Glucagon was discovered in 1923 as a contaminant of early insulin preparations, and its hormonal status was not established until its structure was es......
Loss of orexin/hypocretin causes serious sleep disorder; narcolepsy. Cataplexy is the most striking symptom of narcolepsy, characterized by abrupt mus......
Information regarding cellular anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory attributes of leupeptin with respect to modulation of perturbed macrophage funct......
Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is believed to be a major causative factor for cancer-induced cachexia. Recent elucidation of the central cir......
Glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) is an important regulator of intestinal growth and function. In adherable mixed meals the macronutrient composition wi......
Oxytocin (OT) has been studied as a therapeutic neuropeptide in various diseases, but its effect on the ovary and uterus is not fully known. This stud......
Viral epidemics are occurring frequently, and the COVID-19 viral pandemic has resulted in at least 6.5 million deaths worldwide. Although antiviral th......
The number of diabetic patients is rising globally and concomitantly so do the diabetes associated complications. The gut secretes a variety of protei......
Objective: The timing of pubertal development is closely related to metabolic status and energy reserves. It is thought that irisin, which is involved......
The pearl garlic (Allium sativum L.) protein (PGP) was digested using pepsin, trypsin, & alpha;-chymotrypsin, thermolysin, and simulated gastroint......
Neuromedin S (NMS) is a well-known anorexigenic neuropeptide. Despite some reports of the presence of its transcript and precursor protein in testis, ......
Long-acting analogues of the naturally occurring incretin, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and those modified to interact also with receptors for gluc......
Host defense peptides (HDPs) are naturally occurring polypeptide sequences that, in addition to being active against bacteria, fungi, viruses, and oth......