Noradrenergic feeding system in monkey hypothalamus is altered by localized perfusion of glucose, insulin, 2-DG and eating.

Hypothalamic sites in the monkey were labelled by micro-injections of 3H-NE and successive push-pull perfusions were carried out at a rate of 25 mul/min. When the monkey was fed, 3H-NE within the perifornical region increased. When 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) was added to the perfusate, 3H-NE release was also enhanced, whereas insulin perfused at the same rate caused a delated increase in catecholamine levels as reflected by increased radioactivity. Glucose supressed the release of 3H-NE, suggesting overall that the noradrenergic feeding system in the hypothalamus of the monkey is modulated by the regional level of glucose as well as the local concentration of insulin.