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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 273: E1168-E1177, 1997;
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Vol. 273, Issue 6, E1168-E1177, December 1997

High-fat feeding alters both basal and stress-induced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity in the rat

Beth M. Tannenbaum1,2, David N. Brindley4, Gloria S. Tannenbaum2,3, Mary F. Dallman5, M. Dawn McArthur4, and Michael J. Meaney1,2

1 Developmental Neuroendocrinology Laboratory, Douglas Hospital Research Center, and 2 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal H4H-1R3; 3 Neuropeptide Physiology Laboratory, Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute and Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal H3H-1P3; 4 Signal Transduction Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G-2S2; and 5 Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143

High-fat feeding induces insulin resistance and increases the risk for the development of diabetes and coronary artery disease. Glucocorticoids exacerbate this hyperinsulinemic state, rendering an individual at further risk for chronic disease. The present studies were undertaken to determine whether dietary fat-induced increases in corticosterone (B) reflect alterations in the regulatory components of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Adult male rats were maintained on a high-fat (20%) or control (4%) diet for varying periods of time. Marked elevations in light-phase spontaneous basal B levels were evident as early as 7 days after fat diet onset, and B concentrations remained significantly elevated up to 21 days after fat diet onset compared with controls. In contrast, there were no significant effects on any parameters of spontaneous growth hormone secretory profiles, thus providing support for the specificity of the effects on the HPA axis. In a second study, all groups of rats fed the high-fat diet for 1, 9, or 12 wk exhibited significantly elevated levels of plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone, B, fatty acid, and glucose before, during, and/or at 20, 60, and/or 120 min after the termination of a restraint stress. Furthermore, 12-wk fat-fed animals showed a significant resistance to insulin compared with normally fed controls. There were no differences in negative feedback efficacy in high-fat-fed rats vs. controls. Taken together, these results suggest that dietary fat intake acts as a background form of chronic stress, elevating basal B levels and enhancing HPA responses to stress.

glucocorticoids; adrenocorticotropic hormone; corticosterone; fatty acid; glucose


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