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Regulation of feeding by galnon.
- Source :
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Neuropeptides [Neuropeptides] 2004 Feb; Vol. 38 (1), pp. 55-61. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Galanin is a neuropeptide that has been implicated in multiple bioactivities, inter alia eating disorders. In this study, we have examined the effects of galnon, a novel low molecular weight galanin receptor ligand. Previous studies have shown that galnon acts as a systemically active, blood-brain barrier crossing agonist on galanin signaling both in vitro and in vivo, inhibiting pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures. Here, intracerebroventricular (10-20 microg) and intraperitoneal (1.5-5 mg/kg) administration of galnon induced a strong, dose-dependent reduction of food intake in rats and mice. This reduction in feeding occurred without reducing general activity and was shown to be attenuated by an intracerebroventricular administration of M35, a peptide galanin antagonist. These data demonstrate that galnon is a promising tool for studies of the involvement of galanin in feeding disorders and other behavioral processes.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Binding, Competitive drug effects
Bradykinin administration & dosage
Bradykinin pharmacology
Coumarins administration & dosage
Coumarins metabolism
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Galanin administration & dosage
Galanin antagonists & inhibitors
Galanin metabolism
Galanin pharmacology
Injections, Intraperitoneal
Injections, Intraventricular
Ligands
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Motor Activity drug effects
Peptide Fragments administration & dosage
Peptide Fragments pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Receptors, Galanin drug effects
Signal Transduction drug effects
Bradykinin analogs & derivatives
Coumarins pharmacology
Eating drug effects
Galanin physiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0143-4179
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neuropeptides
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15003717
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2004.01.001