The gamma(2)-MSH peptide mediates a central analgesic effect via a GABA-ergic mechanism that is independent from activation of melanocortin receptors.

abstract：:Experiments were performed to determine whether the renal nerve mediates the renin release induced by intracerebroventricular administration of angiotensin II (ANG II), bradykinin (BK), leucine-enkephalin (Leu-ENK) and neurotensin (NT). In sham-operated rats, both ANG II and NT suppressed plasma renin activity (PRA), ...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Iwata T,Hiwada K,Kokubu T

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of sulphated cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8S) on free intracellular calcium concentration, phosphatidylinositol metabolism, and protein phosphorylation in C6 cells, a rat glioma cell line which was shown to express CCKB type receptors. Increase in [Ca2+]i by both influx across the cell m...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Kaufmann R,Schöneberg T,Lindschau C,Haller H,Ott T

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of somatostatin on inhibition of both normal and tumor cell cycle, secretion of endocrine and exocrine cells, as well as induction apoptosis is well documented. However, its effect on T cell development and thymic structure is not fully clarified. In order to investigate the influence of somatostatin in vivo ...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Petrović-Dergović DM,Rakin AK,Dimitrijević LA,Ristovski JS,Kustrimović NZ,Mićić MV

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was planned to evaluate role of tachykinins (TKs) and neurokinin (NK) receptors in the regulation of gastric motility in sheep. We examined the effects of intravenous (i.v.) injection of neurokinin A (NKA) and substance P (SP) on motility of the rumen, omasum, and abomasum in conscious sheep and the ...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Oh-ishi T,Shimoda T,Hayashi H,Onaga T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opiates have been shown to affect prolactin secretion directly at the pituitary level. However, opiate binding sites have not been characterized on anterior pituitary tissue. In the present work we show that a soluble factor present in anterior pituitary membrane preparation inhibit opiate binding on striatal membrane...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Rotten D,Leblanc P,Kordon C,Weiner RI,Enjalbert A

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral neurons begin to express galanin after axotomy. When neurons in the superior cervical ganglion were axotomized near (about 2 mm) from the ganglion, galanin-like immunoreactivity (IR) was maximal within 72 h. Axotomy of neurons in the middle and inferior cervical ganglion complex (MICG), which could be perfo...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Shadiack AM,Zigmond RE

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have found that Neuropeptide Y is colocalized with enkephalin in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. The two peptides can be found in the same granules in those cells where they coexist. These cells correspond to the adrenergic subpopulation of chromaffin cells since they contain the epinephrine synthetic enzyme, phen...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Pruss RM,Mezey E,Forman DS,Eiden LE,Hotchkiss AJ,DiMaggio DA,O'Donohue TL

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inoculation of rats at the tail-base with Mycobacterium led to arthritic swelling and inflammation of all four limbs. Immunoreactive (ir)-dynorphin (DYN) increased in anterior but not neurointermediate pituitary. In the brain, only thalamus showed a rise and, in spinal cord, a large elevation was seen. Ir-vasopressin ...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Millan MJ,Millan MH,Pilcher CW,Colpaert FC,Herz A

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The level of opioid peptides in several brain areas and in the pituitary was estimated in WAG/Rij rats, which are considered to be a genetic animal model for human absence epilepsy. In comparison with three groups of non-epileptic controls, these epileptic rats had an elevated level of the proenkephalin-derived peptid...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Lasoń W,Przewłocka B,Van Luijtelaar EL,Coenen AM,Przewłocki R

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent surge of scientific interest in 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptors can be attributed largely to the rapid increase in the number of potent and selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonists. The availability of a large variety of chemically diverse 5-HT3 compounds allows for a unique opportunity to apply computer...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Peroutka SJ

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proenkephalin peptides produced by endocrine and nervous tissues are involved in stress-induced immunosuppression. However, the role of peptides produced by immune cells remains unknown. The present study examines the effect of acute and chronic foot-shock stress on proenkephalin peptide content in bone marrow (BMMC),...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Saravia F,Padros MR,Ase A,Aloyz R,Duran S,Vindrola O

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alarin is a newly identified member of the galanin family of neuropeptides that includes galanin-like peptide (GALP) and galanin. Alarin was discovered as an alternate transcript of the GALP gene in neuroblastoma cells, and subsequently alarin mRNA was detected in the brain of rodents. GALP and galanin are important c...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Van Der Kolk N,Madison FN,Mohr M,Eberhard N,Kofler B,Fraley GS

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is the predominant genetic cause of obesity in humans and is associated with several behavioural phenotypes such as altered motoric function, reduced activity, and learning disabilities. It can include mood instability and, in some cases, psychotic episodes. Recently, the Snord116 gene has ...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Zieba J,Low JK,Purtell L,Qi Y,Campbell L,Herzog H,Karl T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The orexins (hypocretins) are lateral hypothalamic (LH) neuropeptides that have been implicated in a variety of behaviors ranging from feeding to sleep and arousal. Evidence from animal models suggests a role for orexins in reward processing and drug addiction. In the present study, we investigated the direct effect o...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Zarepour L,Fatahi Z,Sarihi A,Haghparast A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study showed that intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) produced a significant increase in locomotor activity at a dose of 1 microgram and slow stereotypy with prominent grooming at a dose of 10 micrograms. In addition, the ICV administration of CRH caused a...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Takamatsu Y,Yamamoto H,Ogunremi OO,Matsuzaki I,Moroji T

