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| العنوان: |
Transient loss of satiety effects of leptin in middle‐aged male mice. |
| المؤلفون: |
Khant Aung, Zin, Ladyman, Sharon R., Brown, Rosemary S. E. |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Neuroendocrinology; May2024, Vol. 36 Issue 5, p1-9, 9p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
LEPTIN, WEIGHT gain, MIDDLE age, FOOD consumption, MICE |
| مستخلص: |
Extensive research is undertaken in rodents to determine the mechanism underlying obesity‐induced leptin resistance. While body weight is generally tightly controlled in these studies, the effect of age of experimental animals has received less attention. Specifically, there has been little investigation into leptin regulation of food intake in middle‐aged animals, which is a period of particular relevance for weight gain in humans. We investigated whether the satiety effects of leptin remained constant in young (3 months), middle‐aged (12 months) or aged (18–22 months) male mice. Although mean body weight increased with age, leptin concentrations did not significantly increase in male mice beyond 12 months of age. Exogenous leptin administration led to a significant reduction in food intake in young mice but had no effect on food intake in middle‐aged male mice. This loss of the satiety effect of leptin appeared to be transient, with leptin administration leading to the greatest inhibition of food intake in the aged male mice. Subsequently, we investigated whether these differences were due to changes in leptin transport into the brain with ageing. No change in leptin clearance from the blood or transport into the brain was observed, suggesting the emergence of central resistance to leptin in middle age. These studies demonstrate the presence of dynamic and age‐specific changes in the satiety effects of leptin in male mice and highlight the requirement for age to be carefully considered when undertaking metabolic studies in rodents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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