Abstract
Central administration of adrenomedullin (AM), a 52-amino acid peptide, is associated with anorexigenic effects in some species, including rodents and chickens. However, the associated hypothalamic mechanisms remain unclear and it is unknown if this peptide exerts satiety-inducing effects in other avian species. The objective of this study was thus to investigate AM-induced anorexigenic effects in 7-day-old Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). After intracerebroventricular injection of 0.3, 1.0, or 3.0nmol of AM, quail injected with 3.0nmol of AM ate and drank less than vehicle-injected quail at 180min after injection. Except for the 1.0nmol dose of AM exerting an anorexigenic effect at 90min after injection, no other inhibitory effects on food or water intake were observed. At 60min after injection, the AM-injected quail had more c-Fos immunoreactive cells in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) than vehicle-injected birds. In the ARC, AM injection was associated with increased proopiomelanocortin (POMC) and cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) mRNAs. In conclusion, the results suggest that the anorexigenic effect of AM is possibly influenced by the synergistic effect of POMC and CART in the ARC.
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