| First Author | Nonogaki K | Year | 2003 |
| Journal | Diabetes | Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 | Pages | 315-20 |
| PubMed ID | 12540602 | Mgi Jnum | J:81611 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:2449718 | Doi | 10.2337/diabetes.52.2.315 |
| Citation | Nonogaki K, et al. (2003) Hyperactivity and Reduced Energy Cost of Physical Activity in Serotonin 5-HT(2C) Receptor Mutant Mice. Diabetes 52(2):315-20 |
| abstractText | We have observed late-onset obesity in mutant mice lacking the serotonin 5-HT(2C) receptor. Despite chronically elevated food intake, young adult mutants exhibit neither elevated adiposity nor altered glucose or fat homeostasis. However, obesity subsequently develops after 6 months of age without increases in their level of hyperphagia. In this study, we investigated determinants of energy expenditure in 5-HT(2C) receptor mutant mice. Young adult mutants displayed patterns of elevated activity levels that were enhanced by fasting and tightly associated with repeated visits to a food source. Surprisingly, subsequent obesity development occurred despite persisting locomotor hyperactivity and without age-related declines in resting metabolic rate. Rather, substantial reductions in the energy cost of locomotor activity (LA) were observed in 5-HT(2C) receptor mutant mice. Moreover, both mutant and wild-type mice displayed age-related declines in the energy cost of LA, indicating that this process may be regulated by both aging and serotonergic signaling. These results indicate that a mutation of the 5-HT(2C) receptor gene (htr2c) increases LA, which contributes to the maintenance of normal body composition in young adult mutants despite their hyperphagia. Moreover, age-dependent reductions in the energy cost of physical activity could contribute to the subsequent development of late-onset obesity in 5-HT(2C) receptor mutant mice. |
