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Strain-Dependent Stimulation of Growth in Leptin-Treated Obese db/db Mice

Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia (A.M.M., T.D.M., R.B.S.H.), Athens, Georgia 30602; and Pennington Biomedical Research Center (S.H., T.D.M., R.B.S.H.), Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Dr. Abram Madiehe, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Dawson Hall, Athens, Georgia 30602. E-mail: madiehe{at}arches.uga.edu.

Leptin increases the proliferation of various cell types in vitro, and we reported that background strain influences the metabolic responses to leptin in db/db mice, which express short-form, but not long-form, leptin receptors. Here, we examined the effects of leptin on growth of young C57BL/Ks, C57BL/6J, and C57BL/3J db/db mice. Intraperitoneal infusions of 20 µg leptin/d for 26 d increased the food intake of C57BL/6J mice by 15% (P < 0.01), but had no effect in C57BL/Ks db/db mice. Leptin-infused C57BL/6J db/db mice gained more weight (20%; P < 0.04) than PBS-infused controls. The increased weight was sustained after leptin infusion ended. Leptin had no effect on weight gain or food intake of C57BL/3J db/db mice, which only express the soluble leptin receptor. A single leptin injection increased MAPK phosphorylation in liver by 40% (P < 0.001) and that in muscle tissues by 20% (P < 0.001) in C57BL/6J mice, but did not change phosphorylation in C57BL/3J db/db mice. These results suggest that leptin increases the weight gain of C57BL/6J db/db mice by activating the MAPK pathway through a mechanism that is dependent on short-form leptin receptors. This response may be masked by activation of the long-form receptor in wild-type animals that lose body fat during leptin treatment.

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