A glucagon-like peptide-1 analog liraglutide suppresses macrophage foam cell formation and atherosclerosis.

abstract：:The distribution of corazonin in the central nervous system of the heteropteran insect Triatoma infestans was studied by immunohistochemistry. The presence of corazonin isoforms was investigated using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry in samples containing the brain, the subesophageal ganglion, the corpora cardiaca-corpus a...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Settembrini BP,de Pasquale D,Postal M,Pinto PM,Carlini CR,Villar MJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baboons received a 5-minute intravenous infusion of either saline or bombesin (BBS; 1-4 micrograms/kg) following 3 1/2 or 16 1/2 hours of food deprivation and were then allowed to eat for 30 minutes. Plasma insulin was significantly elevated following five minutes of BBS infusion, but there was no change of plasma glu...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Woods SC,Stein LJ,Figlewicz DP,Porte D Jr

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to the extreme C-terminal pentapeptide of procholecystokinin, YEYPS (in the single letter notation), have been used in radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemistry to characterize the material in rat intestine. There is a single major immunoreactive peptide in intestinal extracts that has the properties of the...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Jonsson AC,Varro A,Dockray GJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nesfatin-1 is well established to reduce food intake upon brain injection in rats, while in mice its anorexigenic action and brain expression are largely unexplored. We characterized the influence of intracerebroventricular (icv) and peripheral (intraperitoneal, ip, subcutaneous, sc) injection of nesfatin-1 on dark ph...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Goebel M,Stengel A,Wang L,Taché Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pineal nonapeptide hormone arginine vasotocin (AVT) (100 ng/kg) administered intra-nasally (IN) to healthy prepubertal boys, dramatically increased the amount of REM sleep, decreased REM sleep latency, and induced REM periods at sleep onset. Neither arginine vasopressin (AVP) nor oxytocin administered IN at the do...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Pavel S,Goldstein R,Petrescu M,Popa M

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of caseinomacropeptide (CMP) (the [106-169] fragment of kappa-casein produced during digestion of milk protein), was studied in anesthetized rats using bile diversion for a pure pancreatic juice collection system. Intraduodenal administration of CMP induced a dose-related specific stimulation of pancreatic ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Pedersen NL,Nagain-Domaine C,Mahé S,Chariot J,Rozé C,Tomé D

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a stress response, various neuropeptides are secreted in a spatiotemporally coordinated way in the brain. For a precise understanding of peptide functions in a stress response, it is important to investigate when and where they are released, how they diffuse, and how they are broken down in the brain. In the pa...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Inutsuka A,Ino D,Onaka T

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of adrenomedullin (ADM) on C6 glioma cells were investigated. [125I]ADM bound with high affinity (Kd = 24 nM) to a single class of sites (Bmax = 36,000/cell) in C6 cells. Specific [125I]ADM binding was inhibited with high affinity by ADM (IC50 value of 10 nM) but not ADM(22-52) or pro-adrenomedullin N-term...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Moody TW,Miller MJ,Mártinez A,Unsworth E,Cuttitta F

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant sucking heteropteran bugs feed regularly on small amounts of K(+)-rich plant material, in contrast to their hematophagous relatives which imbibe large volumes of Na(+)-rich blood. It was anticipated that this would be reflected in the endocrine control of Malpighian tubule (MT) secretion. To explore this, neuroe...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Coast GM,TeBrugge VA,Nachman RJ,Lopez J,Aldrich JR,Lange A,Orchard I

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motilin-immunopositive cells (Mo cells) are known to be present in the upper small intestine of various species, including man. However, whether Mo cells are present in the rabbit gastrointestinal tract remained to be elucidated. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the distribution of Mo cells in the rab...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Satoh M,Sakai T,Koyama H,Shiba Y,Itoh Z

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decapeptide from the frog Hyla caerulea, caerulein (caerulein diethylammonium hydrate, ceruletide, CER) is chemically closely related to the C-terminal octapeptide of cholecystokinin (CCK-8). Like CCK-8, CER and some of its analogues produce many behavioural effects in mammals: inhibition of intake of food and wat...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Zetler G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is expressed in the vascular endothelium. It is not known whether CNP is specifically increased in patients with idiopathic left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ILVDys) with or without overt heart failure, and whether in these patients it is related with indicators of myocardial and/...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Del Ry S,Giannessi D,Maltinti M,Prontera C,Iervasi A,Colotti C,Emdin M,L'Abbate A,Neglia D

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptors for neuropeptide Y (NPY) and peptide YY (PYY) have been extensively characterized in the brain. Less is known about NPY receptor subtypes in the spleen, though it is well established that NPY produces vascular contraction in this tissue. In the present study, we found an unusually high density of Y1 receptor...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Gehlert DR,Gackenheimer SL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the newly synthesized TRH analog (L-pGlu-(2-propyl)-L-His-l-ProNH(2); NP-647) was evaluated for its effects in in vitro (oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD)-, glutamate- and H(2)O(2)-induced injury in PC-12 cells) and in vivo (transient global ischemia) models of cerebral ischemic injury. PC-12 cell...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Rajput SK,Siddiqui MA,Kumar V,Meena CL,Pant AB,Jain R,Sharma SS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the concentration of beta-endorphin (beta-End) in plasma, as well as in aqueous humor and crystalline lens removed during cataract surgery. beta-End was detected both in the aqueous humor and in the crystalline lens. The concentration of beta-End in the aqueous humor corresponded to almost the half of the ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Bender T,Török I,Barna I,Géher P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used high performance liquid chromatography and radioimmunoassay to characterize the CCK-like molecules in the central nervous system. The major form of CCK is the sulfated octapeptide. This molecule is distributed unevenly among various brain regions; the highest levels are found in the cortex and striatum. W...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Beinfeld MC,Meyer DK,Brownstein MJ

