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KMID : 1204320130290030168
Laboratory Animal Research
2013 Volume.29 No. 3 p.168 ~ p.173
Effects of estrogen on food intake, serum leptin levels and leptin mRNA expression in adipose tissue of female rats
Fungfuang Wirasak

Terada Misao
Komatsu Noriyuki
Moon Chang-Jong
Saito Toru R.
Abstract
The integration of metabolism and reproduction involves complex interactions of hypothalamic neuropeptides with metabolic hormones, fuels, and sex steroids. Of these, estrogen influences food intake, body weight, and the accumulation and distribution of adipose tissue. In this study, the effects of estrogen on food intake, serum leptin levels, and leptin mRNA expression were evaluated in ovariectomized rats. Seven-week-old female Wistar-Imamichi rats were ovariectomized and divided into three treatment groups: group 1 (the control group) received sesame oil, group 2 was given 17¥â-estradiol benzoate, and group 3 received 17¥â-estradiol benzoate plus progesterone. The body weight and food consumption of each rat were determined daily. Serum leptin levels and leptin mRNA expression were measured by ELISA and quantitative RT-PCR, respectively. Food consumption in the control group was significantly higher (P<0.05) than that in groups 2 and 3, although body weight did not significantly differ among the three groups. The serum leptin concentration and leptin mRNA expression were significantly higher (P<0.05) in groups 2 and 3 than in group 1, but no significant difference existed between groups 2 and 3. In conclusion, estrogen influenced food intake via the modulation of leptin signaling pathway in ovariectomized rats.
KEYWORD
Estradiol, food intake, leptin, ovariectomized rats
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