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Kohno D et al . <strong>Lept<strong>in</strong></strong> <strong>antagonizes</strong> <strong>ghrel<strong>in</strong></strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>orex<strong>in</strong></strong> <strong>in</strong> NPY neurons 6351A[Ca 2+ ]i (nmol/L)C8006004002000Ghrel<strong>in</strong>Ghrel<strong>in</strong> 10 -10 mol/L0 20 40t /m<strong>in</strong>Orex<strong>in</strong> Orex<strong>in</strong> 10 -10 mol/LB[Ca 2+ ]i (nmol/L)D8006004002000<strong>Lept<strong>in</strong></strong> 10 -12 mol/LGhrel<strong>in</strong> Ghrel<strong>in</strong> 10 -10 mol/L0 20 40t /m<strong>in</strong><strong>Lept<strong>in</strong></strong> 10 -12 mol/LOrex<strong>in</strong>Orex<strong>in</strong> 10 -10 mol/LFigure 3 Prior treatment with lept<strong>in</strong>s u p p r e s s e d [ C a 2 + ] i r e s p o n s e s t osubsequent adm<strong>in</strong>istration of <strong>orex<strong>in</strong></strong>,but not <strong>ghrel<strong>in</strong></strong>, <strong>in</strong> NPY neurons. A, C:Repeated adm<strong>in</strong>istrations of <strong>ghrel<strong>in</strong></strong> or<strong>orex<strong>in</strong></strong>-A at 10 -10 mol/L <strong>in</strong>creased [Ca 2+ ]itwice <strong>in</strong> s<strong>in</strong>gle ARC neurons; B, D: Prioradm<strong>in</strong>istration of lept<strong>in</strong> failed to <strong>in</strong>hibitthe effect of <strong>ghrel<strong>in</strong></strong> added subsequently(B), but <strong>in</strong>hibited the effect of <strong>orex<strong>in</strong></strong>-A(D); E: The number of neurons <strong>in</strong> which[Ca 2+ ]i responses to the second <strong>ghrel<strong>in</strong></strong> or<strong>orex<strong>in</strong></strong> addition were suppressed by prioradm<strong>in</strong>istration of lept<strong>in</strong> or HKRB (Control)is expressed by percentage. The numbersabove the bars <strong>in</strong>dicate the numberof neurons whose second responseswere <strong>in</strong>hibited over that exhibited firstresponses to <strong>ghrel<strong>in</strong></strong> or <strong>orex<strong>in</strong></strong>-A.800800[Ca 2+ ]i (nmol/L)600400200[Ca 2+ ]i (nmol/L)60040020000 20 40t /m<strong>in</strong>00 20 40 60t /m<strong>in</strong>ENeurons <strong>in</strong>hibited (%)6040201/9Ghrel<strong>in</strong>Orex<strong>in</strong>1/173/148/160Control<strong>Lept<strong>in</strong></strong> 10 -12 mol/L4.7 mmol/L KCl, 1.2 mmol/L KH2PO4, 1.8 mmol/LCaCl2, 1.2 mmol/L MgSO4, <strong>and</strong> 10 mmol/L N-2-hydroxyethylpiperaz<strong>in</strong>e-N'-2-ethanesulfonic acid (HEPES)at pH 7.4. Fura 2-acetoxymethylester was obta<strong>in</strong>edfrom Doj<strong>in</strong> Chemical (Kumamoto, Japan). Ghrel<strong>in</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>orex<strong>in</strong></strong>-A were obta<strong>in</strong>ed from Peptide Institute,Inc. (Osaka, Japan), <strong>Lept<strong>in</strong></strong> was from R&D Systems(M<strong>in</strong>eapolis, MN).Data presentation <strong>and</strong> statistical analysisThe data are presented as the mean ± SE (n: number ofneurons). Each study was based on at least 7 neuronsprepared from at least 3 rats. Student’s paired or unpairedt-test was used to evaluate differences <strong>and</strong> values of P

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