The role of GABAergic system on the inhibitory effect of ghrelin on food intake in neonatal chicks

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• 作者：H. Jonaidi^a ; ^{hjonaidi@mail.uk.ac.ir} ; L. Abbassi^a ; M.M. Yaghoobi^b ; H. Kaiya^c ; D.M. Denbow^d ; Y. Kamali^a ; B. Shojaei^a
• 关键词：Food intake ; Ghrelin ; GABA ; Glutamate decarboxylase ; Neonatal chicks
• 刊名：Neuroscience Letters
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：52_03043940
• 类别：neu
• 出版时间：27 June, 2012
• 卷：520
• 期：1
• 页码：82-86
• 文件大小：381 K

摘要

Ghrelin is a gut-brain peptide that has a stimulatory effect on food intake in mammals. In contrast, this peptide decreases food intake in neonatal chicks when injected intracerebroventricularly (ICV). In mammals, neuropeptide Y (NPY) mediates the orexigenic effect of ghrelin whereas in chicks it appears that corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) is partially involved in the inhibitory effect of ghrelin on food intake. Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) has a stimulatory effect on food intake in mammals and birds. In this study we investigated whether the anorectic effect of ghrelin is mediated by the GABAergic system. In Experiment 1, 3 h-fasted chicks were given an ICV injection of chicken ghrelin and picrotoxin, a GABA_A receptors antagonist. Picrotoxin decreased food intake compared to the control chicks indicating a stimulatory effect of GABA_A receptors on food intake. However, picrotoxin did not alter the inhibitory effect of ghrelin on food intake. In Experiment 2, THIP hydrochloride, a GABA_A receptor agonist, was used in place of picrotoxin. THIP hydrochloride appeared to partially attenuate the decrease in food intake induced by ghrelin at 30 min postinjection. In Experiment 3, the effect of ICV injection of chicken ghrelin on gene expression of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD)₁ and GAD₂, GABA synthesis enzymes in the brain stem including hypothalamus, was investigated. The ICV injection of chicken ghrelin significantly reduced GAD₂ gene expression. These findings suggest that ghrelin may decrease food intake in neonatal chicks by reducing GABA synthesis and thereby GABA release within brain feeding centers.