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2. Orexins, Orexigenic Hypothalamic Peptides, Interact with Autonomic, Neuroendocrine and Neuroregulatory Systems
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Date, Yukari, Ueta, Yoichi, Yamashita, Hiroshi, Yamaguchi, Hideki, Matsukura, Shigeru, Kangawa, Kenji, Sakurai, Takeshi, Yanagisawa, Masashi, and Nakazato, Masamitsu
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- 1999
3. Angiopoietin-Like Growth Factor Involved in Leptin Signaling in the Hypothalamus
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Yunseon Jang, Jun Young Heo, Min Joung Lee, Jiebo Zhu, Changjun Seo, Da Hyun Go, Sung Kyung Yoon, Date Yukari, Yuichi Oike, Jong-Woo Sohn, Minho Shong, and Gi Ryang Kweon
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hypothalamus ,AGF ,leptin ,POMC neuron ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
The hypothalamic regulation of appetite governs whole-body energy balance. Satiety is regulated by endocrine factors including leptin, and impaired leptin signaling is associated with obesity. Despite the anorectic effect of leptin through the regulation of the hypothalamic feeding circuit, a distinct downstream mediator of leptin signaling in neuron remains unclear. Angiopoietin-like growth factor (AGF) is a peripheral activator of energy expenditure and antagonizes obesity. However, the regulation of AGF expression in brain and localization to mediate anorectic signaling is unknown. Here, we demonstrated that AGF is expressed in proopiomelanocortin (POMC)-expressing neurons located in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) of the hypothalamus. Unlike other brain regions, hypothalamic AGF expression is stimulated by leptin-induced signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) phosphorylation. In addition, leptin treatment to hypothalamic N1 cells significantly enhanced the promoter activity of AGF. This induction was abolished by the pretreatment of ruxolitinib, a leptin signaling inhibitor. These results indicate that hypothalamic AGF expression is induced by leptin and colocalized to POMC neurons.
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- 2021
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4. Ghrelin as a starvation signal
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Date, Yukari and Kangawa, Kenji
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- 2012
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5. Passive carriage of rabies virus by dendritic cells
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Senba, Kazuyo, Matsumoto, Takashi, Yamada, Kentaro, Shiota, Seiji, Iha, Hidekatsu, Date, Yukari, Ohtsubo, Motoaki, and Nishizono, Akira
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- 2013
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6. Distribution of neuropeptide W in the rat brain
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Takenoya, Fumiko, Yagi, Michiko, Kageyama, Haruaki, Shiba, Kanako, Endo, Kei, Nonaka, Naoko, Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitsu, and Shioda, Seiji
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- 2010
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7. Changes in plasma ghrelin levels, gastric ghrelin production, and body weight after Helicobacter pylori cure
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Osawa, Hiroyuki, Kita, Hiroto, Ohnishi, Hirohide, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Date, Yukari, Bowlus, Christopher L., Ishino, Yumiko, Watanabe, Eiko, Shiiya, Tomomi, Ueno, Hiroaki, Hoshino, Hiroko, Satoh, Kiichi, and Sugano, Kentaro
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- 2006
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8. Neuromedin U acts in the central nervous system to inhibit gastric acid secretion via CRH system
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Mondal, Muhtashan S., Date, Yukari, Murakami, Noboru, Toshinai, Koji, Shimbara, Takuya, Kangawa, Kenji, and Nakazato, Masamitsu
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Human physiology -- Research ,Hypothalamus -- Physiological aspects ,Peptides -- Physiological aspects ,Gastric acid -- Physiological aspects ,Corticotropin releasing hormone -- Physiological aspects ,Biological sciences - Abstract
Neuromedin U (NMU) is a hypothalamic peptide involved in energy homeostasis and stress responses. NMU, when administered intracerebroventricularly, decreases food intake and body weight while increasing body temperature and heat production. In addition, NMU, acting via the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) system, induces gross locomotor activity and stress responses. We studied the effect of intracerebroventricularly administered NMU (0.5-4 nmol) in the regulation of gastric functions in conscious rats. Intracerebroventricular administration of NMU significantly decreased gastric acid output to 30-60% and gastric emptying to 35-70% in a dose-dependent manner. Vagotomy did not abolish the inhibitory effect of NMU on pentagastrin-induced gastric acid secretion. Pretreatment with indomethacin (10 mg/kg), an inhibitor of prostaglandin synthesis, also did not affect NMU-induced acid inhibition. Pretreatment with anti-CRH IgG (1 [micro]g/rat), however, completely blocked NMU-induced acid inhibition (P < 0.01). Administration of yohimbine (4 mg/kg), an [[alpha].sub.2]-adrenergic receptor antagonist, also abolished NMU-induced acid inhibition (P < 0.01). These findings suggest that NMU is critical in the central regulation of gastric acid secretion via CRH. hypothalamic peptide; gastric emptying; corticotropin-releasing hormone; central administration
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9. A role for ghrelin in the central regulation of feeding
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Nakazato, Masamitsu, Murakami, Noboru, Date, Yukari, Kojima, Masayasu, Matsuo, Hisayuki, Kangawa, Kenji, and Matsukura, Shigeru
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Environmental issues ,Science and technology ,Zoology and wildlife conservation - Abstract
Author(s): Masamitsu Nakazato (corresponding author) [1]; Noboru Murakami [2]; Yukari Date [1]; Masayasu Kojima [3]; Hisayuki Matsuo [3]; Kenji Kangawa [3]; Shigeru Matsukura [1] Ghrelin is an acylated peptide that [...]
