| Autor: |
Sutton AK; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Gonzalez IE; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Sadagurski M; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Rajala M; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Lu C; Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Allison MB; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Adams JM; Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Myers MG; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., White MF; Department of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA., Olson DP; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. dpolson@med.umich.edu.; Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. dpolson@med.umich.edu. |
| Abstrakt: |
Understanding the neural components modulating feeding-related behavior and energy expenditure is crucial to combating obesity and its comorbidities. Neurons within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH) are a key component of the satiety response; activation of the PVH decreases feeding and increases energy expenditure, thereby promoting negative energy balance. In contrast, PVH ablation or silencing in both rodents and humans leads to substantial obesity. Recent studies have identified genetically-defined PVH subpopulations that control discrete aspects of energy balance (e.g. oxytocin (OXT), neuronal nitric oxide synthase 1 (NOS1), melanocortin 4-receptor (MC4R), prodynorphin (PDYN)). We previously demonstrated that non-OXT NOS1 PVH neurons contribute to PVH-mediated feeding suppression. Here, we identify and characterize a non-OXT, non-NOS1 subpopulation of PVH and peri-PVH neurons expressing insulin-receptor substrate 4 (IRS4 PVH ) involved in energy balance control. Using Cre-dependent viral tools to activate, trace and silence these neurons, we highlight the sufficiency and necessity of IRS4 PVH neurons in normal feeding and energy expenditure regulation. Furthermore, we demonstrate that IRS4 PVH neurons lie within a complex hypothalamic circuitry that engages distinct hindbrain regions and is innervated by discrete upstream hypothalamic sites. Overall, we reveal a requisite role for IRS4 PVH neurons in PVH-mediated energy balance which raises the possibility of developing novel approaches targeting IRS4 PVH neurons for anti-obesity therapies. |
