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Effects of alarin on food intake, body weight and luteinizing hormone secretion in male mice
16 January 2012
Gregory S. Fraley, Emily Leathley, Nicole Lundy, Emily Chheng, Issurah King, Barbara Kofler
Abstract: Alarin is a member of the galanin family of neuropeptides that includes galanin and galanin-like peptide (GALP). Alarin is an alternate transcript of the GALP gene and is expressed in the br...
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Activation of CRHR2 exerts an inhibitory effect on the expression of collapsin response mediator protein 3 in hippocampal neurons
16 January 2012
Yanming Chen, Hui Sheng, Yongjun Xu, Yanmin Zhang, Xin Ni
Abstract: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) family peptides as well as their receptors have been shown to exhibit various functions in hippocampus. However, effects of CRH receptors activation on ...
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Nesfatin-1, a unique regulatory neuropeptide of the brain
09 January 2012
Artur Pałasz, Marek Krzystanek, John Worthington, Beata Czajkowska, Karol Kostro, Ryszard Wiaderkiewicz, Grzegorz Bajor
Abstract: Nesfatin-1, a newly discovered NUCB2-derived satiety neuropeptide is expressed in several neurons of forebrain, hindbrain, brainstem and spinal cord. This novel anorexigenic substance seems ...
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Effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide in the urinary system, with special emphasis on its protective effects in the kidney
30 May 2011
Dora Reglodi, Peter Kiss, Gabriella Horvath, Andrea Lubics, Eszter Laszlo, Andrea Tamas, Boglarka Racz, Peter Szakaly
Abstract: Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a widespread neuropeptide with diverse effects in the nervous system and peripheral organs. One of the most well-studied effects...
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