Accumbal D1R Neurons Projecting to Lateral Hypothalamus Authorize Feeding.
- O'Connor EC Department of Basic Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
- Kremer Y Department of Basic Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
- Lefort S Department of Basic Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
- Harada M CREST Project, Medical Innovation Center, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kawaharacho 53, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8509, Japan.
- Pascoli V Department of Basic Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
- Rohner C Department of Basic Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
- Lüscher C Department of Basic Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland; Clinic of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Geneva University Hospital, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: christian.luscher@unige.ch.
- 2015-11-24
Published in:
- Neuron. - 2015
Animals
Feeding Behavior
Hypothalamic Area, Lateral
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Transgenic
Neural Pathways
Neurons
Nucleus Accumbens
Organ Culture Techniques
Receptors, Dopamine D1
English
Feeding satisfies metabolic need but is also controlled by external stimuli, like palatability or predator threat. Nucleus accumbens shell (NAcSh) projections to the lateral hypothalamus (LH) are implicated in mediating such feeding control, but the neurons involved and their mechanism of action remain elusive. We show that dopamine D1R-expressing NAcSh neurons (D1R-MSNs) provide the dominant source of accumbal inhibition to LH and provide rapid control over feeding via LH GABA neurons. In freely feeding mice, D1R-MSN activity reduced during consumption, while their optogenetic inhibition prolonged feeding, even in the face of distracting stimuli. Conversely, activation of D1R-MSN terminals in LH was sufficient to abruptly stop ongoing consumption, even during hunger. Direct inhibition of LH GABA neurons, which received input from D1R-MSNs, fully recapitulated these findings. Together, our study resolves a feeding circuit that overrides immediate metabolic need to allow rapid consumption control in response to changing external stimuli. VIDEO ABSTRACT.
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- Open access status
- bronze
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- DOI 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.038
- PMID 26593092
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/222121
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