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A1 Adenosine Receptor Activation Increases Adipocyte Leptin Secretion¹

Department of Pediatrics, Yale University (A.M.R., S.A.R.), New Haven, Connecticut 06520; and Department of Biochemistry, University of Tennessee (J.N.F.), Memphis, Tennessee 38163

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Scott A. Rivkees, M.D., Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520. E-mail: scott.rivkees{at}yale.edu

A1 adenosine receptors (A1ARs) are heavily expressed in adipocytes and influence fat cell metabolism. Because increasing evidence suggests a role for leptin in mediating appetite and fat cell metabolism, we tested whether A1ARs regulate leptin production. Rats were treated with the A1AR agonist N⁶-cyclopentyladenosine (CPA), and changes in circulating levels of leptin and leptin gene expression were examined. Serum leptin levels rose 2- to 10-fold, with peak increases seen 8–16 h after injection of CPA (P < 0.05). In contrast, CPA did not alter steady state levels of adipose tissue leptin mRNA. To assess the influence of endogenous adenosine on circulating leptin levels, rats were also injected with dipyridamole (DPY), an adenosine reuptake blocker. DPY induced 80% increases in serum levels at 8 h after injections (P < 0.05). Supporting the idea that stimulation of leptin production is A1AR mediated, pretreatment with the A1AR antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine completely blocked increases in leptin levels after DPY treatment. To complement in vivo studies, the effect of A1AR activation on leptin secretion was also studied in epididymal fat pad cultures. In cultures, CPA treatment increased leptin secretion by 37% (P < 0.05). Collectively, these data show that the adenosinergic system can increase leptin secretion by directly activating A1ARs in fat tissue.

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