Crosstalk between Gut Sensory Ghrelin Signaling and Adipose Tissue Sympathetic Outflow Regulates Metabolic Homeostasis
Thomas, M. A.; Cui, X.; Artinian, L. R.; Cao, Q.; Jing, J.; Silva, F. C.; Wang, S.; Zigman, J. M.; Sun, Y.; Shi, H.; Xue, B.
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The stomach-derived orexigenic hormone ghrelin is a key regulator of energy homeostasis and metabolism in humans. The ghrelin receptor, growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a (GHSR), is widely expressed in the brain and gastrointestinal vagal sensory neurons, and neuronal GHSR knockout results in a profoundly beneficial metabolic profile and protects against diet-induced obesity (DIO) and insulin resistance. Here we show that in addition to the well characterized vagal GHSR, GHSR is robustly expressed in gastrointestinal sensory neurons emanating from spinal dorsal root ganglia. Remarkably, sensory neuron GHSR deletion attenuates DIO through increased energy expenditure and sympathetic outflow to adipose tissue independent of food intake. In addition, neuronal viral tract tracing reveals prominent crosstalk between gut non-vagal sensory afferents and adipose sympathetic outflow. Hence, these findings demonstrate a novel gut sensory ghrelin signaling pathway critical for maintaining energy homeostasis.
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