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The Journal of Neuroscience, February 1, 1999, 19(3):1072-1087

Synaptic Interaction between Hypocretin (Orexin) and Neuropeptide Y Cells in the Rodent and Primate Hypothalamus: A Novel Circuit Implicated in Metabolic and Endocrine Regulations

Tamas L. Horvath1, Sabrina Diano1, and Anthony N. van den Pol2

Departments of 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology and 2 Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520

Hypocretin (orexin) has recently been shown to increase feeding when injected into the brain. Using both rat and primate brains, we tested the hypothesis that a mechanism of hypocretin action might be related to synaptic regulation of the neuropeptide Y (NPY) system. Hypocretin-immunoreactive terminals originating from the lateral hypothalamus make direct synaptic contact with neurons of the arcuate nucleus that not only express NPY but also contain leptin receptors. In addition, hypocretin-containing neurons also express leptin receptor immunoreactivity. This suggests a potential mechanism of action for hypocretin in the central regulation of metabolic and endocrine processes. The excitatory actions of hypocretin could increase NPY release, resulting in enhanced feeding behavior and altered endocrine regulation, whereas leptin, released from adipose tissue as an indicator of fat stores, would have the opposite effect on the same neurons, leading to a decrease in NPY and NPY-mediated hypothalamic functions. On the other hand, the innervation of hypocretin cells by NPY boutons raises the possibility that NPY may exert an effect on hypothalamic functions, at least in part, via mediation or feedback action on these lateral hypothalamic cells. Our data indicate that a direct interaction between leptin, hypocretin, and NPY exists in the hypothalamus that may contribute to the central regulation of metabolic and endocrine processes in both rodents and primates.

Key words: hypocretin; orexin; neuropeptide Y; leptin receptor; synapse; hypothalamus; feeding; endocrine regulations

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