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- 2001
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10. Intra-ventral tegmental area or intracerebroventricular orexin-A increases the intra-cranial self-stimulation threshold via activation of the corticotropin-releasing factor system in rats
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Hata, Toshimichi, Chen, Jihuan, Ebihara, Kosuke, Date, Yukari, Ishida, Yasushi, and Nakahara, Daiichiro
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- 2011
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11. Distribution of neuroendocrine regulatory peptide-1 and -2, and proteolytic processing of their precursor VGF protein in the rat
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Mishiro-Sato, Emi, Sasaki, Kazuki, Matsuo, Takashi, Kageyama, Haruaki, Yamaguchi, Hideki, Date, Yukari, Matsubara, Masako, Ishizu, Takehiro, Yoshizawa-Kumagaye, Kumiko, Satomi, Yoshinori, Takao, Toshifumi, Shioda, Seiji, Nakazato, Masamitsu, and Minamino, Naoto
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- 2010
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12. Neuropeptide W: a key player in the homeostatic regulation of feeding and energy metabolism?
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Takenoya, Fumiko, Kageyama, Haruaki, Shiba, Kanako, Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitsu, and Shioda, Seiji
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- 2010
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13. Impaired Production of Gastric Ghrelin in Chronic Gastritis Associated with Helicobacter pylori
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Osawa, Hiroyuki, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Date, Yukari, Kita, Hiroto, Ohnishi, Hirohide, Ueno, Hiroaki, Shiiya, Tomomi, Satoh, Kiichi, Ishino, Yumiko, and Sugano, Kentaro
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- 2005
14. Altered ghrelin and peptide YY responses to meals in bulimia nervosa
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Kojima, Shinya, Nakahara, Toshihiro, Nagai, Nobuatsu, Muranaga, Tetsuro, Tanaka, Muneki, Yasuhara, Daisuke, Masuda, Akinori, Date, Yukari, Ueno, Hiroaki, Nakazato, Masamitsu, and Naruo, Tetsuro
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- 2005
15. Elevated Concentrations of α-Defensins in Gastric Juice of Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection
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Isomoto, Hajime, Mukae, Hiroshi, Ishimoto, Hiroshi, Date, Yukari, Nishi, Yoshito, Inoue, Kenichiro, Wada, Akihiro, Hirayama, Toshiya, Nakazato, Masamitsu, and Kohno, Shigeru
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- 2004
16. Plasma Ghrelin Levels in Lean and Obese Humans and the Effect of Glucose on Ghrelin Secretion
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Shiiya, Tomomi, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Mizuta, Masanari, Date, Yukari, Mondal, Muhtashan S., Tanaka, Muneki, Nozoe, Shin-Ichi, Hosoda, Hiroshi, Kangawa, Kenji, and Matsukura, Shigeru
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- 2002
17. Ghrelin Is Present in Pancreatic [alpha]-Cells of Humans and Rats and Stimulates Insulin Secretion
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Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Hashiguchi, Suzuko, Dezaki, Katsuya, Mondal, Muhtashan S., Hosoda, Hiroshi, Kojima, Masayasu, Kangawa, Kenji, Arima, Terukatsu, Matsuo, Hisayuki, Yada, Toshihiko, and Matsukura, Shigeru
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- 2002
18. Uroguanylin level in umbilical cord blood
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TSUKAHARA, HIROKAZU, SEKINE, KYOICHI, UCHIYAMA, MAYUMI, MIURA, MASAKAZU, NAKAZATO, MASAMITSU, DATE, YUKARI, TSUNEZAWA, WATARU, KOTSUJI, FUMIKAZU, NISHIDA, KOICHI, HIRAOKA, MASAHIRO, and MAYUMI, MITSUFUMI
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- 2001
19. Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach
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Kojima, Masayasu, Hosoda, Hiroshi, Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Matsuo, Hisayuki, and Kangawa, Kenji
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- 1999
20. A case of hereditary amyloidosis transthyretin variant Met 30 with amyloid cardiomyopathy, less polyneuropathy, and the presence of giant cells
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Nakamura, Yoichi, Yutani, Chikao, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Date, Yukari, Baba, Takeshi, and Goto, Yoichi
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- 1999
21. Urine and plasma levels of uroguanylin and its molecular forms in renal diseases
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Kinoshita, Hiroshi, Fujimoto, Shouichi, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Yokota, Naoto, Date, Yukari, Yamaguchi, Hideki, Hisanaga, Shuichi, and Eto, Tanenao
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- 1997
22. Isolation of human β-defensin-4 in lung tissue and its increase in lower respiratory tract infection
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Mukae Hiroshi, Date Yukari, Ishimoto Hiroshi, Ashitani Jun-ichi, Yanagi Shigehisa, Chino Naoyoshi, and Nakazato Masamitsu
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Diseases of the respiratory system ,RC705-779 - Abstract
Abstract Background Human β-defensin-4 (hBD-4), a new member of the β-defensin family, was discovered by an analysis of the genomic sequence. The objective of this study was to clarify hBD-4 expression in human lung tissue, along with the inducible expression in response to infectious stimuli, localization, and antimicrobial activities of hBD-4 peptides. We also investigated the participation of hBD-4 in chronic lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) by measuring the concentrations of hBD-4 peptides in human bronchial epithelial lining fluid (ELF). Methods The antimicrobial activity of synthetic hBD-4 peptides against E. coli and P. aeruginosa was measured by radial diffusion and colony count assays. We identified hBD-4 in homogenated human lung tissue by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a radioimmunoassay (RIA). Localization of hBD-4 was studied through immunohistochemical analysis (IHC). We investigated the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on hBD-4 expression and its release from small airway epithelial cells (SAEC). We collected ELF from patients with chronic LRTI using bronchoscopic microsampling to measure hBD-4 concentrations by RIA. Results hBD-4 exhibited salt-sensitive antimicrobial activity against P. aeruginosa. We detected the presence of hBD-4 peptides in human lung tissue. IHC demonstrated the localization of hBD-4-producing cells in bronchial and bronchiolar epithelium. The levels of hBD-4 peptides released from LPS-treated SAECs were higher than those of untreated control cells. ELF hBD-4 was detectable in 4 of 6 patients with chronic LRTI, while the amounts in controls were all below the detectable level. Conclusion This study suggested that hBD-4 plays a significant role in the innate immunity of the lower respiratory tract.
