2000
Evidence that NPY Y1 receptors are involved in stimulation of feeding by orexins (hypocretins) in sated rats
Jain M, Horvath T, Kalra P, Kalra S. Evidence that NPY Y1 receptors are involved in stimulation of feeding by orexins (hypocretins) in sated rats. Peptides 2000, 87: 19-24. PMID: 10710284, DOI: 10.1016/s0167-0115(99)00102-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropeptide YLateral hypothalamic areaArcuate nucleusY1 receptorParaventricular nucleusSelective NPY Y1 receptor antagonistNPY Y1 receptor antagonistNPY Y1 receptorY1 receptor antagonistStimulation of feedingAdult male ratsDose-dependent mannerOrexigenic peptideOrexin ANPY receptorsExcitatory effectsHypothalamic areaHypothalamic appetiteReceptor antagonistMale ratsSated ratsOrexinNeural sitesReceptorsNPYergic
1999
Interacting Appetite-Regulating Pathways in the Hypothalamic Regulation of Body Weight*
Kalra S, Dube M, Pu S, Xu B, Horvath T, Kalra P. Interacting Appetite-Regulating Pathways in the Hypothalamic Regulation of Body Weight*. Endocrine Reviews 1999, 20: 68-100. PMID: 10047974, DOI: 10.1210/edrv.20.1.0357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrexigenic signalsAppetite-regulating pathwaysInfluence of GABAHypothalamic regulation of body weightNeural timing mechanismNPY-induced feedingCirculating levels of leptinDevelopment of leptin resistanceRegulation of body weightManagement of energy homeostasisCirculating leptin levelsSCN of rodentsLevels of leptinTiming mechanismInterruption of neurotransmissionExpression of NPYNeural mechanismsLeptin gene expressionNeural eventsNeural sitesGene expressionDaily pattern of feedingIngestive behaviorPattern of feedingPostsynaptic level