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Expression of pro-opiomelanocortin and agouti-related protein in the hypothalamus of caffeine-administered rats

  • Jeong, Joo-Yeon (Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Research Center for Neural Dysfunction, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Ku, Bo-Mi (Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Research Center for Neural Dysfunction, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Lee, Yeon-Kyung (Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Research Center for Neural Dysfunction, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Ryu, Jin-Hyun (Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Research Center for Neural Dysfunction, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Choi, Jung-Il (Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Research Center for Neural Dysfunction, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Joon-Soo (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Yong-Woon (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Roh, Gu-Seob (Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Research Center for Neural Dysfunction, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Joon (Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Research Center for Neural Dysfunction, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Cho, Gyeong-Jae (Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Research Center for Neural Dysfunction, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Choi, Wan-Sung (Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Research Center for Neural Dysfunction, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kang, Sang-Soo (Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Research Center for Neural Dysfunction, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2010.11.04
  • Accepted : 2011.01.07
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

In the present study, we examined the effects of caffeine on food intake and body weight, and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and agouti-related protein (AgRP) expression in the hypothalamus. Rats were administered intraperitoneally with 100 mg/kg caffeine (a high, non-toxic dose) or saline during the light phase. Intraperitoneal administration of caffeine induced a significant reduction in food intake and body weight 12 hr after treatment. In addition, POMC expression was significantly increased and AgRP expression was decreased in the arcuate nucleus (Arc) after caffeine treatment. These results demonstrate that administration of caffeine up-regulates POMC expression and down-regulates AgRP expression in the Arc, suggesting that the activation of the hypothalamic POMC neurons and inhibition of the AgRP neurons might play a role in the regulation of food intake and body weight by caffeine.

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