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23. Detection of a New TIGR Gene Mutation in a Japanese Family With Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
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Yokoyama, Akiko, Nao-i, Nobuhisa, Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitu, Chumann, Hideki, Chihara, Etsuo, Sawada, Atsushi, and Matsukura, Shigeru
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24. Influence of food texture on energy metabolism and adiposity in male rats.
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Han, Wanxin, Utoyoma, Maiko, Akieda‐Asai, Sayaka, Hidaka, Ayano, Yamada, Chihiro, Hasegawa, Kazuya, Nunoi, Hiroyuki, and Date, Yukari
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FOOD texture ,ENERGY metabolism ,OBESITY ,LABORATORY rats ,LIPOGENESIS in ruminants - Abstract
New Findings: What is the central question of this manuscript? What is the effect of food texture on fat accumulation, lipogenesis and proinflammatory factors in the adipose tissue and on energy balance in male rats? What is the main finding and its importance? Calorie intake and fat accumulation in rats fed soft pellets ad libitum increased, but their body weight did not. The data suggest that, even when BMI is normal, frequent consumption of soft food may contribute to the development of lifestyle‐related diseases. Abstract: Dietary factors such as food texture are known to affect feeding behaviour and energy metabolism. We recently found that rats fed soft pellets (SPs) on a 3 h restricted feeding schedule showed glucose intolerance, insulin resistance with disruption of insulin signalling, and hyperplasia of pancreatic β‐cells, even though there were no differences in energy intake and body weight between rats fed control pellets (CPs) and rats fed SPs. We investigated the effect of food texture on fat accumulation, lipogenesis and proinflammatory factors in the mesenteric fat, as well as on energy balance in male rats fed CPs or SPs. We used 7‐week‐old Wistar rats that were randomly divided into two groups, ad libitum fed either CPs or SPs for 27 weeks. Body weight and calorie intake were monitored once a week throughout the experiment. The calorie intake, lipogenesis and fat accumulation of the rats fed SPs increased, whereas their body weight did not. Additionally, SP rats used their fat mainly as a source of energy and increased their energy expenditure. Our data suggest that the habit of frequently eating soft food causes visceral fat accumulation without an increase in body weight. Further investigations using soft‐textured foods could lead to the development of appropriate interventions for non‐overweight patients with lifestyle‐related diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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25. Possible involvement of food texture in insulin resistance and energy metabolism in male rats.
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Bae, Cho-Rong, Hasegawa, Kazuya, Akieda-Asai, Sayaka, Kawasaki, Yurie, Senba, Kazuyo, Cha, Youn-Soo, and Date, Yukari
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FOOD texture ,ENERGY metabolism ,INSULIN resistance ,LIPID metabolism ,BIOENERGETICS - Abstract
Food texture is known to affect energy metabolism. Although feeding with soft pellets (SP) or via a tube is known to cause increases in body weight, it is unclear how different food textures influence energy metabolism. In this study, we investigated the effects of two different food textures on energy balance and glucose and lipid metabolism in male Wistar rats. The rats were fed SP or control pellets (CP) on a 3-h restricted feeding schedule for 14 weeks and their energy intake, body weight, and energy expenditure were examined. The levels of gastrointestinal hormones, glucose and insulin, were investigated at pre-, mid, and post-feeding. Glucose tolerance and insulin tolerance tests were conducted, and the expressions of molecules involved in the insulin signaling system or lipogenesis in the liver were examined. Histological investigation of pancreatic islets was carried out using anti-insulin and anti-Ki-67 antibodies. Furthermore, the expression in the liver and circulating blood of microRNA-33 (miR-33), which regulates insulin receptor substance 2, was examined. There were no significant differences in energy intake, body weight, or gastrointestinal hormone levels between the SP and CP rats; however, the SP rats showed glucose intolerance and insulin resistance with disruption of insulin signaling. Increases in lipogenic factors and miR-33 expression were also found in the SP rats. The numbers of insulin-positive areas and Ki-67-positive cells of SP rats were significantly increased. This study shows that a soft food texture causes diabetes without obesity, so differences in food texture may be an important factor in type 2 diabetes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. Peripheral ghrelin transmits orexigenic signals through the noradrenergic pathway from the hindbrain to the hypothalamus.
