肥胖抵抗大鼠的食欲调节

目的　探讨肥胖抵抗大鼠摄食量减少的原因。方法　采用 50只健康雄性SD大鼠,分为对照组 10只和高脂组 40只,分别用基础饲料和高脂饲料喂养 13周,然后根据体重和能量摄入量筛选出饮食诱导肥胖抵抗(DIO-R)大鼠 9只和饮食诱导肥胖(DIO)大鼠 10只,观察总摄食量的变化,放免法测定血清瘦素和血浆神经肽Y水平,免疫印迹法测定大鼠脑组织中黑色素皮质激素受体 4(MCR- 4)蛋白含量。结果　DIO- R大鼠总摄食量为(1 679 .1±146. 8)g,明显低于DIO大鼠的总摄食量(1 818 .4±148 .9)g;DIO R大鼠血浆神经肽Y含量为 ( 795. 24±83 .59 )ng/L,显著低于DIO大鼠(1 007. 14±172. 83)ng/L;基础组大鼠血清瘦素含量为 ( 4 .80±0. 75 )μg/L,DIO R组为 ( 9 .17±1 .19)μg/L,DIO组为(9 .32±1 .04)μg/L,提示高脂饲料使大鼠血清瘦素水平明显增加,但DIO- R与DIO大鼠间无明显差别;基础组大鼠脑组织中MCR 4含量峰面积分析表明基础组为(342±31)mm2,DIO R组为(455±33)mm2,DIO组为(355±30)mm2,说明高脂饲料使DIO R大鼠脑组织中MCR- 4含量增加。结论　DIO- R大鼠通过增加ob基因的表达降低神经肽Y途径活性并激活MCR 4途径来减少进食量,从而抑制体重的增加。

The study on mechanism of appetite regulation in diet-induced obesity resistant rats

OBJECTIVE: To explore the cause of decreasing intake food of diet-induced obesity resistant (DIO-R) rats. METHODS: Fifty male Sprague-dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into control group and high-fat group and they were fed with basic diet and high-fat diet respectively for 13 weeks. DIO-R and diet-induced obesity (DIO) rats were selected according to their body weight and the quantity of energy intake, then observing the changes of the total food intake, the level of serum leptin and plasma NPY were determined by radioimmunoassay and the contents of the melanocortin receptor-4 (MCR-4) in brain were determined by Western Blot. RESULTS: The total food intake of DIO-R rats was (1 679.1 +/- 146.8) g. The total food intake of DIO rats was (1 818.4 +/- 148.9) g. The total food intake of DIO-R rats was lower than that of DIO rats (P < 0.05). The level of plasma NPY of DIO-R rats was (795.24 +/- 83.59) ng/L. The level of plasma NPY of DIO rats was (1 007.14 +/- 172.83) ng/L. The level of plasma NPY of DIO-R rats was lower than that of the DIO rats (P < 0.05). The levels of serum leptin of basic, DIO-R and DIO rats was (4.80 +/- 0.75) microg/L, (9.17 +/- 1.19) microg/L and (9.32 +/- 1.04) microg/L. The level of serum leptin of rats in high-fat diet group was increased as compared with the rats in basic diet group, but there was no significant difference between DIO-R and DIO rats (P > 0.05). The levels of brain MCR-4 of basic, DIO-R and DIO rats were (342 +/- 31) mm2, (455 +/- 33) mm2, (355 +/- 30) mm2. High fat diets increased the content of brain MCR-4 in DIO-R rats. CONCLUSION: DIO-R rats decreased appetite by increasing expression of ob gene to reduce activity of NPY pathway and activate the MCR-4 pathway, and thus inhibit the increase body of weight.