Effect of high-fat diet on mechanosensitive transient receptor potential channel activation in vagal afferent neurons

Oct 27, 2020Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology

High-fat diet’s impact on pressure-sensitive channels in nerve cells that send signals from the gut

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Abstract

High-fat diet-fed mice showed reduced calcium response and jejunal afferent activity induced by TRPV4 and TRPA1 activation.

  • Chronic high-fat diet may impair the activation of specific mechanosensitive ion channels in the vagus nerve.
  • Reduced intracellular calcium influx in nodose neurons was observed in response to mechanical stimulation in high-fat diet-fed mice.
  • Jejunal afferent nerve firing in response to mechanical stimuli and TRP channel agonists was decreased in high-fat diet conditions.
  • The disruption of TRPV4 and TRPA1 activation may be linked to decreased sensitivity of vagal afferents to mechanical signals.
  • These findings are associated with reduced gut-brain signaling related to satiety in obesity.

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