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Fibroblast growth factor inhibits locomotor activity as well as feeding behavior of rats.

The effects of acute and chronic intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on behavior were examined in free-feeding rats. An i.c.v. injection of bFGF induced behavioral changes, such as an increase in resting and decreases in grooming, moving, and food intake at a dose of 20 or 50 ng. These effects appeared at 4-5 h and lasted at least 11 h after the injection. These changes, as well as inhibition of body weight gain, were also found during a 6-day period of chronic i.c.v. infusion of bFGF at a dose of 20 ng/h. These results indicate that bFGF as both bolus i.c.v. injection and chronic i.c.v. infusion inhibits not only feeding behavior but also locomotor activity in rats. It is suggested that the inhibitory effect of bFGF on food intake may be in part ascribed to the suppression of behavior by bFGF.[1]

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  1. Fibroblast growth factor inhibits locomotor activity as well as feeding behavior of rats. Hotta, M., Kuriyama, H., Arai, K., Takano, K., Shibasaki, T. Eur. J. Pharmacol. (2001) [Pubmed]
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