Energy budget, behavior and leptin in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding.
Food restriction induces a loss of body mass that is often followed by rapid regaining of the lost weight when the restriction ends, consequently increasing a risk of development of obesity. To determine the physiological and behavioral mechanisms underlining the regaining, striped hamsters were res...
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| author | Zhi-Jun Zhao Qiao-Xia Zhu Ke-Xin Chen Yu-Kun Wang Jing Cao |
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| description | Food restriction induces a loss of body mass that is often followed by rapid regaining of the lost weight when the restriction ends, consequently increasing a risk of development of obesity. To determine the physiological and behavioral mechanisms underlining the regaining, striped hamsters were restricted to 85% of initial food intake for 4 weeks and refed ad libitum for another 4 weeks. Changes in body mass, energy budget, activity, body composition and serum leptin level were measured. Body mass, body fat mass and serum leptin level significantly decreased in food-restricted hamsters, and increased when the restriction ended, showing a short "compensatory growth" rather than over-weight or obesity compared with ad libitum controls. During restriction, the time spent on activity increased significantly, which was opposite to the changes in serum leptin level. Food intake increased shortly during refeeding, which perhaps contributed to the rapid regaining of body mass. No correlation was observed between serum leptin and energy intake, while negative correlations were found in hamsters that were refed for 7 and 28 days. Exogenous leptin significantly decreased the time spent on activity during food restriction and attenuated the increase in food intake during refeeding. This suggests that low leptin in restricted animals may function as a starvation signal to induce an increase in activity behavior, and high leptin likely serves as a satiety signal to prevent activity during refeeding. Leptin may play a crucial role in controlling food intake when the restriction ends, and consequently preventing overweight. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0078be5750db4e608d4c916392ecc9d52022-12-21T19:07:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0181e5424410.1371/journal.pone.0054244Energy budget, behavior and leptin in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding.Zhi-Jun ZhaoQiao-Xia ZhuKe-Xin ChenYu-Kun WangJing CaoFood restriction induces a loss of body mass that is often followed by rapid regaining of the lost weight when the restriction ends, consequently increasing a risk of development of obesity. To determine the physiological and behavioral mechanisms underlining the regaining, striped hamsters were restricted to 85% of initial food intake for 4 weeks and refed ad libitum for another 4 weeks. Changes in body mass, energy budget, activity, body composition and serum leptin level were measured. Body mass, body fat mass and serum leptin level significantly decreased in food-restricted hamsters, and increased when the restriction ended, showing a short "compensatory growth" rather than over-weight or obesity compared with ad libitum controls. During restriction, the time spent on activity increased significantly, which was opposite to the changes in serum leptin level. Food intake increased shortly during refeeding, which perhaps contributed to the rapid regaining of body mass. No correlation was observed between serum leptin and energy intake, while negative correlations were found in hamsters that were refed for 7 and 28 days. Exogenous leptin significantly decreased the time spent on activity during food restriction and attenuated the increase in food intake during refeeding. This suggests that low leptin in restricted animals may function as a starvation signal to induce an increase in activity behavior, and high leptin likely serves as a satiety signal to prevent activity during refeeding. Leptin may play a crucial role in controlling food intake when the restriction ends, and consequently preventing overweight.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3553171?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Zhi-Jun Zhao Qiao-Xia Zhu Ke-Xin Chen Yu-Kun Wang Jing Cao Energy budget, behavior and leptin in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding. PLoS ONE |
| title | Energy budget, behavior and leptin in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding. |
| title_full | Energy budget, behavior and leptin in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding. |
| title_fullStr | Energy budget, behavior and leptin in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Energy budget, behavior and leptin in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding. |
| title_short | Energy budget, behavior and leptin in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding. |
| title_sort | energy budget behavior and leptin in striped hamsters subjected to food restriction and refeeding |
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