Journal of Veterinary Science, ( ISI ), Volume (13), No (3), Year (2012-9) , Pages (229-234)

Title : ( The effect of melanocortin (Mc3 and Mc4) antagonists on serotonin-induced food and water intake of broiler coc )

Authors: Morteza Zendehdel , Farshid Hamidi , Vahab Babapour , Kasra Mokhtarpouriani , Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad Fard ,

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Abstract

The current study was designed to examine the effects of intracerebroventricular injections of SHU9119 [a nonselective melanocortin receptor (McR) antagonist] and MCL0020 (a selective McR antagonist) on the serotonin-induced eating and drinking responses of broiler cockerels deprived of food for 24 h (FD24). For Experiment 1, the chickens were intracerebroventricularly injected with 2.5, 5, and 10 µg serotonin. In Experiment 2, the chickens received 2 nmol SHU9119 before being injected with 10 µg serotonin. For Experiment 3, the chickens were given 10 µg serotonin after receiving 2 nmol MCL0020, and the level of food and water intake was determined 3 h post-injection. Results of this study showed that serotonin decreased food intake but increased water intake among the FD24 broiler cockerels and that these effects occurred in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibitory effect of serotonin on food intake was significantly attenuated by pretreatment with SHU9119 and MCL0020. However, the stimulatory effect of serotonin on water intake was not altered by this pretreatment. These results suggest that serotonin hypophagia and hyperdipsia were mediated by different mechanisms in the central nervous system, and that serotonin required downstream activation of McRs to promote hypophagia but not hyperdipsia in the FD24 chickens.

Keywords

, chicken, food and water intake, MCL0020, serotonin, SHU9119
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@article{paperid:1038171,
author = {Morteza Zendehdel and Hamidi, Farshid and Vahab Babapour and Kasra Mokhtarpouriani and Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad Fard},
title = {The effect of melanocortin (Mc3 and Mc4) antagonists on serotonin-induced food and water intake of broiler coc},
journal = {Journal of Veterinary Science},
year = {2012},
volume = {13},
number = {3},
month = {September},
issn = {1229-845X},
pages = {229--234},
numpages = {5},
keywords = {chicken; food and water intake; MCL0020; serotonin; SHU9119},
}

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%0 Journal Article
%T The effect of melanocortin (Mc3 and Mc4) antagonists on serotonin-induced food and water intake of broiler coc
%A Morteza Zendehdel
%A Hamidi, Farshid
%A Vahab Babapour
%A Kasra Mokhtarpouriani
%A Ramin Mazaheri Nezhad Fard
%J Journal of Veterinary Science
%@ 1229-845X
%D 2012

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