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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 476, Issue 4, Pages 306-312Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.05.117
Keywords
Polycystic ovary syndrome; Central leptin resistance; Inflammation
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- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [11DZ1971900]
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Accumulating evidence indicates that leptin acts as an important mediator in energy homeostasis and reproduction. Since dysfunction of reproduction and metabolism are major characteristics of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), the role of leptin in pathogenesis of PCOS needs further research. Many studies have shown that central leptin resistance existed in obesity rats through leptin intracerebroventricular (icy) injection; however, central leptin resistance in PCOS rats has not been reported. This study aimed to investigate whether there was a state of central leptin resistance in PCOS rats, as well as explore the possible association of hypothalamic inflammation with central leptin resistance. First, letrozole was used to induce the PCOS model, 24 h food intake, 24 h body weight changes and the expression of p-STAT3 were determined following leptin or artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF) icy injection in rats. Second, we further evaluated the expressions of IL-1 beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha, p-IKK beta, NF-kappa B, p-NF-kappa B, I kappa B alpha, p-I kappa B alpha and SOCS3 in hypothalamus. The results showed that 24 h food intake and body weight were decreased, while the expression of p-STAT3 was increased in control group rats following leptin icv injection compared with aCSF icv injection; however, both of them showed no significant difference in PCOS rats. Furthermore, inflammatory markers were upregulated in the hypothalami of PCOS rats. Taken together, our data indicated that there was a state of chronic low-grade inflammation in hypothalamus which might be the possible mechanism for central leptin resistance in PCOS rats. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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