LHPdx1→PVH evoked grooming requires glutamate release, and activation of non-glutamatergic fibers promotes behavioral approach. Food intake (a) and grooming time (b) before (pre-light), during (light-on), and after (post-light) 5 Hz, 100 ms photostimulation of LHPdx1-ChR2→PVH fibers in Pdx1-Cre (n = 8) and Pdx1-Cre::Vglut2
flox/flox (n = 7) mice. Real-time place preference assay (RTPP) during optical stimulation of LHPdx1→PVH in GFP control (n = 6) and Pdx1-Cre::Vglut2
flox/flox::ChR2 mice (n = 4). c, d Representative tracks tracing locomotion; e Percentage time spent on each side. e Two-way ANOVA followed by Sidak’s multiple comparisons test (interaction F [1, 16] = 7.192, P = 0.0164; viral injection F [1, 16] = 0.1407, P = 0.7125; light zone F [1, 16] = 6.612, P = 0.0205. Pdx1-Cre::Vglut2
flox/flox::ChR2 (Light-off zone vs. Light-on zone) **p < 0.005. Data presented as mean ± s.e.m. Food intake (f) and grooming time (g) before, during, and after 5 Hz, 10 ms photostimulation of LHPdx1-ChR2→PVH fibers in Pdx1-Cre (n = 4) and Pdx1-Cre::Vglut2
flox/flox (n = 3) mice. a, b, f and g Two-way repeated measures ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test. (a interaction F [2, 26] = 0.003466, P = 0.9965; genotype F [1, 13] = 0.000817, P = 0.9776; light F [2, 26] = 66.15, P < 0.0001, subjects (matching) F [13, 26] = 0.9467, P = 0.5233. Pdx1-Cre and Pdx1-Cre::Vglut2
flox/flox [pre-light vs. light-on] ***p < 0.0005. b interaction F [2, 26] = 1.065, P = 0.3593; genotype F [1, 13] = 10.98, P = 0.0056; light F [2, 26] = 3.622, P = 0.0409; subjects (matching) F [13, 26] = 1.472, P = 0.1942. f interaction F [2, 10] = 3.073, P = 0.0912; genotype F [1, 5] = 3.073, P = 0.1400; light F [2, 10] = 3.808, P = 0.0590; subjects (matching) F [5, 10] = 1, P = 0.4651. Pdx1-Cre::Vglut2
flox/flox (pre-light vs. light-on) *p < 0.05. g interaction F [2, 10] = 14.45, P = 0.0011; genotype F [1, 5] = 8.36, P = 0.0341; light F [2, 10] = 8.57, P = 0.0068; subjects [matching] F [5, 10] = 1.078, P = 0.4280. Pdx1-Cre (pre-light vs. light-on) ***p < 0.0005)