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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 274: R1468-R1472, 1998;
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Vol. 274, Issue 5, R1468-R1472, May 1998

Leptin depolarizes rat hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus neurons

Jeff E. Powis, Jaideep S. Bains, and Alastair V. Ferguson

Department of Physiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6

Leptin, the protein product of the ob/ob gene, is thought to have a central site of action, presumably within the hypothalamus, through which it regulates feeding behavior. The paraventricular nucleus (PVN) is one structure that has been implicated in regulating feeding behavior. Using patch-clamp recording techniques, this study examines the direct membrane effects of leptin on neurons in a coronal PVN slice. Bath application of the physiologically active leptin fragment (amino acids 22-56) elicited dose-related depolarizations in 82% of the type I cells tested (n = 17) and 67% of the type II cells tested (n = 9). By contrast, the physiologically inactive leptin fragment (amino acids 57-92) had no discernible effect on membrane potential (n = 7). The effects of this peptide were unaffected following synaptic isolation of the cells by bath application of the sodium channel blocker tetrodotoxin (n = 5). Voltage clamp recordings in six cells demonstrated that leptin increased a nonspecific cation conductance with a reversal potential near -30 mV. These findings suggest that neurons in PVN may play an important role in the central neuronal circuitry involved in the physiological response to leptin.

electrophysiology; feeding; hypothalamus


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