Evidence for involvement of the melanocortin MC4 receptor in the effects of leptin on food intake and body weight

The hypothesis that the melanocortin MC4 receptor mediates the homeostatic effects of leptin was tested. Leptin (0.3 nmol, i.c.v.) lowered food intake at 4 and 24 h and body weight at 24 h. This effect was inhibited by pretreatment with an analogue of melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH), the select...

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Published in:European journal of pharmacology 1998-10, Vol.360 (1), p.15-19
Main Authors: KASK, A, RÄGO, L, WIKBERG, J. E. S, SCHIÖTH, H. B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Behavioral psychophysiology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Weight - drug effects
Eating - drug effects
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Leptin
Male
Neurotransmission and behavior
Peptides, Cyclic - pharmacology
Proteins - pharmacology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4
Receptors, Corticotropin - antagonists & inhibitors
Receptors, Corticotropin - metabolism
Time Factors
Weight Loss - drug effects
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Summary:The hypothesis that the melanocortin MC4 receptor mediates the homeostatic effects of leptin was tested. Leptin (0.3 nmol, i.c.v.) lowered food intake at 4 and 24 h and body weight at 24 h. This effect was inhibited by pretreatment with an analogue of melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH), the selective melanocortin MC4 receptor antagonist HS014 (cyclic [AcCys11,D-Nal14,Cys18,Asp-NH2(22)]-beta-MSH11-2 2, 0.3 nmol, i.c.v.). HS014 alone at this dose did not modify food intake or body weight. At a higher dose (1.0 nmol, i.c.v.) HS014 stimulated food intake and this orexigenic effect of HS014 was attenuated by leptin pretreatment (0.3 nmol, i.c.v.). These results confirm earlier findings that leptin inhibits food intake and lowers body weight via the melanocortin system and suggest that leptin affects signalling at the melanocortin MC4 receptor.
ISSN:0014-2999
DOI:10.1016/s0014-2999(98)00699-2