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American Journal of Physiology-endocrinology and Metabolism | 2008

Sexually different actions of leptin in proopiomelanocortin neurons to regulate glucose homeostasis.

Haifei Shi; April D. Strader; Joyce E. Sorrell; James B. Chambers; Stephen C. Woods; Randy J. Seeley

Leptin regulates energy balance and glucose homeostasis, at least in part, via activation of receptors in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus located in proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons. Females have greater sensitivity to central leptin than males, suggested by a greater anorectic effect of central leptin administration in females. We hypothesized that the regulation of energy balance and peripheral glucose homeostasis of female rodents would be affected to a greater extent than in males if the action of leptin in POMC neurons were disturbed. Male and female mice lacking leptin receptors only in POMC neurons gained significantly more body weight and accumulated more body fat. However, female mice gained disproportionately more visceral adiposity than males, and this appeared to be largely the result of differences in energy expenditure. When maintained on a high-fat diet (HFD), both male and female mutants had higher levels of insulin following exogenous glucose challenges. Chow- and HFD-fed males but not females had abnormal glucose disappearance curves following insulin administrations. Collectively, these data indicate that the action of leptin in POMC neurons is sexually different to influence the regulation of energy balance, fat distribution, and glucose homeostasis.


Journal of Clinical Investigation | 2012

Cyclocreatine treatment improves cognition in mice with creatine transporter deficiency

Yuko Kurosawa; Ton J. Degrauw; Diana M. Lindquist; Victor M. Blanco; Gail J. Pyne-Geithman; Takiko Daikoku; James B. Chambers; Stephen C. Benoit; Joseph F. Clark

The second-largest cause of X-linked mental retardation is a deficiency in creatine transporter (CRT; encoded by SLC6A8), which leads to speech and language disorders with severe cognitive impairment. This syndrome, caused by the absence of creatine in the brain, is currently untreatable because CRT is required for creatine entry into brain cells. Here, we developed a brain-specific Slc6a8 knockout mouse (Slc6a8-/y) as an animal model of human CRT deficiency in order to explore potential therapies for this syndrome. The phenotype of the Slc6a8-/y mouse was comparable to that of human patients. We successfully treated the Slc6a8-/y mice with the creatine analog cyclocreatine. Brain cyclocreatine and cyclocreatine phosphate were detected after 9 weeks of cyclocreatine treatment in Slc6a8-/y mice, in contrast to the same mice treated with creatine or placebo. Cyclocreatine-treated Slc6a8-/y mice also exhibited a profound improvement in cognitive abilities, as seen with novel object recognition as well as spatial learning and memory tests. Thus, cyclocreatine appears promising as a potential therapy for CRT deficiency.


European Journal of Pharmacology | 2011

Implication of the melanocortin-3 receptor in the regulation of food intake

Boman G. Irani; Zhimin Xiang; Hossein Yarandi; Jerry Ryan Holder; Marcus C. Moore; Rayna M. Bauzo; Bettina Proneth; Amanda M. Shaw; William J. Millard; James B. Chambers; Stephen C. Benoit; Deborah J. Clegg; Carrie Haskell-Luevano

The melanocortin system is well recognized to be involved in the regulation of food intake, body weight, and energy homeostasis. To probe the role of the MC(3) in the regulation of food intake, JRH322-18 a mixed MC(3) partial agonist/antagonist and MC(4) agonist tetrapeptide was examined in wild type (WT) and melanocortin 4 receptor (MC(4)) knockout mice and shown to reduce food intake in both models. In the wild type mice, 2.0 nmol of JRH322-18 statistically reduced food intake 4h post icv treatment into satiated nocturnally feeding wild type mice. The same dose in the MC(4)KO mice significantly reduced cumulative food intake 24h post treatment. Conditioned taste aversion as well as activity studies supports that the decreased food intake was not due to visceral illness. Since these studies resulted in loss-of-function results, the SHU9119 and agouti-related protein (AGRP) melanocortin receptor antagonists were administered to wild type as well as the MC(3) and MC(4) knockout mice in anticipation of gain-of-function results. The SHU9119 ligand produced an increase in food intake in the wild type mice as anticipated, however no effect was observed in the MC(3) and MC(4) knockout mice as compared to the saline control. The AGRP ligand however, produced a significant increase in food intake in the wild type as well as the MC(3) and MC(4) knockout mice and it had a prolonged affect for several days. These data support the hypothesis that the MC(3) plays a subtle role in the regulation of food intake, however the mechanism by which this is occurring remains to be determined.


Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics | 2007

Small-molecule melanin-concentrating hormone-1 receptor antagonists require brain penetration for inhibition of food intake and reduction in body weight.

