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MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 84, Issue 6, Pages 876-887Publisher
AMER SOC PHARMACOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS
DOI: 10.1124/mol.113.086744
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81222048]
- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2013CB531303]
- NSFC [30930104]
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China [2011DFA32670]
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Hypothalamic AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and orexins/hypocretins are both involved in the control of feeding behavior, but little is known about the interaction between these two signaling systems. Here, we demonstrated that orexin-A elicited significant activation of AMPK in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) of the hypothalamus by elevating cytosolic free Ca2+ involving extracellular calcium influx. Electrophysiological results revealed that orexin-A increased the L-type calcium current via the orexin receptor-phospholipase C-protein kinase C signaling pathway in ARC neurons that produce neuropeptide Y, an important downstream effector of orexin-A's orexigenic effect. Furthermore, the L-type calcium channel inhibitor nifedipine attenuated orexin-A-induced AMPK activation in vitro and in vivo. We found that inhibition of AMPK by either compound C (6-[4-[2-(1-piperidinyl)ethoxy]phenyl]-3-(4-pyridinyl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine) or the ATP-mimetic 9-beta-D-arabinofuranoside prevented the appetite-stimulating effect of orexin-A. This action can be mimicked by nifedipine, the blocker of the L-type calcium channel. Our results indicated that orexin-A activates hypothalamic AMPK signaling through a Ca2+-dependent mechanism involving the voltage-gated L-type calcium channel, which may serve as a potential target for regulating feeding behavior.
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