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Date, Yukari, Shimbara, Takuya, Koda, Shuichi, Toshinai, Koji, Ida, Takanori, Murakami, Noboru, Miyazato, Mikiya, Kokame, Koichi, Ishizuka, Yuta, Ishida, Yasushi, Kageyama, Haruaki, Shioda, Seiji, Kangawa, Kenji, and Nakazato, Masamitsu
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GHRELIN ,GASTROINTESTINAL hormones ,EMBARGO ,TOXINS - Abstract
Summary: Ghrelin, a gastrointestinal peptide, stimulates feeding when administered peripherally. Blockade of the vagal afferent pathway abolishes ghrelin-induced feeding, indicating that the vagal afferent pathway may be a route conveying orexigenic ghrelin signals to the brain. Here, we demonstrate that peripheral ghrelin signaling, which travels to the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) at least in part via the vagus nerve, increases noradrenaline (NA) in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus, thereby stimulating feeding at least partially through α-
1 and β-2 noradrenergic receptors. In addition, bilateral midbrain transections rostral to the NTS, or toxin-induced loss of neurons in the hindbrain that express dopamine β hydroxylase (an NA synthetic enzyme), abolished ghrelin-induced feeding. These findings provide new evidence that the noradrenergic system is necessary in the central control of feeding behavior by peripherally administered ghrelin. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]- Published
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27. Identification of ghrelin and its receptor in neurons of the rat arcuate nucleus
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Mondal, Muhtashan S., Date, Yukari, Yamaguchi, Hideki, Toshinai, Koji, Tsuruta, Tomoko, Kangawa, Kenji, and Nakazato, Masamitsu
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NEUROPEPTIDE Y , *SOMATOTROPIN , *DNA polymerases , *POLYMERASE chain reaction , *MESSENGER RNA - Abstract
Abstract: Ghrelin, an acylated peptide originally identified in rat stomach as the endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R), stimulates both food intake and growth hormone (GH) secretion. Ghrelin is predominantly synthesized by a subset of endocrine cells in the oxyntic gland of human and rat stomach. Previous studies using immunohistochemistry have shown that ghrelin is also present in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus, a region critical for the control of feeding and GH secretion, but its expression pattern in this region and the details of its molecular form has yet to be clarified. In this report, we examined the presence of ghrelin in the arcuate nucleus using reverse-phase liquid chromatography combined with radioimmunoassay (RIA) and immunohistochemistry. Neurons in the arcuate nucleus were observed to react positively to ghrelin antibodies. In addition, we confirmed the existence of ghrelin mRNA expression using the reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT–PCR). We also observed the colocalization of GHS-R with neuropeptide Y (NPY) and growth-hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) in the arcuate nucleus. The present study clearly indicates that ghrelin is synthesized in the arcuate nucleus, which will further our understanding of ghrelin''s actions in the central nervous system, including feeding behavior and GH secretion. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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28. Isolation of human β-defensin-4 in lung tissue and its increase in lower respiratory tract infection.
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Yanagi, Shigehisa, Ashitani, Jun-Ichi, Ishimoto, Hiroshi, Date, Yukari, Mukae, Hiroshi, Chino, Naoyoshi, and Nakazato, Masamitsu
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GENOMES ,RESPIRATORY infections ,ENDOTOXINS ,PROTEINS ,IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY ,RADIOIMMUNOASSAY - Abstract
Background: Human β-defensin-4 (hBD-4), a new member of the β-defensin family, was discovered by an analysis of the genomic sequence. The objective of this study was to clarify hBD-4 expression in human lung tissue, along with the inducible expression in response to infectious stimuli, localization, and antimicrobial activities of hBD-4 peptides. We also investigated the participation of hBD-4 in chronic lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) by measuring the concentrations of hBD-4 peptides in human bronchial epithelial lining fluid (ELF). Methods: The antimicrobial activity of synthetic hBD-4 peptides against E. coli and P. aeruginosa was measured by radial diffusion and colony count assays. We identified hBD-4 in homogenated human lung tissue by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a radioimmunoassay (RIA). Localization of hBD-4 was studied through immunohistochemical analysis (IHC). We investigated the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on hBD-4 expression and its release from small airway epithelial cells (SAEC). We collected ELF from patients with chronic LRTI using bronchoscopic microsampling to measure hBD-4 concentrations by RIA. Results: hBD-4 exhibited salt-sensitive antimicrobial activity against P. aeruginosa. We detected the presence of hBD-4 peptides in human lung tissue. IHC demonstrated the localization of hBD-4-producing cells in bronchial and bronchiolar epithelium. The levels of hBD-4 peptides released from LPS-treated SAECs were higher than those of untreated control cells. ELF hBD-4 was detectable in 4 of 6 patients with chronic LRTI, while the amounts in controls were all below the detectable level. Conclusion: This study suggested that hBD-4 plays a significant role in the innate immunity of the lower respiratory tract. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. Elevated Concentrations ofα-Defensins in Gastric Juice of Patients withHelicobacter pyloriInfection.
