Rapid glutamate release in the mediobasal hypothalamus accompanies feeding and is exaggerated by an obesogenic food
Rapid glutamate release in the mediobasal hypothalamus accompanies feeding and is exaggerated by an obesogenic food
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DOI:
10.1016/j.molmet.2013.02.001
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发表时间:
2013-04-01
影响因子:
8.1
通讯作者:
Schwartz, Michael W.
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作者:
Guyenet, Stephan J.;Matsen, Miles E.;Schwartz, Michael W.
The mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH) plays a central role in the regulation of food intake and energy balance. Although the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate is implicated in energy balance regulation by the MBH, the hypothesis that feeding elicits local glutamate release remains untested. To test this hypothesis, we employed a glutamate biosensor that measures glutamate concentrations at 1-s intervals in conscious, freely behaving rats. Results indicate that feeding is associated with an increase of MBH glutamate concentration that occurs within 12 s of oral contact with a food pellet, and the glutamate response to a palatable high-fat pellet is greatly exaggerated relative to chow. In contrast, glutamate responses were not observed during water ingestion or other observed behaviors. These findings indicate that feeding is associated with rapid release of glutamate in the MBH, that this release is exaggerated with an obesogenic food, and that this response is likely stimulated by orosensory factors. (C) 2013 Elsevier GmbH. Open access under CC-BY-NC-ND license.