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Apolipoprotein A-IV exerts its anorectic action through a PI3K/Akt signaling
pathway in the hypothalamus.
Authors Shen L, Lo CC, Woollett LA, Liu M
Submitted By Submitted Externally on 12/3/2021
Status Published
Journal Biochemical and biophysical research communications
Year 2017
Date Published 12/1/2017
Volume : Pages 494 : 152 - 157
PubMed Reference 29037812
Abstract Apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) is a satiation factor that acts in the
hypothalamus, however, the intracellular mechanisms responsible for this action
are still largely unknown. Here we report that apoA-IV treatment elicited a
rapid activation of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway
in cultured primary hypothalamic neurons, and this effect was significantly
attenuated by pretreatment with LY294002, an inhibitor of the PI3K pathway. To
determine if the activation of PI3K is required for apoA-IV's inhibitory effect
on food intake, apoA-IV was administered intracerebroventricularly. We found
that apoA-IV significantly reduced food intake and activated PI3K signaling in
the hypothalamus, and these effects were abolished by icv pre-treatment with
LY294002. To identify the distinct brain sites where apoA-IV exerts its
anorectic action, apoA-IV was administered into the ventromedial hypothalamus
(VMH) through implanted bilateral cannula. At a low dose (0.5 µg), apoA-IV
significantly inhibited food intake and activated PI3K signaling pathway in the
VMH of lean rats, but not in high-fat diet-induced obese (DIO) rats. These
results collectively demonstrate a critical role of the PI3K/Akt pathway in
apoA-IV's anorectic action in lean rats and suggest a defective PI3K pathway in
the VMH is responsible for the impaired apoA-IV's anorectic action in the DIO
animals.




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