Acute orexigenic effect of agmatine involves interaction between central α2-adrenergic and GABAergic receptors

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Agmatine and GABA have been abundantly expressed in brain nuclei involved in regulation of energy homeostasis and promoting stimulation of food intake in rodents. However, their mutual interaction, if any, in the elicitation of feeding behavior is largely remains unclear. The current study provides experimental evidence for the possible interaction of agmatine, adrenergic and GABAergic systems in stimulation of feeding in satiated rats. Satiated rats fitted with intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) cannulae and were administered agmatine, alone or jointly with (a) GABAA receptor agonist, muscimol, diazepam or antagonist bicuculline and flumazenil, GABAA positive modulator, allopregnanolone or negative modulator of GABAA receptor, dehydroepiandrosterone (b) In view of the high affinity of agmatine for α2-adrenoceptors and the close association between α2-adrenoceptors and GABAergic system, the effect of their modulators on feeding elicited by agmatine/GABAergic agonists were also examined. I.c.v. administration of agmatine (40-80μg/rat) induces the significant orexigenic effect in satiated rats. The orexigenic effect of agmatine was potentiated by muscimol (25ng/rat, i.c.v.); diazepam (0.5mg/kg, i.p.); allopregnanolone (0.5mg/kg, s.c.) and blocked by bicuculline (1mg/kg, i.p.) and dehydroepiandrosterone (4mg/kg,s.c.). However, it remained unaffected in presence of flumazenil (25ng/rat, i.c.v.). The orexigenic effect of agmatine and GABAergic agonists was potentiated by a α2-adrenoceptors agonist, clonidine (10ng/rat, i.c.v.) and blocked by its antagonist, yohimbine (5μg/rat, i.c.v.). Yohimbine also blocked the hyperphagic effect elicited by ineffective dose combination of agmatine (5μg/rat, i.c.v.) with muscimol (25ng/rat, i.c.v.) or diazepam (0.5mg/kg, i.p.) or allopregnanolone (0.5mg/kg,s.c.). The results of the present study suggest that agmatine induced α2-adrenoceptors activation might facilitate GABAergic activity to stimulate food intake in satiated rats.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:93

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Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 93(2017) vom: 01. Sept., Seite 939-947

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Taksande, Brijesh Gulabrao [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Omi [VerfasserIn]
Aglawe, Manish Manohar [VerfasserIn]
Kale, Mayur Bhimrao [VerfasserIn]
Gawande, Dinesh Yugraj [VerfasserIn]
Umekar, Milind Janraoji [VerfasserIn]
Kotagale, Nandkishor Ramdas [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

α(2)-adrenoceptors
70J407ZL5Q
Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists
Agmatine
Food intake
GABA
GABA Agonists
Journal Article
Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2
Receptors, GABA-A
Satiated rats

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Date Completed 25.04.2018

Date Revised 25.04.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biopha.2017.07.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM273915452