1. The role of CRF family peptides in the regulation of food intake and anxiety-like behavior
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Nakayama Naoko, Suzuki Hajime, Li Jiang-Bo, Atsuchi Kaori, Tsai Minglun, Amitani Haruka, Asakawa Akihiro, and Inui Akio
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anxiety ,corticotropin-releasing factor ,food intake ,urocortins ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and the urocortins (UCN1, UCN2, and UCN3) belong to the CRF family of peptides and are the major regulators of the adaptive response to internal and external stresses. The actions of CRF and UCNs are mediated through two receptor subtypes: CRF receptor 1 (CRFR1) and CRFR2. Their physiological roles, among other functions, include the regulation of food intake and anxiety-like behavior. In this review, we describe the progress that has been made towards understanding how anxiety- and depression-like behavior and food intake are regulated by CRF, UCN1, UCN2, and UCN3.
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- 2011
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