期刊
PEPTIDES
卷 31, 期 12, 页码 2304-2313出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.08.025
关键词
Melanotropin; Heart; Blood pressure; Obesity; Receptor brain expression; GPCR
资金
- NIH [R01DK57080, T32HL083810]
The melanocortin system has been implicated in a multitude of physiological pathways including obesity, satiety, energy homeostasis, sexual behavior, pigmentation, sodium regulation, hypertension, and many others. Based upon studies of the endogenous melanocortin receptor agonists at the cloned human melanocortin receptor proteins, it was concluded that the gamma-MSH related agonist ligands are selective for the MC3 versus the MC4 and MC5 receptors. In attempts to understand and identify the specific amino acids of gamma(2)-MSH important for MC3R selectivity, we have performed N- and C-terminal truncation studies and pharmacologically characterized twenty-eight ligands at the mouse MC1 and MC3-5 melanocortin receptors. The C-terminal Trp-Asp(9)-Arg(10)-Phe(11) residues are important for nM potency at the mMC3R and the Arg(7)-Trp(8) residues are important for mMC5R nM potency. We observed the unanticipated results that several of the C-terminal truncated analogs possessed nM agonist potency at the mMC3 and mMC5R5 which lead us to perform a comparative side-by-side study of the mouse and human MC5R. These data resulted in mu M gamma(2)-MSH analog potency at the hMC5R, consistent with previous reports, however at the mMC5R, nM gamma(2)-MSH analog potency was observed. Thus, these data support the hypothesis of important species specific differences in gamma-MSH related ligand potency at the rodent versus human MC5R subtype that is critical for the interpretation of in vivo rodent physiological studies. These results prompted us to examine the affects of a peripherally administered melanocortin agonist on hypothalamic gene expression levels of the MC3R, MC4R, and MC5R The super potent non-selective NDP-MSH agonist was administered i.p. and resulted in significantly decreased levels of mMC3R and mMC5R hypothalamic mRNA versus saline control. These data provide for the first time data demonstrating peripherally administered NDP-MSH can modify hypothalamic melanocortin receptor expression levels. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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