GABAB receptor signaling in the caudate putamen is involved in binge-like consumption during a high fat diet in mice
Abstract Previous studies suggest that signaling by the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type B receptor (GABABR) is involved in the regulation of binge eating, a disorder which might contribute to the development of obesity. Here, we show that intermittent access to a high fat diet (HFD) induced bing...
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/a6c163f2cf0942a3b0a4e66cf7b17b42 |
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| Summary: | Abstract Previous studies suggest that signaling by the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) type B receptor (GABABR) is involved in the regulation of binge eating, a disorder which might contribute to the development of obesity. Here, we show that intermittent access to a high fat diet (HFD) induced binge-like eating behavior with activation of dopamine receptor d1 (drd1)-expressing neurons in the caudate putamen (CPu) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) in wild-type (WT) mice. The activation of drd1-expressing neurons during binge-like eating was substantially increased in the CPu, but not in the NAc, in corticostriatal neuron-specific GABABR-deficient knockout (KO) mice compared to WT mice. Treatment with the GABABR agonist, baclofen, suppressed binge-like eating behavior in WT mice, but not in KO mice, as reported previously. Baclofen also suppressed the activation of drd1-expressing neurons in the CPu, but not in the NAc, during binge-like eating in WT mice. Thus, our data suggest that GABABR signaling in CPu neurons expressing drd1 suppresses binge-like consumption during a HFD in mice. |
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