Effects of photoperiod on energy intake, thermogenesis and body mass in Eothenomys miletus in Hengduan Mountain region |
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Authors: | Wan-long Zhu Jin-hong Cai Lian Xiao Zheng-kun Wang |
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Institution: | Institute of Zoology, School of Life Science of Yunnan Normal University, Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy Ministry of Education, The Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Environmental Biotechnology in Yunnan Province, Kunming 650092, China |
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Abstract: | The present study was designed to examine whether photoperiod alone was effective to induce seasonal changes in physiology in voles (Eothenomys.) from the Hengduan Mountain region. Eothenomys miletus were randomly assigned into either long photoperiod (LD; 16L: 8D) or short photoperiod (SD; 8L: 16D) for 4 weeks at constant temperature (25 °C). At the end of acclimation, SD voles showed lower body mass and body fat coupled with higher energy intake than LD voles. SD greatly enhanced the thermogenic capacity of E. miletus, as indicated by an elevated nonshivering thermogenesis (NST), mitochondrial protein in brown adipose tissue (BAT); basal metabolic rate (BMR) was also raised. Although no variations in serum leptin levels were found between SD and LD voles, serum leptin levels were positively correlated with body mass and body fat mass, and negatively correlated with energy intake and UCP1 content in BAT, respectively. To summarize, SD alone is effective in inducing higher thermogenic capacities and energy intake coupled with lower body mass and body fat mass in root voles. Leptin is potentially involved in the photoperiod induced body mass regulation and thermogenesis in E. miletus. Our study shows that SD alone is effective. |
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Keywords: | Eothenomys miletus Energy metabolism Serum leptin Uncoupling protein 1(UCP1) |
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