce hyperglycemia, indicating glucose correction was independent of energy intake and body weight.
- Food intake fell 30–40% and body weight decreased 10–15% versus Leprdb/db mice, but body weight remained 65–90% above wild-type mice; whole-body energy expenditure did not differ.
- Locomotor activity increased ~100% versus Leprdb/db mice and was not statistically different from lean wild-type mice.
- Serum insulin was reduced by 60%, insulin tolerance improved (p=0.021 vs Leprdb/db), total endocrine islet mass increased 2.5-fold, and hypothalamic α-MSH peptide levels increased 3.5-fold versus Leprdb/db mice.
Methods
- Cre-Lox transgenic strategy: HA-tagged ObRb was expressed in POMC neurons by mating HA-ObRb transgenic mice with Pomc-Cre mice, then crossed onto Leprdb/db background to generate HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice.
- Phenotyping included immunohistochemistry for HA, β-endorphin, P-STAT3, and α-MSH; leptin-induced STAT3 phosphorylation counts; blood glucose, insulin, leptin, triglycerides; insulin and glucose tolerance tests; pancreas histology; CLAMS indirect calorimetry and locomotor activity; hypothalamic neuropeptide mRNA by real-time PCR and peptide enzyme immunoassays.
- Data are means ± SEM; significance set at p ≤ 0.05; Student’s t-tests, and for insulin tolerance tests general linear models with one-way ANOVA and protected least significant-differences.
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- The paper states the specific mechanism by which POMC leptin signaling normalizes blood glucose is unknown and likely involves neuroendocrine and/or autonomic actions; the relative contributions of the melanocortin system, pancreas, muscle, and liver remain to be determined.
- The paper states that a possible role of NTS POMC neurons cannot be excluded, although the authors conclude arcuate POMC neurons are responsible; it also notes only ~50% of hypothalamic POMC neurons expressed functional HA-leptin receptors, with the reason unclear.
- The paper states that whether increased islet mass is a direct result of leptin action via POMC neurons or an indirect consequence of altered metabolic state/incretin action remains to be elucidated, and the extent to which increased locomotion contributes to lowered glucose remains to be determined.
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“Moreover, deletion of leptin-receptors from AgRP neurons results in a modest reduction in activity (van de Wall et al., 2007)”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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Figure 4C, reproduced in the section on selective LEPR ablation (page unavailable), reports significantly reduced locomotor activity in male mice lacking leptin receptors in AgRP neurons during the dark phase. The discussion also describes these mice as having reduced locomotor activity; it does not quantify the reduction as “modest.” (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“We here show that expression of ObRb only in POMC neurons leads to a marked decrease in energy intake and a modest reduction in body weight in Leprdb/db mice.”
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“Food intake was markedly reduced (30–40%) in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice compared to Leprdb/db control mice, but remained significantly higher than wild type mice (Figure 3C and 3D).”
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“HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice had modestly increased hypothalamic POMC mRNA (Figure 6A) consistent with a role of leptin signaling to stimulate Pomc gene expression (Munzberg et al., 2003; Thornton et al., 1997).”
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“Importantly, P-STAT3 was not detected in the ventromedial (VMH), the dorsomedial (DMH), and the premammillary (PMV) nuclei of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice, regions known to express P-STAT3 in leptin-treated wild type mice (Figure 2C)(Munzberg et al., 2004).”
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“Similarly, HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre mice on a pure FVB background were indistinguishable from wild type littermates with regard to body weight, food intake, circulating glucose and insulin, and glucose- and insulin-tolerance (Supplemental Figures 4 and 5).”
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“As shown in Figure 4E, this food restriction did not reduce hyperglycemia in Leprdb/db mice.”
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“Islets from HA- ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice appeared structurally intact.”
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“In 12 weeks old fasted HA-ObRb/pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice, blood glucose levels were markedly reduced as compared to Leprdb/db mice (Supplemental Figure 2A), despite only a slight decrease in weight (Supplemental Figure 2B).”
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“Fat mass and circulating leptin levels tended towards a modest decrease in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice versus Leprdb/db mice (Figure 3E and 3F, Table 1).”
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“We found a 50% decreased level of P-STAT3 in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice relative to control mice (Supplemental Figure 1).”
