Distribution of the glucagon receptor in periventricular brain barrier interfaces including motile and primary cilia in rat brain
Holst, C. B.; Thomsen, O. K.; Wewer Albrechtsen, N. J.; Knudsen, J. G.; Christensen, S. T.; Mollgard, K.
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Glucagon is a key metabolic hormone regulating blood glucose and appetite, yet little is known about its actions within the brain. Here, we investigated its receptor (GCGR) localization in periventricular brain barrier interfaces in young rats using immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence approaches. GCGR was enriched in the proximal region of motile ependymal cilia lining the ventricles, as well as in tanycytic primary cilia and cytoplasmic extensions within the hypothalamus. Additional immunostaining was observed in ciliated cells of the subcommissural organ and, more heterogeneously, in choroid plexus epithelium and associated primary cilia, while other circumventricular organs lacked detectable GCGR. These findings identify brain cilia and tanycytes as previously unrecognized sites of glucagon receptor localization and suggest that glucagon signaling at brain barrier interfaces may contribute to integrating peripheral metabolic cues with central homeostatic circuits.
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