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptides form the largest family of modulators of synaptic transmission. Until 1995 some 60 different neuropeptides had been found. With the recognition that all neuropeptides act by binding to G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), a new approach relying on the use of orphan GPCRs as targets was designed to identi...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Chung S,Civelli O

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of central (clonazepam, an agonist, and FG 7142, an inverse agonist), mixed (diazepam) or peripheral type (Ro 5-4864) benzodiazepine receptor ligands on the action of TRH on the transmurally stimulated rat duodenum and binding of [3H][3-Me-His2] TRH in the rat anterior pituitary, hypothalamus, cortex and b...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Järvinen A,Paakkari I,Männistö PT

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is designed to elucidate the involvement of neuronal mechanisms in corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)-induced anti-oedema effects. Oedema was induced in the rat hind paw by subcutaneous injection of 3 nmol of serotonin (5-HT). A single dose of CRF (9.4, 37.5 or 75 pmol) was given either ipsilateral...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Veraksits A,Bileviciute-Ljungar I,Maaroos J,Vasar E,Lundeberg T

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether the cholinergic mechanism is involved in the paradoxical GH responses to vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and peptide histidine methionine (PHM) in acromegaly. 28 patients with active acromegaly underwent i.v. bolus injections of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH, 500 micrograms), GH-releasing ...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Watanobe H,Habu S,Nasushita R,Takebe K

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amylin (AMY) is a member of calcitonin family of peptides. In this study, the effects of intrathecal (i.t) injection of AMY on the inflammatory pain and on the cAMP accumulation in the rat spinal cells were investigated. By using AMY receptor antagonists, we also studied the pharmacology of AMY receptors in the spinal...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Khoshdel Z,Takhshid MA,Owji AA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the selective non-peptide antagonist for NK1 receptors (+/-)CP 96,345 on cellular transduction mechanisms elicited by the NK1 selective agonist [Sar9]-substance P-sulfone ([Sar9]-SP) was investigated in a stabilized culture of human skin fibroblasts (HF) and compared to the effects of two peptide antagon...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Ziche M,Parenti A,Amerini S,Zawieja D,Maggi CA,Ledda F

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The orally active, α-hemoglobin derived hemopressin (PVNFKFLSH, Hp(1-9)) and its truncated (PVNFKFL, Hp(1-7) and PVNFKF, Hp(1-6)) and extended ((R)VDPVNFKFLSH, VD-Hp(1-9) and RVD-Hp(1-9)) derivatives have been postulated to be the endogenous peptide ligands of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1). In an attempt to cr...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Dvorácskó S,Tömböly C,Berkecz R,Keresztes A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of gestational cocaine treatment on oxytocin levels in the whole hippocampus (HIP), ventral tegmental area (VTA), medial preoptic area (MPOA) and amygdala (AMY) in rat dams on postpartum days (PPDs) 1 and 2. Cocaine treatment significantly reduced oxytocin levels in the MPOA within 12-16 h of d...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Johns JM,Lubin DA,Walker CH,Meter KE,Mason GA

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynorphins are important neuropeptides with a central role in nociception and pain alleviation. Many mechanisms regulate endogenous dynorphin concentrations, including proteolysis. Proprotein convertases (PCs) are widely expressed in the central nervous system and specifically cleave at C-terminal of either a pair of ...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Orduna AR,Beaudry F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the hot plate test the intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of oxytocin produced a significant decrease in nociception, starting from the dose of 1 microgram/rat. A comparable effect was obtained with 10-200 times higher intraperitoneal (i.p.) doses. The i.c.v. injection of the oxytocin antagonist d(CH2)5-Tyr...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Arletti R,Benelli A,Bertolini A

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a 36 amino acid peptide, which among others, plays a pivotal role in stress response. Although previous studies confirmed that NPY release is increased by stress in several species, the exact mechanism of the stress-induced NPY release has not been elucidated yet. In the present study, we exami...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Ko L,Rotoli G,Grignol G,Hu W,Merchenthaler I,Dudas B

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that oxytocin reduces food intake and body weight gain and promotes lipolysis in some species, including humans. Interestingly, these effects of oxytocin are more marked in obese individuals. Although the menopausal loss of ovarian function induces increased visceral adiposity and some metabo...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Iwasa T,Matsuzaki T,Mayila Y,Yanagihara R,Yamamoto Y,Kawakita T,Kuwahara A,Irahara M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the morphological localization of the endogenous benzodiazepine ligand octadecaneuropeptide (ODN) in rat brain, we have developed antibodies against this peptide. Using a radioimmunoassay for ODN, we have observed that synthetic ODN and serial dilutions of several brain areas gave parallel displaceme...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Tonon MC,Désy L,Nicolas P,Vaudry H,Pelletier G

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptides have a wide CNS distribution and appear to play an important role in a number of physiological processes including reward and reinforcement, feeding, locomotion, stress responses and perception of pain. We have further investigated the expression of CART pe...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Press DA,Wall MJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selectivity of a series of opioid peptides towards the mu-, delta- and kappa-opioid receptors mediating differential inhibition of electrically-induced neurotransmitter release from rat brain slices was studied, viz. cortical [3H]noradrenaline release (inhibited via mu-receptors), striatal [3H]dopamine release (in...

journal_title：Neuropeptides

authors： Mulder AH,Wardeh G,Hogenboom F,Frankhuyzen AL

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00