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“During the 3 weeks, the average body weight of Leprdb/db mice fell 3.5 grams (42.1 (+/−1.9) to 38.6 (+/−1.2)).”
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“The respiratory exchange ratio (RER) was modestly increased in female, but not male, HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice relative to Leprdb/db animals.”
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“In leptin-treated Leprdb/db mice we counted a baseline of 106+/−39 P-STAT3 IR neurons in the entire arcuate nucleus.”
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“In contrast, 1877+/−612 P-STAT3 positive cells were found in the arcuate of leptin-treated HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/ Leprdb/db mice (Figure 2B)”
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“The increase in α-MSH was observed both in the arcuate and in POMC fibers innervating the DMH (Figure 6G).”
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“Expression of HA-ObRb in POMC neurons of Leprdb/db mice dramatically improves blood glucose levels.”
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“In addition, physical activity is greatly increased despite profound obesity.”
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“We therefore measured ambulatory movements of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice and found a remarkable increase (~100%) compared to Leprdb/db mice (Figure 5).”
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“In comparison, ad libitum fed Leprdb/db mice with the same age gained 8.6 grams (40.4 (+/−1.4) to 49.0 (+/−1.2)) during 3 weeks (Figure 3A)”
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“We here show that expression of ObRb only in POMC neurons leads to a marked decrease in energy intake and a modest reduction in body weight in Leprdb/db mice.”
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“Body weights of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice were slightly decreased (10–15%) as compared to Leprdb/db mice, but remained greatly increased (65–90%) relative to wild type mice (Figure 3A and 3B).”
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“Remarkably, blood glucose levels are entirely normalized.”
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“Remarkably, in five weeks old HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice blood glucose levels were fully normalized (Figure 4A–4D).”
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“Double HA and β-Endorphin IHC analyses on brains from three HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre mice showed that 44% (+/− 12%) of POMC neurons (3,760+/−440) in each animal expressed HA-ObRb.”
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“Importantly, the vast majority (87% +/−9%) of detectable HA IR neurons were POMC neurons (Figure 1C).”
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“We therefore measured ambulatory movements of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice and found a remarkable increase (~100%) compared to Leprdb/db mice (Figure 5).”
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“Whole body energy expenditure as assessed by indirect calorimetry was not different between HA-bRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db and Leprdb/db mice (Table 1).”
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“In contrast, Leprdb/db islets exhibited variable size and irregular morphology.”
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“and 9540+/−885 in wild type mice (Figure 2C).”
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“This normalization was also observed in overnight fasted female and male HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice (not shown).”
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“The total number of islets was similar among the three groups (not shown).”
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“NPY and AgRP neuropeptide levels were unchanged despite slight changes in AgRP and NPY mRNA (Figure 6B–C, 6E–F).”
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“Despite equal body weights, glucose remained reduced in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice (Supplemental Figure 2C)”
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“Remarkably, in five weeks old HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice blood glucose levels were fully normalized (Figure 4A–4D).”
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“Expression of HA-ObRb in POMC neurons of lean non-Leprdb/db mice did not affect body weight or glucose levels on the mixed (FVB/C57BLKSJ) genetic background (Supplemental Figure 3A and 3B).”
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“Fed glucose was similarly attenuated (not shown).”
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“Approximately 50% of hypothalamic POMC neurons express functional HA-leptin receptors in the transgenic mice”
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“At 12 weeks, HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice are ~10% lighter relative to mice lacking all leptin receptors.”
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“Indeed, STAT3 phosphorylation was detected in both sites of leptin-treated HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db animals.”
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“we found that in wild type mice only about 60% of POMC neurons respond to leptin as measured by STAT3 phosphorylation.”
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“since leptin receptors are expressed in NTS neurons of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice”
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“Moreover, unilateral restoration of leptin receptor expression in the ARC of leptin receptor deficient Leprdb/db mice leads to long term reduction of body weight and food intake (Coppari et al., 2005)”
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“and arcuate nucleus-specific Lepr gene therapy is sufficient to attenuate the obesity phenotype of leptin receptor deficient Koletsky fak/fak rats (Morton et al., 2003).”
