Universität zu Köln

Hanssen, Ruth, Kretschmer, Alina Chloe, Rigoux, Lionel, Albus, Kerstin, Thanarajah, Sharmili Edwin, Sitnikow, Tamara, Melzer, Corina, Cornely, Oliver A., Bruening, Jens C. and Tittgemeyer, Marc (2021). GLP-1 and hunger modulate incentive motivation depending on insulin sensitivity in humans. Mol. Metab., 45. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 2212-8778

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Abstract

Objective: To regulate food intake, our brain constantly integrates external cues, such as the incentive value of a potential food reward, with internal state signals, such as hunger feelings. Incentive motivation refers to the processes that translate an expected reward into the effort spent to obtain the reward; the magnitude and probability of a reward involved in prompting motivated behaviour are encoded by the dopaminergic (DA) midbrain and its mesoaccumbens DA projections. This type of reward circuity is particularly sensitive to the metabolic state signalled by peripheral mediators, such as insulin or glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). While in rodents the modulatory effect of metabolic state signals on motivated behaviour is well documented, evidence of state-dependent modulation and the role of incentive motivation underlying overeating in humans is lacking. Methods: In a randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover design, 21 lean (body mass index [BMI] < 25 kg/m(2)) and 16 obese (BMI3 30 kg/m(2)) volunteer participants received either liraglutide as a GLP-1 analogue or placebo on two separate testing days. Incentive motivation was measured using a behavioural task in which participants were required to exert physical effort using a handgrip to win different amounts of food and monetary rewards. Hunger levels were measured using visual analogue scales; insulin, glucose, and systemic insulin resistance as assessed by the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were quantified at baseline. Results: In this report, we demonstrate that incentive motivation increases with hunger in lean humans (F-(1,F-42) = 5.31, p = 0.026, beta = 0.19) independently of incentive type (food and non-food reward). This effect of hunger is not evident in obese humans (F-(1,F-62) = 1.93, p = 0.17, beta = -0.12). Motivational drive related to hunger is affected by peripheral insulin sensitivity (two-way interaction, F-(1,F- (35)) = 6.23, p = 0.017, beta = -0.281). In humans with higher insulin sensitivity, hunger increases motivation, while poorer insulin sensitivity dampens the motivational effect of hunger. The GLP-1 analogue application blunts the interaction effect of hunger on motivation depending on insulin sensitivity (three-way interaction, F-(1,F- 127) = 5.11, p = 0.026); no difference in motivated behaviour could be found between humans with normal or impaired insulin sensitivity under GLP-1 administration. Conclusion: We report a differential effect of hunger on motivation depending on insulin sensitivity. We further revealed the modulatory role of GLP-1 in adaptive, motivated behaviour in humans and its interaction with peripheral insulin sensitivity and hunger. Our results suggest that GLP-1 might restore dysregulated processes of midbrain DA function and hence motivational behaviour in insulin-resistant humans. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier GmbH.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hanssen, Ruth UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kretschmer, Alina Chloe UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rigoux, Lionel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Albus, Kerstin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Thanarajah, Sharmili Edwin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sitnikow, Tamara UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Melzer, Corina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cornely, Oliver A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bruening, Jens C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Tittgemeyer, Marc UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-582980
DOI:	10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101163
Journal or Publication Title:	Mol. Metab.
Volume:	45
Date:	2021
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	2212-8778
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINE; FOOD-INTAKE; NUCLEUS-ACCUMBENS; WEIGHT-LOSS; REWARD; NEURONS; OBESITY; LIRAGLUTIDE; CIRCUITS Multiple languages Endocrinology & Metabolism Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/58298