Differential hypothalamic neuronal activation following peripheral injection of GLP-1 and oxyntomodulin in mice detected by manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

Owais B. Chaudhri, James R.C. Parkinson, Yu Ting Kuo, Maralyn R. Druce, Amy H. Herlihy, Jimmy D. Bell, Waljit S. Dhillo, Sarah A. Stanley, Mohammad A. Ghatei, Stephen R. Bloom

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Abstract

The anorexigenic gut hormones oxyntomodulin (OXM) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) are thought to physiologically regulate appetite and food intake. Using manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, we have shown distinct patterns of neuronal activation in the hypothalamus in response to intraperitoneal injections into fasted mice of 900 and 5400 nmol/kg OXM or 900 nmol/kg GLP-1. Administration of OXM at either dose resulted in a reduced rate of signal enhancement, reflecting a reduction in neuronal activity, in the arcuate, paraventricular, and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus. Conversely, GLP-1 caused a reduction in signal enhancement in the paraventricular nucleus only and an increase in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus. Our data show that these two apparently similar peptides generate distinct patterns of activation within the hypothalamus, suggesting that GLP-1 and OXM may act via different hypothalamic pathways.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)298-306
Number of pages9
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume350
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Nov 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Appetite
  • Glucagon-like peptide-1
  • Gut peptides
  • Hypothalamus
  • MRI
  • Manganese
  • Mn
  • Obesity
  • Oxyntomodulin
  • Proglucagon

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