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Isomoto, Hajime, Mukae, Hiroshi, Ishimoto, Hiroshi, Date, Yukari, Nishi, Yoshito, Inoue, Kenichiro, Wada, Akihiro, Hirayama, Toshiya, Nakazato, Masamitsu, and Kohno, Shigeru
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PEPTIDE antibiotics ,TREATMENT of helicobacter pylori infections ,PEPTIDES ,NEUTROPHILS ,GASTRIC juice ,GASTRITIS - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Defensins (α- andβ-defensins) are endogenous antimicrobial peptides. Little is known aboutα-defensins duringHelicobacter pyloriinfection.METHODS: The concentrations of human neutrophil peptides (HNP-1, -2, and -3), the major components of neutrophils-derivedα-defensins, were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) in plasma and gastric juice of 61H. pylori-infected and 33 uninfected subjects, and before and after anti-H. pyloritreatment in 12 patients withH. pylori-associated gastritis. Interleukin (IL)-8 concentrations in gastric juice were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Histological grades of gastritis and neutrophil counts (/mm
2 ) infiltrating in the gastric mucosa were determined using two biopsy specimens taken from the antrum and corpus. Immunohistochemistry and reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) were used to identify HNPs 1–3.RESULTS: HNP 1–3 concentrations in gastric juice were significantly higher inH. pylori-positive than inH. pylori-negative patients and significantly decreased after cure. HNP 1–3 concentrations in gastric juice correlated with IL-8 levels and neutrophil densities in the gastric mucosa and were associated with histological degree of gastritis, especially the grades of activity. Intense immunoreactivity for anti-HNPs 1–3 antiserum was noted in infiltrating neutrophils inH. pylori-infected mucosa. In RP-HPLC analysis, all of the HNP 1–3 molecules were identified as their mature forms. Plasma HNP 1–3 concentrations were similar inH. pylori-infected and non-infected groups and showed no correlations with other parameters.CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated significantly elevated levels of HNPs 1–3 in gastric juice duringH. pyloriinfection. The elevation of HNPs is presumably secondary toH.pylori-associated gastric inflammation involving neutrophil infiltration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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30. Central actions of neuromedin U via corticotropin-releasing hormone
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Hanada, Takeshi, Date, Yukari, Shimbara, Takuya, Sakihara, Satoru, Murakami, Noboru, Hayashi, Yujiro, Kanai, Yasushi, Suda, Toshihiro, Kangawa, Kenji, and Nakazato, Masamitsu
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Neuromedin U (NMU), a hypothalamic peptide, has been known to be involved in feeding behavior as a catabolic signaling molecule. However, little is known about the participation of NMU in the neuronal network. One NMU receptor, NMU2R, is abundantly expressed in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, where corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) is synthesized. The functions of CRH, regulation of stress response and feeding behavior, are comparable with those of NMU. Here, we have investigated the functional relationships between NMU and CRH using CRH knockout (KO) mice. Intracerebroventricular administration of NMU suppressed dark-phase food intake and fasting-induced feeding in wild-type mice. In contrast, these suppressions were not observed in CRH KO mice. NMU-induced increases in oxygen consumption and body temperature were attenuated in CRH KO mice. These results suggest that NMU plays a role in feeding behavior and catabolic functions via CRH. This study demonstrates a novel hypothalamic pathway that links NMU and CRH in the regulation of feeding behavior and energy homeostasis. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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31. Somatostatin suppresses ghrelin secretion from the rat stomach
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Shimada, Mitsushi, Date, Yukari, Mondal, Muhtashan S., Toshinai, Koji, Shimbara, Takuya, Fukunaga, Kyoko, Murakami, Noboru, Miyazato, Mikiya, Kangawa, Kenji, Yoshimatsu, Hironobu, Matsuo, Hisayuki, and Nakazato, Masamitsu
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SOMATOSTATIN , *PERFUSION , *IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY - Abstract
Ghrelin is an acylated peptide that stimulates food intake and the secretion of growth hormone. While ghrelin is predominantly synthesized in a subset of endocrine cells in the oxyntic gland of the human and rat stomach, the mechanism regulating ghrelin secretion remains unknown. Somatostatin, a peptide produced in the gastric oxyntic mucosa, is known to suppress secretion of several gastrointestinal peptides in a paracrine fashion. By double immunohistochemistry, we demonstrated that somatostatin-immunoreactive cells contact ghrelin-immunoreactive cells. A single intravenous injection of somatostatin reduced the systemic plasma concentration of ghrelin in rats. Continuous infusion of somatostatin into the gastric artery of the vascularly perfused rat stomach suppressed ghrelin secretion in both dose- and time-dependent manner. These findings indicate that ghrelin secretion from the stomach is regulated by gastric somatostatin. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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32. Increased insulin sensitivity despite lipodystrophy in Crebbp heterozygous mice.
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Yamauchi, Toshimasa, Oike, Yuichi, Kamon, Junji, Waki, Hironori, Komeda, Kajuro, Tsuchida, Atsuko, Date, Yukari, Li, Meng-Xian, Miki, Hiroshi, Akanuma, Yasuo, Nagai, Ryozo, Kimura, Satoshi, Saheki, Takeyori, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Naitoh, Takeshi, Yamamura, Kenichi, and Kadowaki, Takashi
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CARRIER proteins ,INSULIN ,TRANSCRIPTION factors - Abstract
The CBP protein (cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) binding protein) is a co-activator for several transcription factors with a wide range of important biological functions, such as sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs), CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins (C/EBPs), nuclear receptors (including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, PPARs), and signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs). In contrast to these individual transcription factors, the biological roles of CBP are poorly understood. CBP enhances transcriptional activities via histone acetylation and the recruitment of additional co-activators such as SRC (steroid coactivator)-1 (ref. 9). To identify its physiological functions using a loss-of-function mutant, we analyzed CBP-deficient mice. As Crebbp null mice (Crebbp[sup -/-]) died during embryogenesis, we used Crebbp[sup +/-] mice. Unexpectedly, Crebbp[sup +/-] mice showed markedly reduced weight of white adipose tissue (WAT) but not of other tissues. Despite this lipodystrophy, Crebbp[sup +/-] mice showed increased insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance and were completely protected from body weight gain induced by a high-fat (HF) diet. We observed increased leptin sensitivity and increased serum adiponectin levels in Crebbp[sup +/-] mice. These increased effects of insulin-sensitizing hormones secreted from WAT may explain, at least in part, the phenotypes of Crebbp[sup +/-] mice. This study demonstrates that CBP may function as a 'master-switch' between energy storage and expenditure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Ghrelin Is Present in Pancreatic α-Cells of Humans and Rats and Stimulates Insulin Secretion.
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Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Hashiguchi,, Suzuko, Dezaki, Katsuya, Mondal, Muhtashan S., Hosoda, Hiroshi, Kojima, Masayasu, Kangawa, Kenji, Arima, Terukatsu, Matsuo, Hisayuki, Yada, Toshilfiko, and Matsukura, Shigeru
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PANCREATIC cytology , *INSULIN , *SECRETION - Abstract
Examines the presence of ghrelin in pancreatic alpha cells of humans and rats. Effects of ghrelin on insulin secretion; Description of growth hormone secretagogues; Cellular source of ghrelin in rat and human pancreas.
