TY - JOUR
T1 - C75, a Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitor, Reduces Food Intake via Hypothalamic AMP-activated Protein Kinase
AU - Kim, Eun Kyoung
AU - Miller, Ian
AU - Aja, Susan
AU - Landree, Leslie E.
AU - Pinn, Michael
AU - McFadden, Jill
AU - Kuhajda, Francis P.
AU - Moran, Timothy H.
AU - Ronnett, Gabriele V.
PY - 2004/5/7
Y1 - 2004/5/7
N2 - Energy homeostasis and feeding are regulated by the central nervous system. C75, a fatty acid synthase (FAS) inhibitor, causes weight loss and anorexia, implying a novel central nervous system pathway(s) for sensing energy balance. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a sensor of peripheral energy balance, is phosphorylated and activated when energy sources are low. Here, we identify a role for hypothalamic AMPK in the regulation of feeding behavior and in mediating the anorexic effects of C75. 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β -D-ribofuranoside (AICAR), an activator of AMPK, increased food intake, whereas compound C, an inhibitor of AMPK, decreased food intake. C75 rapidly reduced the level of the phosphorylated AMPK a subunit (pAMPKα) in the hypothalamus, even in fasted mice that had elevated hypothalamic pAMPKα levels. Furthermore, AICAR reversed both the C75-induced anorexia and the decrease in hypothalamic pAMPKα levels. C75 elevated hypothalamic neuronal ATP levels, which may contribute to the mechanism by which C75 decreased AMPK activity. C75 reduced the levels of pAMPKα and phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein (pCREB) in the arcuate nucleus neurons of the hypothalamus, suggesting a mechanism for the reduction in NPY expression seen with C75 treatment. These data indicate that modulation of FAS activity in the hypothalamus can alter energy perception via AMPK, which functions as a physiological energy sensor in the hypothalamus.
AB - Energy homeostasis and feeding are regulated by the central nervous system. C75, a fatty acid synthase (FAS) inhibitor, causes weight loss and anorexia, implying a novel central nervous system pathway(s) for sensing energy balance. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a sensor of peripheral energy balance, is phosphorylated and activated when energy sources are low. Here, we identify a role for hypothalamic AMPK in the regulation of feeding behavior and in mediating the anorexic effects of C75. 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β -D-ribofuranoside (AICAR), an activator of AMPK, increased food intake, whereas compound C, an inhibitor of AMPK, decreased food intake. C75 rapidly reduced the level of the phosphorylated AMPK a subunit (pAMPKα) in the hypothalamus, even in fasted mice that had elevated hypothalamic pAMPKα levels. Furthermore, AICAR reversed both the C75-induced anorexia and the decrease in hypothalamic pAMPKα levels. C75 elevated hypothalamic neuronal ATP levels, which may contribute to the mechanism by which C75 decreased AMPK activity. C75 reduced the levels of pAMPKα and phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein (pCREB) in the arcuate nucleus neurons of the hypothalamus, suggesting a mechanism for the reduction in NPY expression seen with C75 treatment. These data indicate that modulation of FAS activity in the hypothalamus can alter energy perception via AMPK, which functions as a physiological energy sensor in the hypothalamus.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M402165200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M402165200
M3 - Article
C2 - 15028725
AN - SCOPUS:2442631468
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 279
SP - 19970
EP - 19976
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 19
ER -