Abstract
Brain and whole body localization and distribution of 125I-leptin was determined after intraperitoneal administration to ob/ob and db/db mice, and was compared to inhibition of food intake. Food intake was not significantly inhibited at3 hours post-injection, but was decreased significantly at 6 h (p < 0.0007) and 24 h (p < 0.02) in ob/ob mice, times at which > 97 % of the radioactive dose was found in the urine. The highest concentrations of 125I-leptin at all time-points were found in the serum, liver and kidneys. These findings were verified by whole body autoradiography. Virtually no 125I-leptin was found in the CNS at later timepoints in either ob/ob or db/db mice. Coronal sectioning of entire brains from ob/ob and db/db mice revealed 125I radioactivity localized to the choroid plexus and in the ventricular space, but not in other CNS regions. No differences in localization, accumulation, or clearance of 125I-leptin in ob/ob vs. db/db mice were found in any of the tissues studied. The present studies demonstrate that the inhibitory effect of leptin on food intake in the ob/ob mouse persists for up to 24 hours after a single dose, despite the complete degradation and elimination of the labeled leptin during the first several hours after injection.
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