IIDZUKA Yuzuru
Department School of Medicine, School of Medicine Position Assistant Professor |
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Article types | Original article |
Language | English |
Peer review | Peer reviewed |
Title | Autonomic nervous system-mediated effects of galanin-like peptide on lipid metabolism in liver and adipose tissue. |
Journal | Formal name:Scientific reports Abbreviation:Sci Rep ISSN code:20452322/20452322 |
Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
Volume, Issue, Page | 6,pp.21481 |
Author and coauthor | Hirako Satoshi, Wada Nobuhiro, Kageyama Haruaki, Takenoya Fumiko, Izumida Yoshihiko, Kim Hyounju, Iizuka Yuzuru, Matsumoto Akiyo, Okabe Mai, Kimura Ai, Suzuki Mamiko, Yamanaka Satoru, Shioda Seiji |
Publication date | 2016/02 |
Summary | Galanin-like peptide (GALP) is a neuropeptide involved in the regulation of feeding behavior and energy metabolism in mammals. While a weight loss effect of GALP has been reported, its effects on lipid metabolism have not been investigated. The aim of this study was to determine if GALP regulates lipid metabolism in liver and adipose tissue via an action on the sympathetic nervous system. The respiratory exchange ratio of mice administered GALP intracerebroventricularly was lower than that of saline-treated animals, and fatty acid oxidation-related gene mRNA levels were increased in the liver. Even though the respiratory exchange ratio was reduced by GALP, this change was not significant when mice were treated with the sympatholytic drug, guanethidine. Lipolysis-related gene mRNA levels were increased in the adipose tissue of GALP-treated mice compared with saline-treated animals. These results show that GALP stimulates fatty acid β-oxidation in liver and lipolysis in adipose tissue, and suggest that the anti-obesity effect of GALP may be due to anorexigenic actions and improvement of lipid metabolism in peripheral tissues via the sympathetic nervous system. |
DOI | 10.1038/srep21481 |
PMID | 26892462 |