Long form leptin receptor mRNA expression in the brain, pituitary, and other tissues in the pig

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作者
Lin, J
Barb, CR
Matteri, RL
Kraeling, RR
Chen, X
Meinersmann, RJ
Rampacek, GB [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Georgia, Dept Anim & Dairy Sci, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] ARS, USDA, Athens, GA 30605 USA
[3] ARS, USDA, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
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10.1016/S0739-7240(00)00064-3
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
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0905 ;
摘要
Much effort has focused recently on understanding the role of leptin, the obese gene product secreted by adipocytes, in regulating growth and reproduction in rodents, humans and domestic animals. We previously demonstrated that leptin inhibited feed intake and stimulated growth hormone (GH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion in the pig. This study was conducted to determine the location of long form leptin receptor (Ob-R1) mRNA in various tissues of the pig. The leptin receptor has several splice variants in the human and mouse, but Ob-R1 is the major form capable of signal transduction. The Ob-R1 is expressed primarily in the hypothalamus of the human and rodents, but has been located in other tissues as well. In the present study, a partial porcine Ob-R1 cDNA, cloned in our laboratory and specific to the intracellular domain, was used to evaluate the Ob-R1 mRNA expression by RT-PCR in the brain and other tissues in three 105 d-old prepuberal gilts and in a 50 d-old fetus. In 105 d-old gilts, Ob-R1 mRNA was expressed in the hypothalamus, cerebral cortex, amygdala, thalamus, cerebellum, area postrema and anterior pituitary. In addition, Ob-R1 mRNA was expressed in ovary, uterine body, liver, kidney, pancreas, adrenal gland, heart, spleen, lung, intestine, bone marrow, muscle and adipose tissue. However, expression was absent in the thyroid, thymus, superior vena cava, aorta, spinal cord, uterine horn and oviduct. In the 50 d-old fetus, Ob-R1 mRNA was expressed in brain, intestine, muscle, fat, heart, liver and umbilical cord. These results support the idea that leptin might play a role in regulating numerous physiological functions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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