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Knockdown of NPY expression in the dorsomedial hypothalamus promotes development of brown adipocytes and prevents diet-induced obesity.

Abstract
Hypothalamic neuropeptide Y (NPY) has been implicated in control of energy balance, but the physiological importance of NPY in the dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH) remains unclear. Here we report that knockdown of NPY expression in the DMH by adeno-associated virus-mediated RNAi reduced fat depots in rats fed regular chow and ameliorated high-fat diet-induced hyperphagia and obesity. DMH NPY knockdown resulted in development of brown adipocytes in inguinal white adipose tissue through the sympathetic nervous system. This knockdown increased uncoupling protein 1 expression in both inguinal fat and interscapular brown adipose tissue (BAT). Consistent with the activation of BAT, DMH NPY knockdown increased energy expenditure and enhanced the thermogenic response to a cold environment. This knockdown also increased locomotor activity, improved glucose homeostasis, and enhanced insulin sensitivity. Together, these results demonstrate critical roles of DMH NPY in body weight regulation through affecting food intake, body adiposity, thermogenesis, energy expenditure, and physical activity.
AuthorsPei-Ting Chao, Liang Yang, Susan Aja, Timothy H Moran, Sheng Bi
JournalCell metabolism (Cell Metab) Vol. 13 Issue 5 Pg. 573-83 (May 04 2011) ISSN: 1932-7420 [Electronic] United States
PMID21531339 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
CopyrightCopyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Insulin
  • Ion Channels
  • Mitochondrial Proteins
  • Neuropeptide Y
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Ucp1 protein, rat
  • Uncoupling Protein 1
  • Glucose
Topics
  • Adipocytes, Brown (cytology, metabolism)
  • Adipose Tissue, White (cytology, metabolism)
  • Animals
  • Body Weight
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Dependovirus (genetics)
  • Diet, Atherogenic
  • Down-Regulation
  • Eating
  • Energy Metabolism
  • Glucose (metabolism)
  • Glucose Tolerance Test
  • Homeostasis
  • Hypothalamus (metabolism)
  • Immunoblotting
  • Insulin (pharmacology)
  • Ion Channels (genetics, metabolism)
  • Male
  • Mitochondrial Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Neuropeptide Y (physiology)
  • Obesity (etiology, metabolism, prevention & control)
  • RNA, Messenger (genetics)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Signal Transduction
  • Uncoupling Protein 1

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