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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:3639781
Allelic
Composition
Npy1rtm1Tped/Npy1rtm1Tped
Genetic
Background
B6.129P2-Npy1rtm1Tped
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Mouse lines carrying:
Npy1rtm1Tped mutation (0 available); any Npy1r mutation (25 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
N
• in response to hippocampal kindling epileptogenesis, homozygotes display similar susceptibility to seizure induction and present no differences in kindling development relative to wild-type mice
• at 8-14 weeks of age (prior to the onset of obesity), male homozygotes show a significantly increased consumption of solutions containing 3, 6, and 10% (v/v) ethanol relative to wild-type males while female homozygotes exhibit increased consumption of a 10% ethanol solution but not of the 3% and 6% ethanol solutions
• in contrast, both male and female homozygotes display normal consumption of solutions containing either sucrose or quinine
• no significant differences in average body weight, food intake or water consumption are noted during the alcohol consumption test
• male homozygotes are resistant to ethanol-induced sedation, regaining their righting reflex significantly faster than wild-type males after injection of both the 3.5 and 4.0 gm/kg ethanol doses, although plasma ethanol levels do not differ significantly between the genotypes
• however, male homozygotes display normal ethanol-induced ataxia on the rotarod test after administration of a 2.5 gm/kg dose relative to wild-type males
• 6-month-old male homozygotes exhibit reduced novelty-induced somatomotor activity in the free-choice novelty-preference test; however, mutants spend the same amount of time in the novel environment as wild-type mice
• in the open field, homozygotes habituate more quickly when repeatedly exposed to a familiar environment relative to wild-type mice
• however, when the environment is manipulated by rearrangement or replacement of objects, mutants show a significantly reduced rate of object exploration relative to wild-type mice
• in addition, homozygotes fail to show signs of behavioural arousal directed towards displaced/replaced objects

cardiovascular system
• 6-month-old male homozygotes exhibit a moderately larger volume fraction of interstitial and reparative fibrosis than wild-type males; however, the total amount of fibrotic damage is limited, involving 1.3% of the entire left ventricular myocardium, and no hypertrophic compensatory response is observed
• during social defeat, 6-month-old homozygotes show a higher heart rate reactivity than wild-type mice, as shown by greater area under the curve values of heart rate and heart rate variability parameters
• however, homozygotes show no significant differences in the values of ECG parameters during the test and post-test period, indicating that increased responsiveness is due to differences in starting, baseline levels
• 6-month-old male homozygotes display reduced heart rate in baseline conditions relative to wild-type males
• however, male homozygotes show increased heart rate responsiveness during acute social defeat

nervous system
• 6-month-old male homozygotes display an increased number of alpha2-adrenoceptors in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus and the locus coeruleus i.e. in brain areas involved in central neural regulation of cardiovascular function

growth/size/body
• in response to chronic, central neuropeptide Y infusion, 6-7-month-old male homozygotes display a comparable hyperphagic response and immediate development of an obesity syndrome similar to that observed in wild-type mice

adipose tissue
• at 8-10 weeks, the wet weight of mutant epididymal fat pads is >2-fold higher than that of wild-type fat pads
• in response to chronic, central neuropeptide Y infusion, 6-7-month-old male homozygotes display a further increase in retroperitoneal fat pad mass to levels even higher than those found in NPY-treated wild-type males
• at 8-10 weeks, male homozygotes show a significant increase in percent body fat relative to wild-type males (11.5 0.8% vs 7.7 0.6%, respectively)
• notably, circulating leptin levels are not significantly increased in young mutants but do increase with the development of obesity in older mutants
• during a 6-hr fast, young male homozygotes show a 3-fold increase of glucose uptake in epididymal fat pads

homeostasis/metabolism
• in response to chronic, central neuropeptide Y infusion, 6-7-month-old male homozygotes display a comparable increase in plasma corticosterone levels relative to wild-type males
• in response to chronic, central neuropeptide Y infusion, 6-7-month-old male homozygotes display a further increase in plasma leptin to levels even higher than those found in NPY-treated wild-type males
• during a 6-hr fast, young (8-10-wk-old) male homozygotes show a ~50% increase in whole body glucose turnover relative to wild-type mice; the glucose metabolic clearance rate is also increased
• in the fed state, young male homozygotes show a moderate but significant hyperglycemia, associated with severe hypoinsulinemia and significantly reduced lactate levels
• in response to chronic, central neuropeptide Y infusion, 6-7-month-old male homozygotes display a higher increase in plasma insulin to levels even higher than those found in NPY-treated wild-type males (J:87424)
• in the fasted state, young male homozygotes show a ~2-fold increase in plasma insulin levels relative to wild-type males; glucose levels remain normal while lactate levels are reduced (J:102554)
• fasting hyperinsulinemia is associated with increased whole body and adipose tissue glucose utilization and glycogen synthesis but normal glycolysis (J:102554)
• leptin infusion in 6-hr fasted homozygotes normalizes hyperinsulinemia as well as whole body glucose turnover and glycogen synthesis rates (J:102554)
• during a 6-hr fast, young male homozygotes show a significant increase in the rate of whole body glycogen synthesis while the glycolytic rate remains unaltered

cellular
• during a 6-hr fast, young male homozygotes show a 3-fold increase of glucose uptake in epididymal fat pads
• 6-month-old male homozygotes exhibit a moderately larger volume fraction of interstitial and reparative fibrosis than wild-type males; however, the total amount of fibrotic damage is limited, involving 1.3% of the entire left ventricular myocardium, and no hypertrophic compensatory response is observed

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
obesity DOID:9970 OMIM:601665
J:87424


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last database update
03/19/2024
MGI 6.23
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