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) significantly influences cognitive processes. Treatments which raise the level of IL-1β in the brain impair memory consolidation in contextual fear conditioning. However, the effect of IL-1β on memory reconsolidation has not yet been established. The melanocortin α-melanocyte-stimulating hor...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Machado I,González P,Schiöth HB,Lasaga M,Scimonelli TN

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the journal Peptides, it is timely to review the functional significance of the bombesin (BB)-like peptides and receptors in the CNS. Over two decades ago we published an article in the journal Peptides demonstrating that BB-like peptides are present in high densities in certa...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Moody TW,Merali Z

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptor binding sites have been characterized in rat brain using both membrane preparations and receptor autoradiography. Radiolabelled NPY binds with high affinity and specificity to an apparent single class of sites in rat brain membrane preparations. The ligand selectivity pattern reveals stro...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Martel JC,St-Pierre S,Quirion R

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical studies were conducted on sections of cat hypothalamus in order to determine the distribution of neurons containing alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone and beta-endorphin immunoreactivity. A large number of neurons in the arcuate nucleus were stained after incubation of sections with antisera to e...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Micevych PE,Elde RP

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptidomic analysis of norepinephrine-stimulated skin secretions of the South-East Asian frog Hylarana erythraea (formerly Rana erythraea partim) has led to the identification of multiple peptides with antimicrobial activity. Structural characterization of the peptides demonstrated that they belong to the brevinin-1 (...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Al-Ghaferi N,Kolodziejek J,Nowotny N,Coquet L,Jouenne T,Leprince J,Vaudry H,King JD,Conlon JM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crude extracts of the marine sponge Geodia corticostylifera from Brazilian Coast have previously shown antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxic, haemolytic and neurotoxic activities. The present work describes the isolation of the cyclic peptides geodiamolides A, B, H and I (1-4) from G. corticostylifera and their anti-pr...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Rangel M,Prado MP,Konno K,Naoki H,Freitas JC,Machado-Santelli GM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A non-enkephalin containing pentadeca peptide derived from ovine adrenal proenkephalin has been purified and sequenced. The sequence of the peptide is: Phe-Ala-Glu-Pro-Leu-Pro-Ser-Glu-Glu-Glu-Gly-Glu-Ser-Tyr-Ser (preproenkephalin 237-251) representing the amino portion of peptide B (preproenkephalin 237-268). The sequ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Micanovic R,Kruggel W,Ray P,Lewis RV

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to detect the change of substance P (SP) in firearm wounds and its relationship with wound healing. Twenty two rabbits were randomly divided into two groups, one with firearm wounds created by steel balls shooting rabbits' thighs and another with stab wounds created by knife. The experim...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Xinan L,Suguang L,Liangchao Z,Lei C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin infusion increased glucose metabolism in 4 of 7 subdivisions of the rat subfornical organ, the effect being stronger in ventromedial compared to dorsolateral zones across the rostrocaudal axis. [Sar1-Leu8]Angiotensin II attenuated metabolic responses to intravenous angiotensin in all subfornical organ subr...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Shaver SW,Kadekaro M,Gross PM

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenomedullin (ADM) is a hypotensive peptide, originally isolated from human pheochromocytomas, and then found to be widely distributed in the various body systems. ADM derives from preproadrenomedullin, a 185-amino acid residue prohormone, containing at its N-terminal a 20-amino acid sequence, named proadrenomedulli...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Nussdorfer GG,Rossi GP,Mazzocchi G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food deprivation inhibits estrous behavior in several species of rodents, but little is known about the neurotransmitter systems mediating this phenomenon. We determined whether partial blockade of opioid receptors by continuous infusion of naltrexone and/or acute peripheral injection of cholecystokinin (CCK) administ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Jones JE,Corp ES,Wade GN

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trefoil factors (TFFs) 1, 2 and 3 are small polypeptides that are co-secreted with mucin throughout the body. They are up-regulated in cancer and inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal system, where they are proposed to be involved in tissue regeneration, proliferation and protection. Our aim was to explore th...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Viby NE,Nexø E,Kissow H,Andreassen H,Clementsen P,Thim L,Poulsen SS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated behavior and cognitive performance in a line of transgenic mice that overexpress the rat gene for vasopressin. Open field testing revealed greatest habituation in homozygous mice. Passive avoidance performance indicated equal learning and memory ability of transgenic compared to normal mice. Drinking beha...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Miller M,Haroutunian V,Wiltshire-Clement M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interdigestive migrating contractions (IMC) were analyzed for their occurrence interval, duration, migrating velocity, and frequently in long term records obtained by means of chronically implanted force transducers in the main stomach and the extrinsically denervated fundic pouches or in the intact jejunum and the ex...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Itoh Z,Nakaya M,Suzuki T

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00