Observations on the Orexigenic Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y-System in Neonatally Overfed Weanling Rats

Early postnatal overnutrition is a risk factor for obesity in juvenile and adult life. Underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are still unclear. Hypothalamic neuropeptides are decisively involved in the regulation of body weight and food intake. In this study, we investigated consequences of early...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of neuroendocrinology 1999-07, Vol.11 (7), p.541-546
Hauptverfasser: Plagemann, A, Harder, T, Rake, A, Waas, T, Melchior, K, Ziska, T, Rohde, W, Dörner, G
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Zusammenfassung:Early postnatal overnutrition is a risk factor for obesity in juvenile and adult life. Underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are still unclear. Hypothalamic neuropeptides are decisively involved in the regulation of body weight and food intake. In this study, we investigated consequences of early postnatal overnutrition, as compared to normo‐and undernutrition, on NPY within the arcuate nucleus and paraventricular nucleus (PVN). The normal litter size of Wistar rats was adjusted on the third day of life from 10 pups (normal litters, NL; normonutrition) to only three newborns (small litters, SL; overnutrition) or 18 pups per mother (large litters, LL; undernutrition). SL rats developed clear overweight until the day 21 of life (P
ISSN:0953-8194
1365-2826
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00357.x