- ►sussex.ac.uk [PDF] PM Hellström, A Geliebter, E Näslund, PT … - British Journal of …, 2007 - Cambridge Univ Press The worldwide increase in the incidence of obesity is a consequence of a positive energy
balance, with energy intake exceeding expen- diture. The signalling systems that underlie appetite
control are complex, and the present review highlights our current understanding of key ... Cited by 41 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
E Näslund, PM Hellström - Physiology & Behavior, 2007 - Elsevier The signaling systems underlying eating behavior control are complex. The current review focuses
on gastrointestinal (GI) signaling systems as physiological key functions for metabolic
control. Many of the peptides that are involved in the regulation of food intake in the brain ... Cited by 30 - Related articles - All 2 versions
- ►endojournals.org M Ehrstrom, T Gustafsson, A Finn, A … - Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - Endocrine Soc Orexin A (OXA) is a novel peptide that appears to play a role in the regulation of food intake,
arousal, and energy balance. The aim of this study was to study the effect of iv infusion of OXA
on gastric emptying, appetite, leptin, ghrelin, and glucose metabolism in man (six normal ... Cited by 29 - Related articles - All 5 versions
J Lin, GT Yan, XH Hao, LH Wang, K Zhang, H … - World J Gastroenterol, 2005 - wjg.wjgnet.com Ji Lin, Guang-Tao Yan, Xiu-Hua Hao, Lu-Huan Wang, Kai Zhang, Hui Xue, Research Laboratory
of Biochemistry, Basic Medical Institute, General Hospital of PLA, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing
100853, China Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - View as HTML - All 5 versions
- ►physiology.org M Ehrstrom, E Naslund, J Ma, AL … - American Journal of …, 2003 - Am Physiological Soc Orexin A (OXA)-positive neurons are found in the lateral hypothalamic area and the enteric nervous
system. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of OXA action on small bowel
motility. Electrodes were implanted in the serosa of the rat small intestine for recordings of ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►physiology.org JK Young, M Wu, KF Manaye, P Kc, JS … - Journal of Applied …, 2005 - Am Physiological Soc A central neuronal network that regulates respiration may include hypothalamic neurons that
produce orexin, a peptide that influences sleep and arousal. In these experiments, we investigated
1) projections of orexin-containing neurons to the pre-Bötzinger region of the rostral ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - All 10 versions
- ►physiology.org G Flemstrom, M Sjoblom, G Jedstedt, … - American Journal of …, 2003 - Am Physiological Soc Orexins are involved in the central nervous control of appetite and behavior, and in addition,
they are present in endocrine cells and/or neurons in the intestine. The role of these peptides
in peripheral regulation of intestinal secretion has not been investigated. We thus ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►aspetjournals.org R Spinazzi, PG Andreis, GP Rossi, GG Nussdorfer - Pharmacological reviews, 2006 - ASPET Orexin-A and orexin-B are hypothalamic peptides that act via two G protein-coupled
receptors, named orexin type 1 and type 2 receptors (OX1-Rs and OX2-Rs). The most studied
biological functions of orexins are the central control of feeding and sleep, but in the past ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
MV Heinonen, AK Purhonen, KA Makela, KH … - Acta …, 2008 - interscience.wiley.com Orexin A (OXA) and orexin B were originally isolated as hypothalamic peptides regulating
sleep, wakefulness and feeding. However, growing evidence suggests that orexins have major
functions also in the peripheral tissues. Central orexigenic pathways originating from ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
M Ehrström, F Levin, AL Kirchgessner, PT Schmidt, LM … - Regulatory peptides, 2005 - Elsevier Orexin A (OXA) increases food intake and inhibits fasting small bowel motility in rats. The aim
of this study was to examine the effect of exogenous OXA and endogenous OXA on gastric
emptying, acid secretion, glucose metabolism and distribution of orexin immunoreactivity ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - All 4 versions