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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Carlos Diéguez González, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Physiology Faculty of Medicine, S. Francisco s/n, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. E-mail: fscadigo{at}usc.es.
Ghrelin, the endogenous ligand of the GH secretagogue receptor, acts at central level to elicit GH release and regulate food intake. To elucidate the neural circuit that exerts its effects, we measured the expression of hypothalamic neuropeptides involved in weight regulation and GH secretion after ghrelin administration. Adult male rats, fed or fasted for 72 h, were treated centrally (intracerebroventicularly) with a single dose of ghrelin (5 µg). After 2, 4, and 6 or 8 h, agouti-related peptide, melanin-concentrating hormone, neuropeptide Y, prepro-orexin, GHRH, and somatostatin mRNA levels were measured by in situ hybridization. We found that ghrelin increased agouti-related peptide and neuropeptide Y expression in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus of fed and fasted rats. In contrast, no change was demonstrated in the mRNA levels of the other neuropeptides studied at any time evaluated. Finally, we examined the effect of ghrelin on GHRH and somatostatin mRNA levels in GH-deficient (dwarf) rats. Our results show that ghrelin increases somatostatin mRNA levels in the hypothalamus of these rats. This study furthers our understanding of the molecular basis and mechanisms involved in the effect of ghrelin on food intake and GH secretion.
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