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“Genetic studies in mice suggest that the arcuate hypothalamic nucleus plays a major role in mediating effects of leptin on glucose balance and on voluntary locomotor activity (Coppari et al., 2005), however the specific arcuate neurons responsible remain unspecified.”
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“Consistent with this, leptin receptor mRNA is densely expressed in the ARC of mice and rats (Elmquist et al., 1998; Mercer et al., 1996)”
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“For example, leptin-deficient Lepob/ob mice exhibit profound diabetes that can be fully prevented by low doses of leptin that do not affect body weight and food intake (Pelleymounter et al., 1995).”
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“and injection of leptin directly into the ARC is sufficient to acutely reduce food intake (Satoh et al., 1997).”
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“Leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, acts on the central nervous system to regulate energy balance by activating the long form of the leptin receptor (ObRb or LEPR-B)(Friedman and Halaas, 1998).”
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“In addition to its role in energy homeostasis, leptin can regulate peripheral glucose and insulin homeostasis via the central nervous system.”
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“Among several leptin-responsive brain regions, the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARC) is a key area for mediating leptin actions on energy homeostasis.”
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“Consistent with this, AgRP neurons are inhibited by leptin (van den Top et al., 2004).”
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“Furthermore, loss of glucose-sensing by POMC neurons and of glucose-dependent α-MSH release, leads to impaired whole body glucose tolerance (Parton et al., 2007).”
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“Combined, these studies suggest a role of POMC neurons and the downstream melanocortin pathway in influencing peripheral insulin sensitivity and glucose balance.”
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“thus further supporting the notion that leptin signaling in POMC neurons of Leprdb/db mice is sufficient to reduce circulating glucose levels independent of body weight.”
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“We here extend those findings by identifying POMC neurons as the likely mediators of those effects of leptin.”
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“Therefore, expression of leptin receptors in POMC neurons of Leprdb/db mice is sufficient to correct hyperglycemia independently of changes in energy intake and body weight.”
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“These data combined demonstrate that HA-ObRb receptors in POMC neurons are functional in vivo, and suggest that HA-ObRb levels in POMC neurons of transgenic HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice are modestly lower compared to wild type mice.”
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“This normalization occurs independently of changes in food intake and body weight.”
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“Therefore, expression of leptin receptors in POMC neurons of Leprdb/db mice is sufficient to correct hyperglycemia independently of changes in energy intake and body weight.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Abstract
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“These data combined demonstrate that HA-ObRb receptors in POMC neurons are functional in vivo, and suggest that HA-ObRb levels in POMC neurons of transgenic HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice are modestly lower compared to wild type mice.”
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“Altogether, the data suggest that the decreased body weight of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice is primarily due to reduced energy intake.”
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“In addition, AgRP-deficient mice are hyperactive (Wortley et al., 2005)”
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“However, our result showing a modest contribution of POMC neurons on body weight is consistent with data from non-diabetic 12 weeks old mice where deletion of leptin receptors from POMC neurons results in a 10% weight increase (Balthasar et al., 2004).”
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“The greatly increased locomotor activity therefore does not appear to significantly impact whole body energy expenditure, and the reduction in food intake likely accounts for the decrease in body weight of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice.”
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“In contrast to the striking effects of leptin-signaling in POMC neurons on blood glucose and locomotor activity in Leprdb/db mice, regulation of body weight appears only partially mediated by POMC neurons.”
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“Therefore, both deletion- and restoration-data show that leptin signaling elsewhere in the CNS is required for leptin’s full effect on long-term body-weight regulation.”
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“Body weight regulation by leptin is therefore likely distributed between several brain nuclei and cell types, each having partial, but additive roles.”
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“and of locomotor activity (Coppari et al., 2005).”
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“and a normalization of serum glucose levels”
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“unilateral, not bilateral, restoration of endogenous leptin receptors in arcuate neurons of leptin-receptor deficient mice (Coppari et al., 2005) results in a phenotype”
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“and constitutive STAT3 signaling specifically in AgRP neurons increases locomotion (Mesaros et al., 2008).”
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“We did not find altered levels of AgRP in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice, but the increase in hypothalamic α-MSH peptides supports the possibility of a role of the melanocortin pathway in stimulating locomotor activity in these mice.”
