Journal: Brain research bulletin
Article Title: Hindbrain Dorsal Vagal Complex AMPK Controls Hypothalamic Gluco-regulatory Transmitter and Counter-Regulatory Hormone Responses to Hypoglycemia
doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2018.11.016
Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of Caudal Fourth Ventricular (CV4) Administration of the 5’-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) Inhibitor Compound C (Cc) on Hypoglycemic Patterns of Arcuate Hypothalamic Nucleus (ARH) AMPK Activation and Neuropeptide Y (NPY), and Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) Protein Expression. Groups of adult male rats were pretreated by vehicle (V) or Cc injection into the CV4 prior to sc insulin (INS) administration. Data depict mean normalized protein optical density (O.D) measures of ARH AMPK (Panel A), phosphoAMPK (pAMPK; Panel B), NPY (Panel C), and POMC (Panel D) + S.E.M. for the following treatment groups: V/V (solid white bars; n=5); V/INS (solid gray bars; n=5); Cc/INS (diagonal-striped gray bars; n=5). *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
Article Snippet: Proteins of interest were probed with primary polyclonal antisera raised in rabbit against AMPK α1/2 (1:2,000; 2532s; Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA), pAMPK α1/2 (Thr 172; 1:2,000; 2535; Cell Signaling Technol.), RFamide related peptide-1 (RFRP-1; 1:1,000, sc-67010; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA), or neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS; 1:2,000, NBP1–39681; Novus Biologicals, LLC, Littleton, CA), or raised in goat against NPY (1:2,500, NBP1–46535; Novus Biol.), POMC (1:2,000, NB100–1533; Novus Biol.), GAD 65/67 (1:2,000, AB1511; EMD Millipore, Burlington, MA), RFamide related peptide-3 (RFRP-3; 1:1,000, sc-32380; Santa Cruz Biotechnol.), or ORX-A (1:1,000, sc-8070; Santa Cruz Biotechnol.).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Expressing, Injection