Central administration of melanocortin agonist increased insulin sensitivity in diet-induced obese rats

Ryoichi Banno; Hiroshi Arima; Masayuki Hayashi; Motomitsu Goto; Minemori Watanabe; Ikuko Sato; Nobuaki Ozaki; Hiroshi Nagasaki; Noriyuki Ozaki; Yutaka Oiso

doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2007.02.019

Central administration of melanocortin agonist increased insulin sensitivity in diet-induced obese rats

Ryoichi Banno, Hiroshi Arima, Masayuki Hayashi, Motomitsu Goto, Minemori Watanabe, Ikuko Sato, Nobuaki Ozaki, Hiroshi Nagasaki, Noriyuki Ozaki, Yutaka Oiso

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In this study, we examined the effects of intracerebroventricular administration of melanotan II (MTII), a melanocortin agonist, on insulin sensitivity in diet-induced obese (DIO) rats. Although MTII treatment significantly decreased food intake and body weight for 10 days, there was no significant difference in body weight between MTII and pair-fed groups. The insulin tolerance test showed that insulin sensitivity was significantly improved in the MTII group compared to the pair-fed group. Furthermore, MTII treatment increased the number of small-sized adipocytes in epididymal white adipose tissues, suggesting that MTII increased insulin sensitivity through action on the white adipose tissues in DIO rats.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1131-1136
Number of pages	6
Journal	FEBS Letters
Volume	581
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2007.02.019
Publication status	Published - 20-03-2007
Externally published	Yes

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Biophysics
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cell Biology

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