Abstract

The effects of intracerebroventricular (ICV) and intravenous (IV) administration of calcitonin and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) on feeding behavior and reticular motility were investigated in sheep. ICV calcitonin at a dose of 2 to 200 mU/kg reduced, in a dose-related manner, the immediate (0–60 min) food intake. The daily food intake was also significantly ( p<0.05) decreased for doses up to 20 mU/kg, and the frequency of reticular contractions during the first hour of eating was decreased by 27.9%. Calcitonin at the highest IV dose (200 mU/kg) did not affect feeding behavior or reticular motility. In contrast, CGRP given ICV did not affect the first 3 hour period of food intake, while a significant increase (27.8%) in daily food intake was observed at a dose of 20 ng/kg despite immediate inhibitory effects on reticular frequency. No effect on feeding behavior and forestomach motiliy was noticed for a 25 times higher dose IV administered. Furthermore, CGRP given ICV (100 ng/kg) did not antagonize the immediate anorectic effects of calcitonin (200 mU/kg), although it delayed commencement of rumination and partially restored the daily food intake. These results suggest that calcitonin and CGRP play opposite roles in the central control of food intake in sheep, probably by acting on different brain structures, yet have a similar effect on reticular motility.

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