Division of Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Neuron. 2011 Aug 11;71(3):488-97. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.06.012.
Serotonin 2C receptors (5-HT(2C)Rs) expressed by pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons of hypothalamic arcuate nucleus regulate food intake, energy homeostasis and glucose metabolism. However, the cellular mechanisms underlying the effects of 5-HT to regulate POMC neuronal activity via 5-HT(2C)Rs have not yet been identified. In the present study, we found the putative transient receptor potential C (TRPC) channels mediate the activation of a subpopulation of POMC neurons by mCPP (a 5-HT(2C)R agonist). Interestingly, mCPP-activated POMC neurons were found to be a distinct population from those activated by leptin. Together, our data suggest that 5-HT(2C)R and leptin receptors are expressed by distinct subpopulations of arcuate POMC neurons and that both 5-HT and leptin exert their actions in POMC neurons via TRPC channels.
5-羟色胺 2C 受体(5-HT2CRs)表达在下丘脑弓状核的 pro-opiomelanocortin(POMC)神经元中,调节摄食、能量平衡和葡萄糖代谢。然而,5-HT 通过 5-HT2CR 调节 POMC 神经元活性的细胞机制尚未确定。在本研究中,我们发现,假定的瞬时受体电位 C(TRPC)通道介导了 mCPP(5-HT2CR 激动剂)对 POMC 神经元亚群的激活。有趣的是,mCPP 激活的 POMC 神经元与由瘦素激活的神经元是不同的群体。总之,我们的数据表明,5-HT2CR 和瘦素受体由弓状核 POMC 神经元的不同亚群表达,5-HT 和瘦素都通过 TRPC 通道在 POMC 神经元中发挥作用。