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34. Nucleotide Sequence and Expression of Rat β-Defensin-1: Its Significance in Diabetic Rodent Models.
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Hiratsuka, Takeaki, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Date, Yukari, Mukae, Hiroshi, and Matsukura, Shigeru
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β-Defensins are epithelium-derived antimicrobial peptides that function in the host’s innate defense. We identified the first member of the rat β-defensin family, β-defensin-1 (BD-1), in the kidney and determined its nucleotide sequence. It was predicted to be a 37-amino-acid peptide. Rat BD-1 mRNA was expressed most abundantly in the kidney, next in skin, tongue, esophagus, and uterus, followed (at low levels) by brain, trachea, stomach, urinary bladder, and ovary. BD-1 gene expression in rat kidney was not increased by lipopolysaccharide administration. BD-1 gene expressions in the kidneys of diabetic rodent models, cholecystokinin-insensitive Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rats, leptin-insensitive obese (fa/fa) Wistar rats, and db/db mice, were significantly lower than those of their lean littermates. BD-1 reduction may be in part responsible for the high incidence of urinary tract infections in diabetes mellitus.Copyright © 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Distribution of orexins-containing fibers and contents of orexins in the rat olfactory bulb
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Shibata, Minori, Mondal, Muhtashan S., Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Suzuki, Hideaki, and Ueta, Yoichi
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Abstract: Orexin-A and -B (identical to hypocretin-1 and -2) are hypothalamic neuropeptides that regulate appetite and arousal. Orexins-producing neurons project their axons to various brain regions, including the olfactory bulb. In the present study, to understand the relationship between orexins and olfaction, we investigated the distribution of the orexin-A- and -B-immunoreactive (ir) fibers in the rat olfactory bulb and the contents of orexin-A and -B in the rat olfactory bulb after food deprivation for 48h by using immunohistochemistry and radioimmunoassay, respectively. Both orexin-A- and -B-ir fibers are similarly wide spread from the glomerular layer of the olfactory bulb where the terminals of the peripheral olfactory nerves make synapses with the mitral cells or the tufted cells, to the piriform cortex. Dense orexin-A- and -B-ir fibers were observed mainly in the granular cell layer and anterior olfactory nucleus. The contents of orexin-A and -B (pg/10mg wet weight tissue) in fed rats (mean±S.E.M., n =6) were 2.72±0.24 and 6.31±0.63, respectively. Fasting for 48h significantly reduced the contents of orexin-B, but not orexin-A. Orexins in the rat olfactory bulb may be involved in not only olfactory system but also energy balance. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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36. Ontogeny of a new enteric peptide, neuropeptide W (NPW), in the developing rat stomach
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Mondal, Muhtashan S., Yamaguchi, Hideki, Date, Yukari, Tsuruta, Tomoko, Shimbara, Takuya, Toshinai, Koji, Shimomura, Yukio, Mori, Masaaki, and Nakazato, Masamitsu
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Abstract: Neuropeptide W (NPW), a novel endogenous peptide for G protein-coupled receptors GPR7 and GPR8, is expressed in the gastric antral mucosa of rat, mouse, and human stomachs. Here, we studied the ontogeny of NPW in the developing rat stomach. Real-time RT-PCR showed that NPW gene expression was initially detectable in embryonic day 14 (E14) stomach and gradually increased during the progress of age until birth, postnatal day 1 (P1). NPW mRNA level in the stomach increased again from the weaning period (P21) until reaching adulthood. Immunohistochemistry using polyclonal antibodies raised against rat NPW revealed that NPW-positive cells were detected in the P1 antral stomach and gradually increased during the development of age. Furthermore, double immunohistochemistry demonstrated that NPW colocalized with gastrin in P1 rat stomach. These data will provide clues to physiological functions of NPW in the development of rat stomach. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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37. Role of the neural pathway from hindbrain to hypothalamus in the regulation of energy homeostasis in rats.
