Direct effect of cortistatin on GH release from cultured pituitary cells in the rat.

Journal Article 2006; 27(1-2): 153-156 PubMed PMID: 16648801 Keywords: Animals, Cells, Cultured, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Growth Hormone:metabolism, Male, Neuropeptides:pharmacology, Pituitary Gland:cytology, Radioimmunoassay, Rats, Rats, Inbred WKY,.

OBJECTIVE: Cortistatin (CST) is a 17-amino acid neuropeptide expressed mainly in the cortex and hippocampus. It is also found in the perip.....

The effect of cocaine-amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) on the activation of the pituitary-adrenal axis.

Journal Article 2006; 27(1-2): 60-62 PubMed PMID: 16648774 Keywords: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Animals, Corticosterone:blood, Growth Hormone:blood, Injections, Intraventricular, Male, Nerve Tissue Proteins:pharmacology, Pituitary-Adrenal System:drug effects, Prolactin:blood, Rats, Rats, Inbred WKY,.

OBJECTIVE: It has been reported that the cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) is widely expressed in the hypothalamic nucle.....

Comparative Study 2005; 26(5): 468-472 PubMed PMID: 16264417 Keywords: Animals, Cells, Cultured, Female, Galanin:administration & dosage, Injections, Intravenous, Injections, Intraventricular, Ovariectomy, Pituitary Gland:drug effects, Pituitary Hormones:blood, Rats, Rats, Inbred WKY,.

OBJECTIVES: Galanin and its receptors are widely distributed within the central and peripheral nervous system, especially in hypothalamus .....

Comparative Study 2005; 26(5): 463-467 PubMed PMID: 16264389 Keywords: Animals, Bombesin:administration & dosage, Cells, Cultured, Female, Injections, Intravenous, Injections, Intraventricular, Ovariectomy, Pituitary Gland:drug effects, Pituitary Hormones:blood, Rats, Rats, Inbred WKY,.

OBJECTIVES: Functional studies indicate that bombesin may be involved in many physiological functions, including sensory transmission, the.....

Journal Article 2005; 26(4): 289-292 PubMed PMID: 16135995 Keywords: Animals, Appetite:physiology, Humans, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins:physiology, Narcolepsy:physiopathology, Neuropeptides:physiology, Neurosecretory Systems:physiology, Orexins, Sleep:physiology, Wakefulness:physiology,.

: Orexins/hypocretins are recently discovered neuropeptides synthetized mainly by neurons located in the posterolateral hypothalamus. Hypo.....

Journal Article 2001; 22(3): 208-214 PubMed PMID: 11449193 Keywords: Animals, Corticosterone:blood, Cytokines:blood, Hormones:blood, Inflammation:blood, Interleukin-10:blood, Interleukin-6:blood, Kinetics, Leptin:administration & dosage, Lipopolysaccharides:administration & dosage, Luteinizing Hormone:blood, Male, Prolacti.

OBJECTIVES: In many studies it has been reported, that leptin may play an important role not only in the regulation of food intake and bod.....