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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 264: E638-E643, 1993;
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AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 264, Issue 4 E638-E643, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society

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Alterations in hypothalamic NPY and CRF in anorexic tumor-bearing rats

H. D. McCarthy, P. E. McKibbin, A. V. Perkins, E. A. Linton and G. Williams
Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Regional hypothalamic concentrations of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), respectively a stimulant and an inhibitor of feeding behavior, were investigated in hypothalamic nuclei in rats carrying the Yoshida sarcoma. Tumor-bearing rats (n = 10), non-tumor-bearing controls (n = 10), and food-restricted rats (n = 10), which did not carry tumors but were pair-fed to match the reduced food intake of the tumor-bearing group, were studied after 10 days. NPY concentrations in the arcuate nucleus (ARC, the main site of NPY synthesis) were significantly increased above controls (P < 0.01) in both tumor-bearing and food-restricted groups. However, NPY concentrations in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN, an NPY-sensitive site of NPY release) showed opposing changes, with a 25% decrease (P = 0.052) in the tumor-bearing but a 48% increase (P < 0.01) in the food-restricted group. CRF concentrations in both the PVN and the ARC were significantly reduced (P < 0.01) in the food-restricted group, but remained close to control values in the tumor-bearing group (P not significant). Changes in hypothalamic appetite-regulating neuropeptides in cancer anorexia, which may result from the action of cytokines produced by a host defense response or the tumor itself, may account for reduced feeding. Such changes may include impaired activity of NPY or failure of CRF activity to be suppressed after underfeeding and weight loss.


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