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“The greatly increased locomotor activity therefore does not appear to significantly impact whole body energy expenditure, and the reduction in food intake likely accounts for the decrease in body weight of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice.”
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“restoration of endogenous leptin receptors solely in the arcuate nucleus, accomplished by stereotaxic delivery of adeno viruses expressing FLPe-recombinase in otherwise leptin-receptor deficient mice, also results in a partial reduction in body weight and food intake”
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“and recombinant AgRP decreases locomotor activity in normal mice (Tang-Christensen et al., 2004), further suggesting a role of the melanocortin pathway.”
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“Therefore, since HA- ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice have greatly elevated hypothalamic levels of α-MSH peptides, increased activity of the melanocortin system may contribute to the normo-glycemic phenotype, which likely results in part from increased insulin sensitivity and enhanced islet function/capacity.”
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“In favor of the latter possibility, genetically obese rodents such as melanocortin-4-receptor knockout mice have reduced physical activity before they become obese (Ste Marie et al., 2000).”
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“Moreover, total hypothalamic α-MSH peptide levels were 3.5 fold increased in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice relative to Leprdb/db mice, and were similar to wild type levels (Figure 6D).”
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“As predicted, leptin did not induce P-STAT3 in the hypothalamus of HA-ObRb/Leprdb/db control mice (Figure 2A) or Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db control mice (not shown).”
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“Body weights of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice were slightly decreased (10–15%) as compared to Leprdb/db mice, but remained greatly increased (65–90%) relative to wild type mice (Figure 3A and 3B).”
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“Insulin tolerance was significantly improved in HA-ObRb/pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice relative to Leprdb/db mice over time (p=0.021), and trended towards a decrease (0–30 min) compared to wild type mice (p=0.097)(Figure 4H).”
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“The activity of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice was not statistically different from lean wild type mice, although there was a trend towards a reduction.”
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“As expected, HA immunoreactive (IR) cells were found in the ARC of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre mice (Figure 1B), but not in brains from HA-ObRb control mice (Figure 1B).”
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“Body length (Table 1) and lean mass was not different among these groups (not shown).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Results > Leptin signaling in POMC neurons of Leprdb/db mice reduces body weight and food intake
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“Food intake was markedly reduced (30–40%) in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice compared to Leprdb/db control mice, but remained significantly higher than wild type mice (Figure 3C and 3D).”
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“Serum insulin levels were reduced by 60% in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice compared to Leprdb/db control mice, but elevated relative to control animals (Figure 4G).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Results > Normalization of glucose by ObRb in POMC neurons in Leprdb/db mice
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“The HA-tag did not interfere with STAT3 activation by ObRb in transfected cells (not shown).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Results > Generation of mice expressing leptin receptors in POMC neurons
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“Total endocrine mass was increased by 2.5 fold in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice as compared to both Leprdb/db and wild type mice, and was caused by increased islet size.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Results > Leptin receptors in POMC neurons of Leprdb/db mice increases islet mass
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“Further, 60% (+/−5%) of POMC neurons in leptin-treated wild type mice and less than 2% of POMC neurons in Leprdb/db mice expressed P-STAT3.”
