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  • Title: 2,5-Anhydro-D-mannitol: its unique central action on food intake and blood glucose in rats.
    Author: Kurokawa M, Sakata T, Yoshimatsu H, Machidori H.
    Journal: Brain Res; 1991 Dec 06; 566(1-2):270-5. PubMed ID: 1814543.
    Abstract:
    Peripheral administration of D-fructose has been reported to decrease food intake, and its 2-deoxy analogue, 2,5-anhydro-D-mannitol (2,5-AM), increased food intake and decreased blood glucose in rats. In the present study, 2,5-AM was selected for comparison with well-known 2-deoxy analogues of glucose. Infusion of 2,5-AM into the rat third cerebroventricle at 11.00 h induced feeding dose dependently (Y = 0.63 logX-1.20, r = 0.95, P less than 0.05). Rats treated with 2,5-AM at a maximal effective dose of 24 mumol/rat ate meals most persistently (P less than 0.05). No periprandial drinking was observed. Ambulatory activity increased concomitantly with feeding, but did not exceed the activity normally associated with a meal. Infusion of 24 mumol 2,5-AM into the third cerebroventricle induced no substantial change in plasma glucose or insulin in any 60-min experimental period. Unilateral microinfusion of 1.2 mumol 2,5-AM induced feeding in all 6 rats (P less than 0.01) when a cannula tip was located in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH), but not in the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA). These findings indicate that feeding elicitation may be due to disinhibition by 2,5-AM through the VMH. This is quite unique compared to the action mechanisms of hexose, pentose and their analogues, except 2,5-AM.
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