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Prolactin Stimulates Leptin Secretion by Rat White Adipose Tissue¹

Department of Physiology (F.L., M.G., R.S., C.D.) and Department of Medicine-Molecular Endocrinology Section (O.G., C.M., F.F.C.), University of Santiago de Compostela, School of Medicine, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Prof. Carlos Diéguez, Department of Physiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, School of Medicine, Rua S. Francisco sn, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. E-mail: fscadigo{at}usc.es

Leptin, the obese (Ob) gene product, is an adipocyte-derived satiety factor that is involved in the regulation of food intake and body weight. Leptin signals nutritional status to several other physiological systems and modulates their function. As PRL is involved in energy and lipid metabolism, this study was undertaken to investigate the role of PRL on in vivo regulation of leptin serum concentration and Ob messenger RNA expression in white adipose tissue in rats. It was found that increased serum PRL levels, obtained by pituitary graft or exogenous injected ovine PRL (oPRL, 5 mg/kg), significantly stimulate serum leptin concentration. A significant increase (P < 0.01) in serum leptin concentration was present in hyperprolactinemic animals (4.7 ± 0.4 µg/liter) in comparison to controls (1.2 ± 0.1 µg/liter and 1.09 ± 0.09 µg/liter of intact sham operated and ovariectomized rats, respectively). Similar results were obtained in oPRL-treated animals where leptin levels were 5.4 ± 0.1 µg/liter vs. 1.1 ± 0.1 µg/liter and 0.8 ± 0.08 µg/liter of intact sham operated rats and ovariectomized, respectively (P < 0.001). This stimulatory effect of PRL on serum leptin levels was significantly reduced by food deprivation (P < 0.01) where serum leptin levels were 12.5 ± 0.65 µg/liter in grafted animals vs. 3.2 ± 0.36 µg/liter of grafted animals subjected to 48 h of food deprivation. Moreover, in vivo, PRL was able to induce leptin messenger RNA levels in several areas of rat white adipose tissue. The data demonstrate that PRL acts on the adipose tissue increasing leptin synthesis and secretion, suggesting a new role for this lactogenic hormone in the regulation of food intake.

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