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Chong, Angie C. N., Vogt, Merly C., Hill, Alexis S., Bruening, Jens C. and Zeltser, Lori M. (2015). Central insulin signaling modulates hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis responsiveness. Mol. Metab., 4 (2). S. 83 - 93. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 2212-8778

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Abstract

Objective: Obesity is often accompanied by hyperactivity of the neuroendocrine stress axis and has been linked to an increased risk of psychiatric disorders. Insulin is reciprocally regulated with the stress hormone corticosterone (CORT), raising the possibility that insulin normally provides inhibitory tone to the hypothalamus-adrenal-pituitary (HPA) axis. Here we examined whether disrupting signaling via the insulin receptor (InsR) in hypothalamic subpopulations impacts the neuroendocrine response to acute psychological stress. Methods: We used Nkx2.1-Cre, Sim1-Cre and Agrp-Cre transgenic driver lines to generate conditional knockouts of InsR signaling throughout the hypothalamus, paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH) and in neurons expressing Agouti-related peptide (AgRP) in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARH), respectively. We used a combination of molecular, behavioral and neuroendocrine criteria to evaluate the consequences on HPA axis responsiveness. Results: Endpoints related to body weight and glucose homeostasis were not altered in any of the conditional mutant lines. Consistent with observations in the neuronal Insr knockout mice (NIRKO), baseline levels of serum CORT were similar to controls in all three lines. In male mice with broad disruptions of InsR signals in Nkx2.1-expressing regions of the hypothalamus (IRNkx2.1 KO), we observed elevated arginine vasopressin (AVP) levels at baseline and heightened neuroendocrine responses to restraint stress. IRNkx2.1 KO males also exhibited increased anxiety-like behaviors in open field, marble burying, and stress-induced hyperthermia testing paradigms. HPA axis responsivity was not altered in IRSim1 KO males, in which InsR was disrupted in the PVH. In contrast to observations in the IRNkx2.1 KO males, disrupting InsR signals in ARH neurons expressing Agrp (IRAgrp KO) led to reduced AVP release in the median eminence (ME). Conclusions: We find that central InsR signals modulate HPA responsivity to restraint stress. InsR signaling in AgRP/NPY neurons appears to promote AVP release, while signaling in other hypothalamic neuron(s) likely acts in an opposing fashion. Alterations in InsR signals in neurons that integrate metabolic and psychiatric information could contribute to the high co-morbidity of obesity and mental disorders. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier GmbH.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Chong, Angie C. N. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Vogt, Merly C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hill, Alexis S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bruening, Jens C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zeltser, Lori M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-414088
DOI:	10.1016/j.molmet.2014.12.001
Journal or Publication Title:	Mol. Metab.
Volume:	4
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 83 - 93
Date:	2015
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	2212-8778
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MESSENGER-RNA LEVELS; NEUROPEPTIDE-Y; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ENERGY-BALANCE; ARGININE-VASOPRESSIN; GENE-EXPRESSION; REPEATED STRESS; OBESITY; NEURONS; RECEPTOR Multiple languages Endocrinology & Metabolism Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/41408