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“Counts of β-Endorphin and P-STAT3 positive neurons (Figure 2D) in leptin-treated HA- ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice showed that 56% (+/−24%) of POMC neurons expressed P-STAT3, and that 88% (+/−8%) of the P-STAT3 IR cells were POMC neurons.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Results > Generation of mice expressing leptin receptors in POMC neurons
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“Despite lack of detectable HA positive neurons in this region (not shown), P-STAT3 IR cells were detected in the NTS of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice (not shown).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Results > Generation of mice expressing leptin receptors in POMC neurons
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“We found a marked 30–40% reduction in energy intake in mice expressing leptin receptors solely in POMC neurons relative to Leprdb/db mice, but did not detect changes in whole body O2 consumption.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“In addition, ventricular infusion of α-MSH into rats enhances acute insulin-stimulated peripheral glucose uptake and reduces hepatic glucose production, while a melanocortin receptor antagonist exerts opposite effects (Obici et al., 2001).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Introduction
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“Mice lacking leptin receptors only in POMC or AgRP neurons are mildly obese, demonstrating that both groups of cells are partly required for maintenance of body weight homeostasis by leptin (Balthasar et al., 2004; van de Wall et al., 2007).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Introduction
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“The absence of leptin or leptin receptors in Lepob/ob mice or Leprdb/db mice respectively, results in morbid obesity, hyperphagia, severe hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, and marked hypoactivity (Chen et al., 1996; Coleman, 1978; Lee et al., 1996; Pelleymounter et al., 1995; Tartaglia et al., 1995; Zhang et al., 1994).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Introduction
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“Insulin resistance is present before the onset of obesity in melanocortin-4-receptor deficient mice (Fan et al., 2000).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Introduction
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“Moreover, leptin dramatically improves insulin sensitivity in human lipodystrophy and in lipodystrophic mouse models which are characterized by low serum leptin levels and by severe insulin resistance (Oral et al., 2002; Petersen et al., 2002; Shimomura et al., 1999).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Introduction
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“POMC neurons are depolarized by leptin, leading to release of α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH), a POMC-derived neuropeptide that mediates its anorexigenic effects through activation of melanocortin receptors (Cone, 2005; Cowley et al., 2001; Schwartz et al., 2000).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Introduction
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“In addition, intracerebroventricular leptin can acutely stimulate glucose uptake in skeletal muscle (Cusin et al., 1998; Haque et al., 1999; Kamohara et al., 1997; Minokoshi et al., 1999)”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Introduction
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“and inhibit hepatic glucose production (Pocai et al., 2005; van den Hoek et al., 2008).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Introduction
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“AgRP is an endogenous melanocortin receptor antagonist that potently stimulates feeding (Ollmann et al., 1997).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Introduction
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“Long-term impairment of central melanocortin receptor action in mice results in marked obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and late-onset hyperglycemia (Huszar et al., 1997).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Introduction
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“Restoration of leptin-receptors in arcuate neurons greatly increases voluntary locomotor activity in Leprdb/db mice (Coppari et al., 2005), but the specific neurons mediating this action remain unknown.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Results > Leptin receptors in POMC neurons increases activity
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“In contrast, our studies demonstrate that leptin receptor signaling in POMC neurons is sufficient to exert remarkable control of serum glucose concentrations and locomotion.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“The total islet mass did not correlate with circulating insulin levels between Leprdb/db and HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db groups, indicating differential β-cell regulation and/or functionality.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Results > Leptin receptors in POMC neurons of Leprdb/db mice increases islet mass
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“Consistent with this, central leptin administration can acutely increase muscle glucose uptake (Kamohara et al., 1997) and decrease hepatic glucose production (van den Hoek et al., 2008) through altered autonomic output (Haque et al., 1999).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“Interestingly, deletion of ObRb from only POMC neurons of lean mice does not lead to hyperglycemia (Balthasar et al., 2004) or hypoactivity (Shi et al., 2008), suggesting that leptin receptors in POMC neurons are not required for normal regulation of glucose balance and locomotion.”
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“Our data suggest that the normalization is a direct consequence of leptin action in POMC neurons and is not secondary to differences in energy consumption or body weight.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“altogether demonstrating that the pair-feeding paradigm greatly impacted the metabolic status of Leprdb/db mice and that this alone was insufficient to attenuate hyperglycemia.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Results > Normalization of glucose by ObRb in POMC neurons in Leprdb/db mice
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“Furthermore, the central melanocortin pathway can increase sympathetic drive to peripheral tissues and enhance insulin-dependent glucose disposal (Brito et al., 2007; Heijboer et al., 2005; Rahmouni et al., 2003).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“Our results suggest that leptin signaling exclusively in POMC neurons is sufficient to stimulate locomotion and prevent diabetes in the severely hypoactive and hyperglycemic obese Leprdb/db mice.”
