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Fasting Activation of AgRP Neurons Requires NMDA Receptors and Involves Spinogenesis and Increased Excitatory Tone

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Liu, Tiemin, Kong, Dong, Shah, Bhavik P., Ye, Chianping, Koda, Shuichi, Saunders, Arpiar, Ding, Jun B., Yang, Zongfang +2 more·2012·Neuron

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AgRP neuron activity drives feeding and weight gain whereas that of nearby POMC neurons does the opposite. However, the role of excitatory glutamatergic input in controlling these neurons is unknown. To address this question, we generated mice lacking NMDA receptors (NMDARs) on either AgRP or POMC neurons. Deletion of NMDARs from AgRP neurons markedly reduced weight, body fat and food intake whereas deletion from POMC neurons had no effect. Activation of AgRP neurons by fasting, as assessed by c-Fos, Agrp and Npy mRNA expression, AMPA receptor-mediated EPSCs, depolarization and firing rates, required NMDARs. Furthermore, AgRP but not POMC neurons have dendritic spines and increased glutamatergic input onto AgRP neurons caused by fasting was paralleled by an increase in spines, suggesting fasting induced synaptogenesis and spinogenesis. Thus glutamatergic synaptic transmission and its modulation by NMDARs play key roles in controlling AgRP neurons and determining the cellular and behavioral response to fasting.

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Authors
Liu, T., Kong, D., Shah, B. P., Ye, C., Koda, S., Saunders, A., Ding, J. B., Yang, Z., Sabatini, B. L., & Lowell, B. B.
Affiliations
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Lowell, Bradford B.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-02
Volume
73
Issue
3
Pages
511-522
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2076262535
Cited by
296
References
54
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • American Diabetes Association
  • Parkinson's Disease Foundation
  • Boston Area Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center (Core-P30 DK057521, F31 NS074842, K99 NS075136, NS046579, P30 DK057521)
  • National Institutes of Health (DK046200, R01 DK071051, R01 DK075632, R01 DK089044, R37 DK053477)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
AgRP neurons, POMC neurons, NMDA receptor, fasting, spinogenesis, dendritic spines, glutamatergic neurotransmission, AMPA receptors, dietary intake, body weight, fat mass, appetite regulation, synaptogenesis
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Animals, Body Composition, Brain, Carrier Proteins, Eating, Energy Metabolism, Fasting, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Male, Membrane Potentials, Mice, Transgenic, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neurons, Neuropeptide Y, Picrotoxin, Pro-Opiomelanocortin, RNA, Messenger, Time Factors, 2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, 6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione, GABA Antagonists, Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, Dendritic Spines, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Mice, Agouti-Related Protein, In Vitro Techniques

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