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  3. Role of Cholecystokinin (cck) in Feeding Regulation of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides): Peptide Activation and Antagonist Inhibition

Role of Cholecystokinin (cck) in Feeding Regulation of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides): Peptide Activation and Antagonist Inhibition

  • Biology (Basel). 2024 Aug 20;13(8):635. doi: 10.3390/biology13080635.
Hualiang Liang 1,  Haifeng Mi 2,  Heng Yu 3,  Dongyu Huang 1,  Mingchun Ren 1 3,  Lu Zhang 2,  Tao Teng 2
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Key Laboratory of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China.
  • 2 Tongwei Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Healthy Culture of Aquatic Livestock and Poultry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Healthy Aquaculture Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610093, China.
  • 3 Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China.
PMID: 39194573 DOI: 10.3390/biology13080635
Abstract

This study investigated the role of cholecystokinin (cck) in the feeding regulation of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) via peptide activation and antagonist inhibition. The results show that the cck gene was expressed in various tissues, with the highest expression level occurring in the brain. Feeding, continuous feeding, and refeeding after fasting could significantly improve the mRNA levels of cck in the brain. Moreover, the activation of cck via injecting an exogenous CCK peptide could inhibit feed intake by regulating the mRNA levels of anorexigenic and feed-promoting factors in the brain and intestine. Furthermore, the CCK peptide reduced feed intake; however, the presence of an antagonist (Ly225910-CCK1R and devazepide-CCK2R) could reverse this effect through regulating the mRNA levels of anorexigenic and feed-promoting factors in the brain and intestine. Treatment with devazepide + CCK (CCK2R) reversed feed intake more effectively than Ly225910 + CCK (CCK1R) treatment. In summary, cck could regulate the feed intake of largemouth bass through regulating feeding-related genes in the brain and intestine. In addition, cck required binding with the receptor to inhibit feed intake more effectively in largemouth bass, and the binding effect of CCK1R was better than that of CCK2R.

Keywords

antagonist inhibition; cholecystokinin (cck); largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides); peptide activation; regulation of feeding.

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