TY - JOUR
T1 - Distribution and regulation of galanin-like peptide (GALP) in the hypothalamus of the mouse
AU - Juréus, Anders
AU - Cunningham, Matthew J.
AU - Li, Dorothy
AU - Johnson, Laura L.
AU - Krasnow, Stephanie M.
AU - Teklemichael, Dawit N.
AU - Clifton, Donald K.
AU - Steiner, Robert A.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Galanin-like peptide (GALP) is a newly discovered molecule whose expression in the brain is confined to the arcuate nucleus and median eminence. In the rat, cellular levels of GALP mRNA are reduced by fasting and reversed by peripheral administration of leptin. The purpose of this investigation was 1) to clone and map the distribution of GALP mRNA in the brain of the mouse; 2) to compare the pattern and magnitude of GALP mRNA expression in the leptin-deficient obese (ob/ob) mouse with that of wild-type controls; and 3) to examine the effects of leptin delivered into the brain on the expression of GALP mRNA in the ob/ob mouse. We report the sequence of a mouse GALP cDNA and show that GALP mRNA is expressed in the arcuate nucleus, median eminence, infundibular stalk, and the neurohypophysis of this species. The expression of GALP mRNA in the brain was markedly reduced in the ob/ob mice, compared with wild-type animals. Intracerebroventricular infusion of leptin to ob/ob mice increased both the number of GALP mRNA-expressing neurons and their content of GALP mRNA, compared with vehicle-treated controls. These observations demonstrate that GALP mRNA is induced by leptin through a direct action on the brain.
AB - Galanin-like peptide (GALP) is a newly discovered molecule whose expression in the brain is confined to the arcuate nucleus and median eminence. In the rat, cellular levels of GALP mRNA are reduced by fasting and reversed by peripheral administration of leptin. The purpose of this investigation was 1) to clone and map the distribution of GALP mRNA in the brain of the mouse; 2) to compare the pattern and magnitude of GALP mRNA expression in the leptin-deficient obese (ob/ob) mouse with that of wild-type controls; and 3) to examine the effects of leptin delivered into the brain on the expression of GALP mRNA in the ob/ob mouse. We report the sequence of a mouse GALP cDNA and show that GALP mRNA is expressed in the arcuate nucleus, median eminence, infundibular stalk, and the neurohypophysis of this species. The expression of GALP mRNA in the brain was markedly reduced in the ob/ob mice, compared with wild-type animals. Intracerebroventricular infusion of leptin to ob/ob mice increased both the number of GALP mRNA-expressing neurons and their content of GALP mRNA, compared with vehicle-treated controls. These observations demonstrate that GALP mRNA is induced by leptin through a direct action on the brain.
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U2 - 10.1210/endo.142.12.8542
DO - 10.1210/endo.142.12.8542
M3 - Article
C2 - 11713207
AN - SCOPUS:0035213182
SN - 0013-7227
VL - 142
SP - 5140
EP - 5144
JO - Endocrinology
JF - Endocrinology
IS - 12
ER -