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Alteration of NPY in hypothalamus and its correlation with leptin and ghrelin during the development of T2DM in a rat model.

Qing-Jiu Zhang, Chang-Chun Yang, Song-Yun Zhang, Li-Hui Zhang, Jie Li

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Article in SpringerPlus, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Qing-Jiu Zhang *Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000 Hebei People's Republic of China.
Chang-Chun Yang *The First Department of South Storied Building, The General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Beijing, 100039 People's Republic of China.
Song-Yun ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 215 Hepingxi Road Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, 050000 People's Republic of China.
Li-Hui ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 215 Hepingxi Road Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, 050000 People's Republic of China.
Jie LiDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 215 Hepingxi Road Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, 050000 People's Republic of China.
Hebei Medical University · CNSecond Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CNChinese People's Armed Police General Hospital · CN

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Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the alteration of Neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the hypothalamus and its correlation with insulin, leptin and ghrelin during the development of a rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

methodsThe type 2 diabetes mellitus model was developed in diet-induced obesity (DIO) rats followed by the intraperitoneal injection of low-dose streptozotocin (STZ, 25 mg/kg). At four time points during the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in rats, the fasting serum insulin, leptin, and plasma ghrelin were measured and the hypothalamic neuropeptide Y (NPY) content and mRNA expression were detected in the rats, which were divided into 4 groups: normal control (NC), DIO

resultsDuring the development of the type 2 diabetes mellitus rat model, both the fasting serum levels of insulin and leptin (ng/ml) elevated significantly and the fasting plasma ghrelin concentration decreased the hypothalamic NPY (pg/mg) content significantly. NPY mRNA increased significantly in a time-dependent fashion while both the OB-Rb and the GHS-R1a mRNA of the hypothalamus decreased significantly. Hypothalamic NPY concentration was positively correlated with the changes in serum insulin and leptin and negatively correlated with plasma ghrelin.

conclusionsDuring the development of the type 2 diabetes mellitus rat model, the hypothalamic NPY content and NPY mRNA expression increased in a time-dependent manner, which was positively correlated with the changes of the serum insulin and leptin and negatively correlated with the plasma ghrelin.

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GhrelinHypothalamusInsulinLeptinNeuropeptide Y (NPY)Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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