Food deprivation induces monocarboxylate transporter 2 expression in the brainstem of female rat
2009
Matsuyama, S.(National Inst. of Livestock and Grassland Science, Nasushiobara, Tochigi (Japan). Nasu Research Station) | Ohkura, S. | Iwata, K. | Uenoyama, Y. | Tsukamura, H. | Maeda, K. | Kimura, K.
Ketone bodies are considered to act as a signal to suppress gonadotropin release during negative energy balance. The present study examined the effect of 48-h fasting on the mRNA expressions of monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1) and MCT2, which are involved in ketone body transport, in several brain regions. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that the MCT2 mRNA levels were significantly increased by 48-h fasting in the area postrema-solitary tract nucleus (AP-NTS) region but not the arcuate nucleus-ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (ARC-VMH) and central gray-supragenual nucleus around the 4th ventricle (CG-SGe) regions. Fasting did not significantly affect MCT1 mRNA expression in any of the brain areas examined. Luteinizing hormone (LH) pulse frequency significantly decreased and plasma concentrations of beta-hydroxybutyric acid, a ketone body, significantly increased after 48-h fasting. The present results suggest that increased uptake of ketone bodies via MCT2 in the AP-NTS region is likely involved in the mechanism of fasting-induced suppression of LH secretion in rats.
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