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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15904
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91539125, 81573146]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2015CFB300]
- Junior Thousand Talents Program of China
- HUST startup fund
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Caffeine, an antagonist of the adenosine receptor A(1)R, is used as a dietary supplement to reduce body weight, although the underlying mechanism is unclear. Here, we report that adenosine level in the cerebrospinal fluid, and hypothalamic expression of A(1)R, are increased in the diet-induced obesity (DIO) mouse. We find that mice with overexpression of A(1)R in the neurons of paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus are hyperphagic, have glucose intolerance and high body weight. Central or peripheral administration of caffeine reduces the body weight of DIO mice by the suppression of appetite and increasing of energy expenditure. We also show that caffeine excites oxytocin expressing neurons, and blockade of the action of oxytocin significantly attenuates the effect of caffeine on energy balance. These data suggest that caffeine inhibits A(1)Rs expressed on PVN oxytocin neurons to negatively regulate energy balance in DIO mice.
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