Author:
Tokuda T.,Matsui T.,Ito J.,Torii S,Yano H.
Abstract
AbstractLeptin is thought to act on the central nervous system as an important regulator of food intake and body weight in mice. To examine the actions of leptin in sheep, we injected recombinant mouse leptin into the lateral cerebral ventricle of ewes. Six ewes were intracerebroventricularly cannulated and given free access to forage and water. The ewes were injected with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) as a vehicle for 5 days through the cannula and then with PBS + leptin for 7 days consecutively. Although food intake and body weight did not change during PBS injection, the administration of leptin decreased food intake and body weight. Plasma glucose levels decreased and plasma non-esterified fatty acid levels increased on the last few days of leptin administration. Approximately 2 weeks after normal food intake was recovered, the amount of diet was individually reduced in accordance with the recorded food intake during the leptin administration in each sheep. During food restriction, body weight and plasma metabolite concentrations were similarly changed as during the leptin-administration period. These results indicate that leptin decreases food intake in sheep. Moreover, it is likely that the changes in body weight and plasma metabolites were mainly induced by the suppression of food intake during leptin injection.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology
Cited by
15 articles.
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