Centrally injected kisspeptin reduces food intake by increasing meal intervals in mice

Neuroreport. 2011 Mar 30;22(5):253-7. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32834558df.

Abstract

Kisspeptin is distributed not only in brain areas for regulating reproduction but also in nuclei involved in feeding control. Whether kisspeptin alters food intake is unknown in mice. We examined how kisspeptin-10 influences feeding after intracerebroventricular injection in mice using automated monitoring. Kisspeptin-10 (0.3, 1, and 3 μg/mouse) dose-dependently inhibited the feeding response to an overnight fast by 50, 95, and 90% respectively, during the 2-3 h period postinjection. The 1μg/mouse dose reduced the 4-h cumulative food intake by 28% whereas intraperitoneal injection (10 μg/mouse) did not. The decreased 4-h food intake was due to reduced meal frequency (-45%/4 h), whereas meal size and gastric emptying were not altered. These data suggest that kisspeptin may be a negative central regulator of feeding by increasing satiety.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Eating / drug effects
  • Eating / physiology*
  • Feeding Behavior / drug effects
  • Feeding Behavior / physiology*
  • Injections, Intraventricular
  • Kisspeptins
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins / administration & dosage
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Kiss1 protein, mouse
  • Kisspeptins
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins