Articles by author - Ewa Wolińska-Witort

The role of bombesin in the mechanism of pituitary hormones release.

Baranowska B, Wolińska-Witort E, Chmielowska M, Martyńska L, Baranowska-Bik A, Bik W.

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,.    Citation

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

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The physiological role of orexins.

Martynska L, Wolinska-Witort E, Chmielowska M, Bik W, Baranowska B.

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,.    Citation

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

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Plasma orexin A, orexin B, leptin, neuropeptide Y (NPY) and insulin in obese women.

Baranowska B, Wolińska-Witort E, Martyńska L, Martyńska M, Chmielowska M, Baranowska-Bik A.

Journal Article 2005; 26(4): 293-296 PubMed PMID: 16135994  Keywords:  Adult, Energy Metabolism:physiology, Female, Humans, Insulin:blood, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins:blood, Leptin:blood, Middle Aged, Neuropeptide Y:blood, Neuropeptides:blood, Obesity:blood, Orexins, Radioimmunoassay,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: It has been reported that the peptides such as orexins, neuropeptide Y (NPY) and leptin may play an important role in the regul.....

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The role of neuropeptides in the disturbed control of appetite and hormone secretion in eating disorders.

Baranowska B, Wolinska-Witort E, Wasilewska-Dziubinska E, Roguski K, Martynska L, Chmielowska M.

Journal Article 2003; 24(6): 431-434 PubMed PMID: 15073570  Keywords:  Adult, Anorexia Nervosa:metabolism, Appetite:physiology, Diabetes Mellitus:metabolism, Feedback, Physiological, Female, Glucose Tolerance Test, Human Growth Hormone:metabolism, Humans, Hypertension:metabolism, Leptin:blood, Luteinizing Hormone:metabolism,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: It has been reported that neuropeptides may play a role in the control of appetite and in the mechanism of hormone release. Neu.....

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Direct effects of cocaine-amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) on pituitary hormone release in pituitary cell culture.

Baranowska B, Woliñska-Witort E, Chmielowska M, Martyñska L, Baranowska-Bik A.

Journal Article 2003; 24(3-4): 224-226 PubMed PMID: 14523361  Keywords:  Animals, Cells, Cultured, Follicle Stimulating Hormone:metabolism, Luteinizing Hormone:metabolism, Male, Nerve Tissue Proteins:pharmacology, Pituitary Gland:cytology, Pituitary Hormones:metabolism, Prolactin:metabolism, Radioimmunoassay, Rats, Rats, Inbre.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) is widely expressed in the rat brain, especially in the hypothalamic nucle.....

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Effects of leptin and neuropeptide Y (NPY) on hormones release in female rats.

Borowiec M, Wasilewska-Dziubiñska E, Chmielowska M, Woliñska-Witort E, Baranowska B.

Journal Article 2002; 23(2): 149-154 PubMed PMID: 12011801  Keywords:  Animals, Cells, Cultured, Enzyme Inhibitors:pharmacology, Female, Follicle Stimulating Hormone:blood, Leptin:pharmacology, Luteinizing Hormone:blood, Neuropeptide Y:pharmacology, Nitric Oxide:metabolism, Pituitary Gland:cytology, Rats, Rats, Inbred WKY, o.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of NMMA on the mechanism of leptin and NPY action in in vivo and in vit.....

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