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Brain Res ; 1423: 1-9, 2011 Nov 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22000082

ABSTRACT

Adiponectin can act in the brain to increase energy expenditure and reduce body weight by mechanisms not entirely understood. We found that adiponectin type 1 and type 2 receptors (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) are expressed in warm sensitive neurons of the hypothalamic preoptic area (POA) which play a critical role in the regulation of core body temperature (CBT) and energy balance. Thus, we tested the ability of adiponectin to influence CBT in wild-type mice and in mice deficient for AdipoR1 or AdipoR2. Local injection of adiponectin into the POA induced prolonged elevation of core body temperature and decreased respiratory exchange ratio (RER) indicating that increased energy expenditure is associated with increased oxidation of fat over carbohydrates. In AdipoR1 deficient mice, the ability of adiponectin to raise CBT was significantly blunted and its ability to decrease RER was completely lost. In AdipoR2 deficient mice, adiponectin had only diminished hyperthermic effects but reduced RER similarly to wild type mice. These results indicate that adiponectin can contribute to energy homeostasis by regulating CBT by direct actions on AdipoR1 and R2 in the POA.


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Adiponectin/pharmacology , Body Temperature/drug effects , Preoptic Area/cytology , Receptors, Adiponectin/metabolism , Sensory Receptor Cells/physiology , Analysis of Variance , Animals , Calorimetry, Indirect , Energy Metabolism/drug effects , Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects , Gene Expression Regulation/genetics , In Vitro Techniques , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Receptors, Adiponectin/deficiency , Sensory Receptor Cells/drug effects , Telemetry , Thermosensing/drug effects , Thermosensing/physiology
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Brain Behav Immun ; 25(8): 1649-57, 2011 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21722726

ABSTRACT

Inflammation and stress are regarded as two important atherogenic factors. Because stress can affect leukocyte distribution, we hypothesized that stress-mediated leukocyte extravasation can modify the inflammatory environment of the arterial wall possibly contributing to atherogenesis. To test this hypothesis we evaluated the inflammatory environment of the aorta in C57Bl/6 mice subjected to 3 and 12 months of chronic stress and compared it to age matched non-stressed animals. Experiments were carried out in mice fed regular chow or atherogenic diets. Both treatments increased the expression of vascular and leukocyte adhesion molecules and leukocyte accumulation. At 3 months, stress but not an atherogenic diet elevated the number of CD4 cells, CD8 cells, macrophages, dendritic cells and neutrophils. These changes were associated with elevation of transcripts for ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, E-selectin and neuropeptide Y. At 12 months, stress or high cholesterol acted similarly to elevate the number of CD8 and macrophages, and synergistically on the number of all cell types investigated. At this time-point, strong synergism was also observed on the level of E-selectin and NPY in the aorta, but not in the circulation. Despite these effects, histological and morphological alterations of the arterial wall were severe in the atherogenic diet, but not in the stress groups. Thus, although stress and an atherogenic diet may both affect leukocyte accumulation in the aorta, they may contribute differently to atherogenesis.


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Aorta/physiology , Diet, Atherogenic/adverse effects , Inflammation/immunology , Inflammation/physiopathology , Stress, Psychological/immunology , Stress, Psychological/physiopathology , Animals , Atherosclerosis/chemically induced , Atherosclerosis/genetics , Biomarkers/analysis , Chronic Disease , Diet , E-Selectin/metabolism , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Flow Cytometry , Immunoenzyme Techniques , Immunohistochemistry , Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/biosynthesis , Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/genetics , Leukocyte Count , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Neuropeptide Y/metabolism , Plaque, Atherosclerotic/pathology , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/biosynthesis , Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/genetics
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