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. 2020 Apr;228(4):e13437.
doi: 10.1111/apha.13437. Epub 2020 Jan 14.

Fasting- and ghrelin-induced food intake is regulated by NAMPT in the hypothalamus

Roldan M de Guia  1 , Anna S Hassing  1 , Louise J Skov  1 , Cecilia Ratner  1 , Kaja Plucińska  1 , Søren Madsen  1 , Thi A Diep  1 , Gelo V Dela Cruz  2 , Samuel A J Trammell  1 , Elahu G Sustarsic  1 , Brice Emanuelli  1 , Matthew P Gillum  1 , Zach Gerhart-Hines  1 , Birgitte Holst  1 , Jonas T Treebak  1
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Fasting- and ghrelin-induced food intake is regulated by NAMPT in the hypothalamus

Roldan M de Guia et al. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Aim: Neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus are involved in regulation of food intake and energy expenditure, and dysregulation of signalling in these neurons promotes development of obesity. The role of the rate-limiting enzyme in the NAD+ salvage pathway, nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), for regulation energy homeostasis by the hypothalamus has not been extensively studied.

Methods: We determined whether Nampt mRNA or protein levels in the hypothalamus of mice were affected by diet-induced obesity, by fasting and re-feeding, and by leptin and ghrelin treatment. Primary hypothalamic neurons were treated with FK866, a selective inhibitor of NAMPT, or rAAV carrying shRNA directed against Nampt, and levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial respiration were assessed. Fasting and ghrelin-induced food intake was measured in mice in metabolic cages after intracerebroventricular (ICV)-mediated FK866 administration.

Results: NAMPT levels in the hypothalamus were elevated by administration of ghrelin and leptin. In diet-induced obese mice, both protein and mRNA levels of NAMPT decreased in the hypothalamus. NAMPT inhibition in primary hypothalamic neurons significantly reduced levels of NAD+ , increased levels of ROS, and affected the expression of Agrp, Pomc and genes related to mitochondrial function. Finally, ICV-induced NAMPT inhibition by FK866 did not cause malaise or anhedonia, but completely ablated fasting- and ghrelin-induced increases in food intake.

Conclusion: Our findings indicate that regulation of NAMPT levels in hypothalamic neurons is important for the control of fasting- and ghrelin-induced food intake.

Keywords: AGRP; FK866; NAD+; NAMPT; POMC; food intake; hypothalamus.

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