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Anorexigenic melanocortin signaling in the hypothalamus is augmented in association with failure-to-thrive in a transgenic mouse model for Prader-Willi syndrome.

As in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) infants, mouse models of PWS display failure-to-thrive during the neonatal period. In rodents, the hypothalamic neuropeptide, Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and Agouti-related peptide (AgrP) stimulate while alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) inhibits appetite. We hypothesized that altered expression of these neuropeptides in the hypothalamus may underlie the failure-to-thrive in PWS neonatal mice. To test this hypothesis we evaluated mRNA expression of Npy, Agrp, and Pomc by in situ hybridization in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) of 3-day-old female and male PWS neonates. The results showed that Agrp mRNA expression was decreased relative to wild-type (WT) controls in neonates of both sexes, while mRNA expression of Pomc was upregulated in PWS neonates. Since AgrP and the Pomc-derived peptide, alpha-MSH, are functional antagonists at melanocortin 4 receptors in the hypothalamic regulation of appetitive behavior, these results show that robust anorexigenic melanocortin signaling, may contribute to the failure-to-thrive in PWS neonatal mice.[1]

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  1. Anorexigenic melanocortin signaling in the hypothalamus is augmented in association with failure-to-thrive in a transgenic mouse model for Prader-Willi syndrome. Ge, Y., Ohta, T., Driscoll, D.J., Nicholls, R.D., Kalra, S.P. Brain Res. (2002) [Pubmed]
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