Journal article
Leptin and CCK selectively activate vagal afferent neurons innervating the stomach and duodenum
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, Vol.290(6), pp.R1544-1549
06/2006
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117597
PMID: 16384857
Abstract
The hormone leptin and the gut peptide CCK synergistically interact to enhance the process of satiation. Although this interaction may occur at several levels of the neuroaxis, our previous results indicate that leptin can specifically enhance the satiation effect of CCK by acting on subdiaphragmatic vagal afferent neurons. Because of this localized action, we hypothesized that a high proportion of vagal afferent neurons innervating the stomach or duodenum would be responsive to leptin and/or CCK. To test this hypothesis, we measured changes in cytosolic calcium levels induced by leptin and CCK in cultured nodose ganglion neurons labeled with a retrograde neuronal tracer injected into either the stomach or the duodenum. In the neurons labeled from the stomach, CCK activated 74% (39 of 53) compared with only 35% (34 of 97) of nonlabeled cells. Of the CCK-responsive neurons 60% (18 of 30) were capsaicin-sensitive. Leptin activated 42% (22 of 53) of the stomach innervating neurons compared with 26% of nonlabeled neurons. All of the leptin-sensitive neurons labeled from the stomach also responded to CCK. In the neurons labeled from the duodenum, CCK activated 71% (20 of 28). Of these CCK-responsive neurons 80% (12 of 15) were capsaicin sensitive. Leptin activated 46% (13 of 28) of these duodenal innervating neurons, of which 89% (8 of 9) were capsaicin-sensitive. Among neurons labeled from the duodenum 43% (12 of 28) were responsive to both leptin and CCK, compared with only 15% (15 of 97) of unlabeled neurons. Our results support the hypothesis that vagal afferent sensitivity to CCK and leptin is concentrated in neurons that innervate the stomach and duodenum. These specific visceral afferent populations are likely to comprise a substrate through which acute leptin/CCK interactions enhance satiation.
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- Title
- Leptin and CCK selectively activate vagal afferent neurons innervating the stomach and duodenum
- Creators
- J H Peters - Program in Neuroscience, Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6520, USA. petersj@vetmed.wsu.eduR C RitterS M Simasko
- Publication Details
- American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, Vol.290(6), pp.R1544-1549
- Academic Unit
- Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- DK-067146 / NIDDK NIH HHS NS-20561 / NINDS NIH HHS
- Identifiers
- 99900548321201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article