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The medicinal nature of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) mainly plays a role in regulating the energy and material metabolism of the body. The energy metabolism of the body is also regulated by the nervous and endocrine systems, and the hormones are an
Mo-zhu JIN, Lin-lin LIU, De-qiang DOU
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Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Represses GnRH Gene Expression via cFOS during Inflammation in Male Mice. [PDF]
BackgroundThe mechanisms whereby neuroinflammation negatively affects neuronal function in the hypothalamus are not clear. Our previous study determined that obesity-mediated chronic inflammation elicits sex-specific impairment in reproductive function ...
Coss, Djurdjica, Lainez, Nancy M
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)+ serves as a crucial coenzyme in numerous essential biological reactions, and its cellular availability relies on the activity of the nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT)-catalyzed salvage pathway.
Jae Woo Park +17 more
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Anterior pituitary function in critical illness
Critical illness is hallmarked by major changes in all hypothalamic–pituitary–peripheral hormonal axes. Extensive animal and human studies have identifie d a biphasic pattern in circulating pituitary and peripheral hormone levels throughout critical ...
Arno Téblick +2 more
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Summary: Zika virus (ZIKV) can cause microcephaly in the fetus. However, its effects on body growth and the development of children with postnatal ZIKV infection are largely unknown.
Yan-Hua Wu +6 more
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Two types of gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRH) were identified as gnrh1 and gnrh2 in pikeperch Sander lucioperca. The administration of rodent leptin on hypothalamic organ cultures of immature pikeperch resulted in significantly elevated levels of ...
F. J. Schaefer, S. Wuertz
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Vasopressin and oxytocin excite BNST neurons via oxytocin receptors, which reduce anxious arousal
Summary: Interoceptive signals dynamically interact with the environment to shape appropriate defensive behaviors. Hypothalamic hormones arginine-vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) regulate physiological states, including water and electrolyte balance ...
Walter Francesconi +8 more
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The role of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-like axis in inflammatory pilosebaceous disorders [PDF]
Skin is the largest peripheral endocrine organ and functions as a hormone target and endocrine gland. A cutaneous hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-like axis enables the skin to respond to stress and regulates its steroidogenic activity.
Clark, Ashley K +3 more
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Dietary quality indices modifies the effects of melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) rs17782313 polymorphism on cardio-metabolic risk factors and hypothalamic hormones in obese adults. [PDF]
Khodarahmi M +4 more
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Differences in sympathetic nervous response due to gender [PDF]
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityThe sympathetic nervous system, in addition to its many roles as part of the autonomic nervous system, utilizes contact with many organs in the body to recruit them for an immediate response to danger.
Miara, Amy
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