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Nucleus Accumbens MC4-R Stimulation Reduces Food and Ethanol Intake in Adult Rats Regardless of Binge-Like Ethanol Exposure during Adolescence

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2017
The melanocortin (MC) system regulates feeding and ethanol consumption. Recent evidence shows that melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4-R) stimulation within the nucleus accumbens (NAc) elicits anorectic responses and reduces ethanol consumption and ethanol ...
Francisca Carvajal, José M. Lerma-Cabrera, José M. Lerma-Cabrera, Manuel Alcaraz-Iborra, Montserrat Navarro, Todd E. Thiele, Inmaculada Cubero, Inmaculada Cubero   +7 more
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Melanotan-II reverses autistic features in a maternal immune activation mouse model of autism [PDF]

, 2019
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, difficulty with communication, and repetitive behavior patterns. In humans affected by ASD, there is a male pre-disposition towards the
Gould, Georgianna G, Lang, Jordan, Mazarati, Andrey, Medel-Matus, Jesus-Servando, Minakova, Elena, Reynolds, Ashley, Sankar, Raman, Shin, Don   +7 more
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Targeting central melanocortin receptors: a promising novel approach for treating alcohol abuse disorders

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2014
The melanocortin (MC) peptides are produced centrally by propiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons within the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus and act through five seven-transmembrane G-protein coupled melanocortin receptor (MCR) subtypes.
Jeffrey eOlney, Montserrat eNavarro, Todd Eric Thiele   +2 more
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New mutations at the imprinted Gnas cluster show gene dosage effects of Gsα in postnatal growth and implicate XLαs in bone and fat metabolism, but not in suckling [PDF]

, 2012
The imprinted Gnas cluster is involved in obesity, energy metabolism, feeding behavior, and viability. Relative contribution of paternally expressed proteins XLαs, XLN1, and ALEX or a double dose of maternally expressed Gsα to phenotype has not been ...
Abramowitz J, Balthasar N, Bamshad M, Bartness TJ, Bastepe M, Bastepe M, Baxendale RW, Bunting M, Castrop H, Cattanach BM, Cattanach BM, Chen M, Chen M, Chen M, Chotalia M, Crawford JA, de Bovis B, de Paula FJ, Ducy P, Elefteriou F, Friedman JM, Fu L, Fukao M, Germain-Lee EL, Hayward BE, Holmes R, Ivanova E, Kawai M, Kaya AI, Kehlenbach RH, Kelly ML, Kelsey G, Klemke M, Klemke M, Kublaoui BM, Lam DD, Liu J, Maffei M, Moore T, Oswal A, Pasolli HA, Pasolli HA, Peters J, Peters J, Peters J, Plagge A, Plagge A, Sakamoto A, Sakamoto A, Schmidt-Nielsen K, Shin JY, Shrestha YB, Skinner JA, Sleutels F, Storck T, Weinstein LS, Weinstein LS, Williamson CM, Williamson CM, Williamson CM, Wroe SF, Xie T, Yadav VK, Youngstrom TG, Yu S, Yu S   +65 more
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Probing the Role of Melanocortin Type 1 Receptor Agonists in Diverse Immunological Diseases

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019
Background: The melanocortin α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH), an endogenous peptide with high affinity for the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1r), has demonstrated prevention and reversal of intestinal and ocular inflammation in animal models ...
Carl Spana, Andrew W. Taylor, David G. Yee, Marie Makhlina, Wei Yang, John Dodd   +5 more
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Endocrinologic Control of Men's Sexual Desire and Arousal/Erection [PDF]

, 2016
Several hormones and neurotransmitters orchestrate men's sexual response, including the appetitive (sexual desire) and consummative (arousal and penile erection) phases.
Aversa, Antonio, Burnett, Arthur L., Corona, Giovanni, Isidori, Andrea, Maggi, Mario   +4 more
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Neurobiology of inflammation-associated anorexia

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2010
Compelling data demonstrate that inflammation-associated anorexia directly results from the action of pro-inflammatory factors, primarily cytokines and prostaglandins E2, on the nervous system.
Laurent Gautron, Sophie Laye
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Understanding pseudo-albinism in sole (Solea senegalensis): a transcriptomics and metagenomics approach [PDF]

, 2019
Pseudo-albinism is a pigmentation disorder observed in flatfish aquaculture with a complex, multi-factor aetiology. We tested the hypothesis that pigmentation abnormalities are an overt signal of more generalised modifications in tissue structure and ...
Carballo, Carlos, Codoñer, Francisco M., Costa, Rita A., Guerreiro, Claudia, Manchado, Manuel, Martinez-Blanch, Juan F., Pinto, Patricia IS, Power, Deborah   +7 more
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L-Cell Expression of Melanocortin-4-Receptor Is Marginal in Most of the Small Intestine in Mice and Humans and Direct Stimulation of Small Intestinal Melanocortin-4-Receptors in Mice and Rats Does Not Affect GLP-1 Secretion

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
The molecular sensors underlying nutrient-stimulated GLP-1 secretion are currently being investigated. Peripheral administration of melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonists have been reported to increase GLP-1 plasma concentrations in mice and humans but ...
Rune E. Kuhre, Rune E. Kuhre, Rune E. Kuhre, Ida M. Modvig, Ida M. Modvig, Sara L. Jepsen, Sara L. Jepsen, Hüsün S. Kizilkaya, Cecilie Bæch-Laursen, Cecilie Bæch-Laursen, Christopher A. Smith, Frank Reimann, Fiona M. Gribble, Mette M. Rosenkilde, Jens J. Holst, Jens J. Holst   +15 more
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Melanocortin 1 receptor targeted imaging of melanoma with gold nanocages and positron emission tomography [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: Melanoma is a lethal skin cancer with unmet clinical needs for targeted imaging and therapy. Nanoscale materials conjugated with targeting components have shown great potential to improve tumor delivery efficiency while minimizing undesirable ...
Black, Kvar, Detering, Lisa, Liu, Yongjian, Luehmann, Hannah, Pang, Bo, Sultan, Deborah, Xia, Younan, Yang, Miaoxin, Zhao, Yongfeng   +8 more
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