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1 Division of Molecular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032
2 Max-Planck-Institut, fuer physiologische und klinische Forschung, W. G. Kerckhoff-Institut, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany
To investigate the underlying mechanisms for leptin receptor (LEPR)-mediated regulation of leptin gene (Lep) expression in brown (BAT) and white (WAT) adipose tissue and resultant effects on plasma leptin concentrations (plasma-LEP), we examined effects of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity, caloric balance, and body fat content on leptin mRNA levels in BAT and WAT in 10-day-old rat pups segregating for Leprfa. In mother-reared pups, Lep mRNA levels were fa/fa > +/fa = +/+ in BAT and was fa/fa > +/fa > +/+ in WAT. The genotype effects on Lep expression in BAT and plasma-LEP were virtually eliminated when the differences in SNS activity between fa/fa and +/fa pups were equalized by artificial rearing of pups under thermoneutral conditions with or without oral norepinephrine (NE) administration. NE administration alone had little effect on the Leprfa-dependent stratification of Lep expression in WAT. BAT-Lep mRNA was the main determinant of plasma-LEP. Metabolic rate, a surrogate indicator of SNS activity, explained 87% of the variation in BAT-Lep mRNA (R2 = 0.93), whereas caloric balance (40%) and body fat mass (6%) accounted for most of the variation in WAT-Lep mRNA (R2 = 0.53). We conclude that feedback regulation of Lep expression in BAT is primarily via central nervous system-mediated effects of leptin on SNS activity, whereas the control of leptin expression in WAT is more likely via mechanisms not directly dependent on SNS activity.
energy metabolism; obesity; sympathetic nervous system; leptin receptor; adipose tissue
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