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ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2022

Time-restricted feeding prevents metabolic diseases through the regulation of galanin/GALR1 expression in the hypothalamus of mice.

Jingjing Sun, Yuqing She, Penghua Fang, Xuewen Gu, Zhenwen Zhang

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Article in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jingjing Sun *Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, Jiangsu, China.
Yuqing She *Department of Endocrinology, Pukou Branch of Jiangsu People's Hospital, Nanjing, China.
Penghua FangDepartment of Physiology, Hanlin College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, 225300, China.
Xuewen GuDepartment of Pathology, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, Jiangsu, China.
Zhenwen ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225001, China. physiolpep@sina.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-8208
Yangzhou University · CNGovernment of Jiangsu Province · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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Abstract

purposeTime-restricted feeding (TRF) reverses obesity and insulin resistance, yet the central mechanisms underlying its beneficial effects are not fully understood. Recent studies suggest a critical role of hypothalamic galanin and its receptors in the regulation of energy balance. It is yet unclear whether TRF could regulate the expression of galanin and its receptors in the hypothalamus of mice fed a high-fat diet.

methodsTo test this effect, we subjected mice to either ad lib or TRF of a high-fat diet for 8 h per day. After 4 weeks, galanin and many neuropeptides associated with the function of metabolism were examined.

resultsThe present findings showed that mice under TRF consume equivalent calories from a high-fat diet as those with ad lib access, yet are protected against obesity and have improved glucose metabolism. Plasma galanin, orexin A, irisin and adropin levels were significantly reversed by TRF regimen. Besides, TRF regimen reversed the progression of metabolic disorders in mice by increasing GLUT4 and PGC-1α expression in skeletal muscles. Moreover, the levels of galanin and GALR1 expression were severely diminished in the hypothalamus of the TRF mice, whereas GALR2 was highly expressed.

conclusionsTRF diminished galanin and GALR1 expression, and increased GALR2 expression in the hypothalamus of mice fed a high-fat diet. The current studies provide additional evidence that TRF is effective in improving HFD-induced hyperglycemia and insulin resistance in mice, and this effect could be associated with TRF-induced changes of the galanin systems in the hypothalamus. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: No level of evidence, animal studies.

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Insulin ResistanceMetabolic DiseasesAnimalsGalaninHumansHypothalamusMiceMice, Inbred C57BLObesityReceptor, Galanin, Type 1Galaningalanin protein, mouseReceptor, Galanin, Type 1GalaninGALR1GALR2ObesityTime-restricted feeding

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