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Utoyama, Maiko, Akieda-Asai, Sayaka, Koda, Shuichi, Nunoi, Hiroyuki, and Date, Yukari
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HYPOTHALAMUS , *NEURAL pathways , *RHOMBENCEPHALON , *HOMEOSTASIS , *LABORATORY rats , *MESSENGER RNA - Abstract
Recent evidence suggests that neural pathways from the hindbrain to the hypothalamus are important for informing the hypothalamus of the body’s condition with regard to energy metabolism. Here we examined energy metabolism in rats with transections of the midbrain that severed the neural pathway from the hindbrain to the hypothalamus, and then investigated the levels of various molecules associated with control of energy metabolism in these rats. Food intake and body weight were higher in the midbrain-transected rats than in sham-operated rats. In addition, the midbrain-transected rats showed insulin resistance and hyperleptinemia. Furthermore, the hypothalamic mRNA levels of anorectic proopiomelanocortin and cocaine- and amphetamine-related transcript were significantly lower in midbrain-transected rats than in sham-operated rats. Our findings elucidate the mechanisms of food intake and energy balance from the perspective of multifactorial regulatory systems that underlie functions such as neurohormonal integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Possible involvement of melanocortin-4-receptor and AMP-activated protein kinase in the interaction of glucagon-like peptide-1 and leptin on feeding in rats
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Poleni, Paul-Emile, Akieda-Asai, Sayaka, Koda, Shuichi, Sakurai, Maya, Bae, Cho-Rong, Senba, Kazuyo, Cha, Youn-Soo, Furuya, Mayumi, and Date, Yukari
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MELANOCORTIN receptors , *ADENOSINE monophosphate , *MITOGEN-activated protein kinase kinase , *PROTEIN-protein interactions , *GLUCAGON-like peptide 1 , *LEPTIN , *APPETITE depressants , *LABORATORY rats - Abstract
Abstract: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and leptin are anorectic hormones produced in the small intestine and white adipose tissue, respectively. Investigating how these hormones act together as an integrated anorectic signal is important to elucidate a mechanism to maintain energy balance. In the present study, coadministration of subthreshold GLP-1 and leptin dramatically reduced feeding in rats. Although coadministration of GLP-1 with leptin did not enhance leptin signal transduction in the hypothalamus, it significantly decreased phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). In addition, coadministration of GLP-1 with leptin significantly increased proopiomelanocortin (POMC) mRNA levels. Considering that α-melanocortin stimulating hormone (α-MSH) is derived from POMC and functions through the melanocortin-4-receptor (MC4-R) as a key molecule involved in feeding reduction, the interaction of GLP-1 and leptin on feeding reduction may be mediated through the α-MSH/MC4-R system. As expected, the interaction of GLP-1 and leptin was abolished by intracerebroventricular preadministration of the MC4-R antagonists agouti-related peptide and SHU9119. Taken together, GLP-1 and leptin cooperatively reduce feeding at least in part via inhibition of AMPK following binding of α-MSH to MC4-R. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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39. Neuronal interactions between neuropeptide W- and orexin- or melanin-concentrating hormone-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus
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Takenoya, Fumiko, Kitamura, Shinji, Kageyama, Haruaki, Nonaka, Naoko, Seki, Mayumi, Itabashi, Kazuo, Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitsu, and Shioda, Seiji
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Abstract: Neuropeptide W (NPW) was recently discovered as the endogenous ligand for GPR7 and GPR8, which are orphan G protein-coupled receptors isolated from the porcine brain. These receptors are assumed to be involved in feeding regulation and/or energy homeostasis. Recent anatomical studies have revealed that high levels of GPR7 mRNA are distributed in the brain, including the hypothalamus and amygdala. However immunohistochemical studies on the distribution and localization of NPW have revealed differing results concerning whether or not NPW-containing cell bodies and their processes are present in the hypothalamus. Only a few immunohistochemical reports have been published concerning the presence of NPW-containing neurons in the brains of rodents, while there have been no anatomical studies of the co-localization of this neuropeptide with other transmitters. On this basis, we used a specific antiserum against NPW to determine immunohistochemically the presence of NPW-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus. Many NPW-like immunoreactive cell bodies and their processes could be detected in the caudal region of the lateral hypothalamus but not in its anterior or middle regions. Given this positive identification of NPW-containing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus, we further studied the nature of interaction between NPW-containing neurons and neurons containing feeding regulating peptides such as orexim- and melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH). Very close interactions between NPW-containing nerve processes and orexin- and MCH-containing neuronal cell bodies and processes could be observed. These morphological findings strongly suggest that NPW is involved in the regulation of feeding and/or sleep/arousal behavior through orexin- and/or MCH-mediated neuronal pathways. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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40. Neuropeptide W is expressed in the noradrenalin-containing cells in the rat adrenal medulla
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Seki, Mayumi, Kageyama, Haruaki, Takenoya, Fumiko, Hirayama, Masami, Kintaka, Yuri, Inoue, Shuji, Matsuno, Ryosuke, Itabashi, Kazuo, Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitsu, and Shioda, Seiji
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Abstract: Neuropeptide W (NPW) is an endogenous ligand for GPR7, a member of the G-protein-coupled receptor family. NPW plays an important role in the regulation of both feeding and energy metabolism, and is also implicated in modulating responses to an acute inflammatory pain through activation of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis. GPR7 mRNA has been shown to be expressed in the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and adrenal cortex. Similarly, NPW expression has been demonstrated in the brain and pituitary gland. However, the precise distribution of NPW-producing cells in the adrenal gland remains unknown. The aim of this study was to explore the distribution and localization of NPW immunoreactivity in the rat adrenal gland. Total RNA was prepared from the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and adrenal gland. RT-PCR revealed the expression of NPW mRNA in these tissues, while in situ hybridization demonstrated the presence of NPW mRNA in the adrenal medulla. When immunohistochemistry was performed on sections of adrenal gland, NPW-like immunoreactivity (NPW-LI) was observed in the medulla but not in the cortex. Moreover, NPW-LI was found to be co-localized in cells which expressed dopamine beta hydroxylase but not phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase. The finding that NPW is expressed in noradrenalin-containing cells in the adrenal medulla suggests that it may play an important role in endocrine function in the adrenal gland. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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41. Peptidomic Identification and Biological Validation of Neuroendocrine Regulatory Peptide-1 and -2.