X. Eric Hu; John August Wos; Martin E. Dowty; Paula M. Suchanek; Wei Ji; James B. Chambers; Stephen C. Benoit; Deborah J. Clegg; Ofer Reizes

The melanin-concentrating hormone-1 receptor (MCH1R) is a G-protein-coupled receptor expressed in the brain and peripheral tissues that regulates energy storage and body weight. Here, we focused on discovery of the mechanism and site of action for a small-molecule MCH1R antagonist, which yields weight loss in a mouse model of human obesity. MCH1R is expressed throughout the brain but also found in peripheral tissues known to regulate fat storage and utilization, e.g., skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Previous studies of MCH1R antagonist studies have not delineated the site that is critical for mediating the anorexigenic and weight-reducing actions. In this study, we evaluated the role of the brain and peripheral tissue receptors. We developed a novel nonbrain-permeable MCH antagonist analog with a carboxylic acid moiety to specifically test the site of action. Based on in vitro and in vivo assays, the analog is not able to cross the blood-brain barrier and does not lead to inhibition of food intake and reduced body weight. The data clearly demonstrate that MCH1R antagonists need access to the brain to reduce body weight and fat mass. The brain-permeable MCH1R antagonist leads to significant reduction in body weight and fat mass in diet-induced obese mice. The effect is dose-dependent and appears to be partially driven by a reduction in food intake. Finally, these studies show the utility of a medicinal chemistry approach to address an important biological and pharmacological question.


Obesity | 2016

Aversion learning can reduce meal size without taste avoidance in rats.

Andrea L. Tracy; Jennifer Schurdak; James B. Chambers; Stephen C. Benoit

Nausea and aversive food responses are commonly reported following bariatric surgery, along with post‐surgical reduction in meal size. This study investigates whether a meal size limit can be conditioned by associating large meals with aversive outcomes.


Appetite | 2007

Behavioral and metabolic phenotyping of GPR30 and neuronal estrogen receptor-α knockout mice.

James B. Chambers; Jennifer Schurdak; Stephen C. Benoit; Deborah J. Clegg

We have been testing the hypothesis that estrogen signaling through specific estrogen receptors contributes to the regulation of energy homeostasis and behavior. Mice lacking estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) have previously been reported to have an obese phenotype and attenuated locomotor activity. We have extended these findings to show that estrogen signaling through hypothalamic ERα contributes to the regulation of food intake, body weight, and energy expenditure. To better understand the hypothalamic contribution of estrogen signaling, we first characterized some behavioral aspects of the whole-body ERα knockout mouse, and found that they had decreased homecage locomotor activity and voluntary wheel running activity, increased body weight, and changes in fat distribution to favor development of the metabolic syndrome. They were also resistant to the effects of leptin to regulate food intake and body weight. Recently, we have obtained ERα floxed mice and have bred them with nestin-CRE mice to develop mice lacking estrogen receptors in neurons. We have begun characterization of these mice through multiple metabolic and behavioral tests to test the hypothesis that estrogen signaling through neuronal ERα significantly contributes to the phenotype seen in total body ERα knockout mice. Finally, in addition to nuclear receptors, the actions of estrogen may be mediated through GPR30, a membrane/intracellular receptor. Here, we report on metabolic and behavioral phenotyping assays of GPR30 knockout mice, designed to delineate whether the observed phenotype is mediated through genomic effects or by rapid signaling through membrane receptors.


American Journal of Physiology-regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology | 2008

Characterization of mice lacking the gene for cholecystokinin

Chunmin C. Lo; Linda C. Samuelson; James B. Chambers; Alexandra King; J.U. Heiman; Ronald J. Jandacek; Randall R. Sakai; Stephen C. Benoit; Helen E. Raybould; Stephen C. Woods; Patrick Tso


Physiology & Behavior | 2009

Long-term behavioral consequences of prenatal MDMA exposure

Valerie B. Thompson; J.U. Heiman; James B. Chambers; Stephen C. Benoit; William R. Buesing; Mantana K. Norman; Andrew B. Norman; Jack W. Lipton


Archive | 2013

cholecystokinin of mice lacking the gene for

Stephen C. Woods; Patrick Tso; Ronald J. Jandacek; Randall R. Sakai; Stephen C. Benoit; Helen E. Raybould; Linda C. Samuelson; James B. Chambers


Appetite | 2011

Gastric bypass surgery modifies ethanol consumption in rats

Jon F. Davis; Jennifer D. Shurdak; Irwin J. Magrisso; James B. Chambers; L. Lumberg; M.H. Tschoep; Randy J. Seeley; Stephen C. Benoit

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Deborah J. Clegg

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Haifei Shi

University of Cincinnati

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J.U. Heiman

University of Cincinnati

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Jennifer Schurdak

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center

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