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Ghrelin modulates the activity and synaptic input organization of midbrain dopamine neurons while promoting appetite
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The gut hormone ghrelin targets the brain to promote food intake and adiposity. The ghrelin receptor growth hormone secretagogue 1 receptor (GHSR) is present in hypothalamic centers controlling energy metabolism as well as in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a region important for motivational aspects of multiple behaviors, including feeding. Here we show that in mice and rats, ghrelin bound to neurons of the VTA, where it triggered increased dopamine neuronal activity, synapse formation, and dopamine turnover in the nucleus accumbens in a GHSR-dependent manner. Direct VTA administration of ghrelin also triggered feeding, while intra-VTA delivery of a selective GHSR antagonist blocked the orexigenic effect of circulating ghrelin and blunted rebound feeding following fasting. In addition, ghrelin- and GHSR-deficient mice showed attenuated feeding responses to restricted feeding schedules. Taken together, these data suggest that the mesolimbic reward circuitry is targeted by peripheral ghrelin to influence physiological mechanisms related to feeding.
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“neurons in the VTA and/or NAc express GLP-1 (24,25), ghrelin (26,27), leptin (28,29), insulin (30), orexin (31) and melanocortin receptors (32).”
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“Moreover, neurons in VTA and/or nucleus accumbens (NAc) express glucagon-like peptide-1 (11,12), ghrelin (13,14), leptin (15,16), insulin (17), orexin (18), and melanocortin receptors (19).”
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“In contrast, ghrelin action directly within the VTA appears to activate dopamine neurons, increase accumbens dopamine turnover, and increase food intake”
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- Abizaid, A., Liu, Z.-W., Andrews, Z. B., Shanabrough, M., Borok, E., Elsworth, J. D., Roth, R. H., Sleeman, M. W., Picciotto, M. R., Tschöp, M. H., Gao, X.-B., & Horvath, T. L.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Regeneron (United States) (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Published
- 2006-12-01
- Volume
- 116
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 3229-3239
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- 0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
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- W2086950122
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- 15.69
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- en
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- Yale University
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- National Institutes of Health (5r01mh057483-13, DK056863)
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Yale University
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (P50AA015632)
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG022880, AG-022880)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH057483, R01MH014092, MH014092, MH057483, R37MH014092)
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS041725, NS-041725)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Keywords
- ghrelin, ventral tegmental area, dopaminergic neurons, nucleus accumbens, synaptic plasticity, feeding behavior, appetite, mesolimbic reward circuitry, energy metabolism
- MeSH terms
- Action Potentials, Animals, Appetite, Dopamine, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Male, Mesencephalon, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Neurons, Nucleus Accumbens, Time Factors, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Ventral Tegmental Area, Mice, Knockout, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Peptide Hormones, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Mice, Rats, Ghrelin, Receptors, Ghrelin
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