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Yamaguchi, Hideki, Sasaki, Kazuki, Satomi, Yoshinori, Shimbara, Takuya, Kageyama, Haruaki, Mondal, Muhtashan S., Toshinai, Koji, Date, Yukari, González, Luis J., Shioda, Seiji, Takao, Toshifumi, Nakazato, Masamitsu, and Minamino, Naoto
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Recent advances in peptidomics have enabled the identification of previously uncharacterized peptides. However, sequence information alone does not allow us to identify candidates for bioactive peptides. To increase an opportunity to discover bio- active peptides, we have focused on C-terminal amidation, a post-translational modification shared by many bioactive peptides. We analyzed peptides secreted from human medullary thyroid carcinoma TT cells that produce amidated peptides, and we identified two novel amidated peptides, designated neuroendocrine regulatory peptide (NERP)-1 and NERP-2. NERPs are derived from distinct regions of the neurosecretory protein that was originally identified as a product of a nerve growth factor-responsive gene in PC12 cells. Mass spectrometric analysis of the immunoprecipitate using specific antibodies as well as reversed phase-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with radioimmunoassay analysis of brain extract demonstrated the endogenous presence of NERP-1 and NERP-2 in the rat. NERPs are abundant in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the rat hypothalamus and colocalized frequently with vasopressin but rarely with oxytocin. NERPs dose-dependently suppressed vasopressin release induced by intracerebroven-tricular injection of hypertonic NaCI or angiotensin II in vivo. NERPs also suppressed basal and angiotensin II-induced vasopressin secretion from hypothalamic explants in vitro. Bioactivity of NERPs required C-terminal amidation. Anti-NERP IgGs canceled plasma vasopressin reduction in response to water loading, indicating that NERPs could be potent endogenous suppressors of vasopressin release. These findings suggest that NERPs are novel modulators in body fluid homeostasis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. Effects of ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin on neurogenesis of the rat fetal spinal cord
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Sato, Miho, Nakahara, Keiko, Goto, Shintaro, Kaiya, Hiroyuki, Miyazato, Mikiya, Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Kangawa, Kenji, and Murakami, Noboru
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Abstract: Expressions of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) mRNA and its protein were confirmed in rat fetal spinal cord tissues by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. In vitro, over 3nM ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin induced significant proliferation of primary cultured cells from the fetal spinal cord. The proliferating cells were then double-stained using antibodies against the neuronal precursor marker, nestin, and the cell proliferation marker, 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine (BrdU), and the nestin-positive cells were also found to be co-stained with antibody against GHS-R. Furthermore, binding studies using [125I]des-acyl ghrelin indicated the presence of a specific binding site for des-acyl ghrelin, and confirmed that the binding was displaced with unlabeled des-acyl ghrelin or ghrelin. These results indicate that ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin induce proliferation of neuronal precursor cells that is both dependent and independent of GHS-R, suggesting that both ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin are involved in neurogenesis of the fetal spinal cord. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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43. Morphological analysis of ghrelin and its receptor distribution in the rat pancreas
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Kageyama, Haruaki, Funahashi, Hisayuki, Hirayama, Masami, Takenoya, Fumiko, Kita, Tetsuro, Kato, Sachi, Sakurai, Junko, Lee, Eun Young, Inoue, Shuji, Date, Yukari, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Kangawa, Kenji, and Shioda, Seiji
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Abstract: Ghrelin, a novel peptide isolated from stomach tissue of rats and humans, has been identified as the endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R). In addition to its secretion from the stomach, ghrelin is also expressed in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus, intestine, kidney, placenta, and pancreas. GHS-R mRNA, on the other hand, is expressed in the hypothalamus, pituitary, heart, lung, liver, pancreas, stomach, intestine, and adipose tissue. Ghrelin is considered to have important roles in feeding regulation and energy metabolism as well as in the release of growth hormone (GH). Recent physiological experiments on the pancreas have shown that ghrelin regulates insulin secretion. However, sites of action of ghrelin in the pancreas are yet to be identified. In this study, to gain insight into the role of ghrelin in rat pancreatic islets, we used immunohistochemistry to determine the localization of ghrelin and GHS-R in islet cells. Double fluorescence immunohistochemistry revealed that weak GHS-R-like immunoreactivity was found in B cells containing insulin. GHS-R immunoreactivity overlapped that of glucagon-like immunoreactive cells. Moreover, both ghrelin and GHS-R-like immunoreactivities were detected mostly in the same cells in the periphery of the islets of Langerhans. These observations suggest that ghrelin is synthesized and secreted from A cells, and acts back on A cells in an autocrine and/or paracrine manner. In addition, ghrelin may act on B cells via GHS-R to regulate insulin secretion. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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44. Central administration of ghrelin preferentially enhances fat ingestion
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Shimbara, Takuya, Mondal, Muhtashan S., Kawagoe, Takashi, Toshinai, Koji, Koda, Shuichi, Yamaguchi, Hideki, Date, Yukari, and Nakazato, Masamitsu
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Ghrelin, a brain-gut peptide discovered from the stomach, stimulates growth hormone release, food intake, adiposity, and weight gain. Circulating ghrelin levels are modulated under conditions of positive and negative energy balance, however its effect on macronutrient selection is not known. The present experiment investigates the effect of ghrelin on single and two-diet feeding paradigms in high-carbohydrate (HC) and high-fat (HF) preferring rats. In the macronutrient selection test in which rats were given free access to either high-carbohydrate or high-fat diet, an intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of ghrelin potently enhanced fat intake over carbohydrate intake in both HC- and HF-preferring rats. In the diet preference test in which rats were given free access to both high-carbohydrate and high-fat diets simultaneously, an i.c.v. administration of ghrelin also preferentially enhanced fat consumption over carbohydrate in both HF- and HC-preferring rats. Intracerebroventricular administrations of galanin and neuropeptide Y enhanced fat and carbohydrate ingestion, respectively. Centrally administered ghrelin enhanced fat ingestion. These results provide further insights for the role of ghrelin in feeding behavior and the development of obesity. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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45. Low plasma ghrelin levels in patients with Helicobacter pylori–associated gastritis
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Isomoto, Hajime, Nakazato, Masamitsu, Ueno, Hiroaki, Date, Yukari, Nishi, Yoshito, Mukae, Hiroshi, Mizuta, Yohei, Ohtsuru, Akira, Yamashita, Shunichi, and Kohno, Shigeru
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