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“We show here that expression of ObRb only in POMC neurons is sufficient to correct diabetes and drastically stimulate locomotor activity of the leptin receptor-deficient Leprdb/db mice.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Abstract
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“This suggests that POMC neurons play a partial role in attenuating food intake by leptin, but have little if any role in leptin’s action to increase energy expenditure (Hwa et al., 1997).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites Hwa et al., 1997
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“we conclude that arcuate POMC neurons, but not NTS POMC neurons, are responsible for mediating those effects of leptin.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“The housekeeping gene cyclophilin was used for normalization.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Experimental Procedures > Hypothalamic Neuropeptide mRNA
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“A role of skeletal muscle AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in mediating exercise-dependent stimulation of insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake has been reported (Musi and Goodyear, 2003).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites Musi and Goodyear, 2003
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“our data show that leptin signaling specifically in hypothalamic POMC neurons is sufficient to correct diabetes and greatly increase locomotion in Leprdb/db mice”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“Exercise training increases insulin-sensitivity and improves glucose homeostasis (Hespel et al., 1996; Ryder et al., 2001).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“Animal care and procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.”
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“These data combined therefore suggest that leptin signaling in ~50% of hypothalamic POMC neurons are sufficient to normalize blood glucose levels and stimulate physical activity.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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- Rests on an assumption: The phenotype resulting from unilateral restoration of endogenous leptin receptors in arcuate neurons is strikingly similar to that of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice.
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“a possible role of these cells in mediating some of the phenotypic changes in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db animals cannot be excluded.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“In further support of this, deletion of ObRb in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) in 12 wks old mice increases body weight by ~10% and a combined loss in POMC and VMH neurons increases weight by 25%, suggesting additive effects (Dhillon et al., 2006).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“In addition, central administration of melanocortin receptor agonists is sufficient to activate muscle AMPK phosphorylation in mice (Tanaka et al., 2007).”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Discussion
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“Only littermates with the same mixed genetic background (FVB/C57BLKSJ) were compared, except for Supplemental Figures 4 and 5 where pure FVB non-Leprdb/db mice were studied.”
§ Leptin-Dependent Control of Glucose Balance and Locomotor Activity by POMC Neurons > Experimental Procedures > Generation of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db Mice
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The specific arcuate neurons responsible for mediating leptin's effects on glucose balance and voluntary locomotor activity are unspecified.
“Genetic studies in mice suggest that the arcuate hypothalamic nucleus plays a major role in mediating effects of leptin on glucose balance and on voluntary locomotor activity (Coppari et al., 2005), however the specific arcuate neurons responsible remain unspecified.”
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The extent to which POMC neuronal action can prevent severe hyperglycemia is unknown.
“However the extent to which POMC neuronal action can prevent severe hyperglycemia is unknown.”
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The pair-feeding paradigm and weight-matching adequately isolate the effects of leptin signaling in POMC neurons from changes in energy intake and body weight.
“To examine whether this reduction in circulating glucose in HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice was dependent of energy intake, eight weeks old female Leprdb/db mice were pair-fed (~30% intake reduction) to ad libitum fed HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db littermates for three weeks (Figure 4F).”
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The phenotype of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice is directly comparable to the phenotype resulting from arcuate-specific restoration of leptin receptors in Coppari et al. (2005).
“Since these findings are directly comparable to the phenotype of our HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice we conclude”
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The phenotype resulting from unilateral restoration of endogenous leptin receptors in arcuate neurons is strikingly similar to that of HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice.
“results in a phenotype strikingly similar to that of our HA-ObRb/Pomc-Cre/Leprdb/db mice”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Huo, L., Gamber, K., Greeley, S., Silva, J., Huntoon, N., Leng, X.-H., & Bjørbæk, C.
- Affiliations
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bjørbæk, Christian
- Venue
- Cell Metabolism
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-06
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 537-547
- ISSN
- 1550-4131 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2730605
- OpenAlex
- W2094751859
- Semantic Scholar
- 95ea91daad2a28a34aff2806aa0df0859b58178d
- Cited by
- 226
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 9.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Cell Metabolism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- American Diabetes Association
- Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK65743, DK60673, P30DK046200, R01DK060673, R01DK065743, DK46200.)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Keywords
- leptin, POMC neurons, glucose homeostasis, locomotor activity, leptin receptor, db/db mice, obesity, diabetes mellitus, energy balance, energy intake, body weight
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Blood Glucose, Body Weight, Eating, Motor Activity, Neurons, Pro-Opiomelanocortin, Signal Transduction, Mice, Knockout, Leptin, Mice, Receptors, Leptin
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