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BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
卷 173, 期 17, 页码 2614-2621出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/bph.13540
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- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE alpha- and beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormones (MSH) are derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and are the natural agonist ligands of the melanocortin 4 receptor, a key regulator of energy homeostasis. Recent rodent and human data have implicated the MAGEL2 gene, which may regulate activation of POMC neurons, as a significant contributor to the metabolic symptoms observed in Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). Firstly, patients with protein truncating mutations in MAGEL2 exhibit numerous clinical characteristics of PWS. Secondly, Magel2-null mice may not normally activate MC4 receptors, as they are defective in the activation of their POMC neurons and hence may fail to normally release the POMC-derived MC4 receptor agonist ligands a-and beta-MSH. Magel2-null mice represent a tractable animal model for the metabolic and appetitive imbalance seen in patients with PWS. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We tested a dose titration of the MC4 receptor agonist setmelanotide, in development for rare monogenic forms of obesity, in Magel2-null mice. KEY RESULTS We show that Magel2-null mice are hypersensitive to the appetite suppressing and metabolic effects of setmelanotide. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Setmelanotide may be a useful investigational hormone/neuropeptide replacement therapy for PWS and rare monogenic forms of obesity exhibiting impaired function of POMC neurons.
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