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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 294: R344-R351, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00667.2007
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APPETITE, OBESITY, DIGESTION, AND METABOLISM

Metabolic rhythm abnormalities in mice lacking VIP-VPAC2 signaling

David A. Bechtold,* Timothy M. Brown,* Simon M. Luckman, and Hugh D. Piggins

Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Submitted 14 September 2007 ; accepted in final form 20 November 2007

The circadian pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) controls endogenous near 24-h physiological and behavioral rhythms in metabolism, neuroendocrine function, and locomotor activity. Recently, we showed that vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and its receptor, VPAC2 are critical to the intercellular communication between individual SCN neurons, and appropriate synchronization and phasing of these oscillatory cells. Mice defective in VIP signaling manifest grossly impaired circadian rhythms of SCN neuronal firing activity and are typically unable to maintain rhythmic wheel-running behavior in the absence of external time cues. Here we report that daily rhythms of metabolism and feeding behavior are also overtly altered in these animals. Under diurnal conditions (12:12-h light-dark; LD), metabolic and feeding rhythms are advanced in mice lacking either VIP or VPAC2 receptor expression, peaking in the late day, rather than early night, as observed in wild-type mice. When placed in constant light (LL), both VIP-deficient and VPAC2 receptor-knockout mice exhibit dampening of metabolic and feeding rhythms, which deteriorate after a few days. In addition, overall metabolic rate is greatly reduced in VPAC2-knockout mice, when compared with wild-type mice, regardless of lighting condition. The advancement of metabolic and feeding rhythms in these mice under LD suggests that these rhythms are less sensitive to masking by light. These results demonstrate that altering SCN function not only affects neuronal and wheel-running activity rhythms but also dramatically impairs temporal regulation of metabolism and feeding.

diurnal; circadian; vasoactive intestinal polypeptide; VPAC2 receptor; suprachiasmatic


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: H. D. Piggins, 3.614 Stopford Bldg., Faculty of Life Sciences, Univ. of Manchester, Oxford Rd., Manchester, UK M13 9PT (e-mail: hugh.piggins{at}manchester.ac.uk)




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