Depression as a Neuroendocrine Disorder: Emerging Neuropsychopharmacological Approaches beyond Monoamines by Mervin Chávez-Castillo, Victoria Núñez, Manuel Nava, Ángel Ortega, Milagros Rojas, Valmore Bermúdez, Joselyn Rojas-Quintero

“…Innovative pharmacological targets beyond monoamines include glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, various endocrine axes, as well as several neurosteroids, neuropeptides, opioids, endocannabinoids and endovanilloids. …”
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New Therapeutic Targets for Mood Disorders by Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, Giacomo Salvadore, Nancy DiazGranados, Lobna Ibrahim, David Latov, Cristina Wheeler-Castillo, Jacqueline Baumann, Ioline D. Henter, Carlos A. Zarate

“…These include: (1) glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) and protein kinase C (PKC), (2) the purinergic system, (3) histone deacetylases (HDACs), (4) the melatonergic system, (5) the tachykinin neuropeptides system, (6) the glutamatergic system, and (7) oxidative stress and bioenergetics. …”
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Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Kinases in the Hypothalamus, Pituitary, and Pineal Gland: An Overview by Vincenzo Cimini, Susan Van Noorden, Cristina Terlizzi, Giovanna Giuseppina Altobelli

“…In rats and humans, CaMKIVs have been associated with gonadotropes and thyrotropes and CaMKII with several types of human tumor cells and with a specific signaling pathway. Neuropeptides such as vasopressin and endothelin are also involved in the CaMKII signaling chain, as is the CaMKIIδ isoform which participates in generating the circadian rhythms of the suprachiasmatic nucleus. …”
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The role of social isolation stress in escalated aggression in rodent models by Aki Takahashi

“…Social isolation during adulthood affects the levels of neurosteroids and neuropeptides and increases aggressive behavior. These changes are ethologically relevant for the adaptation to changes in local environmental conditions in the natural habitats. …”
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Neurobiological Mechanism of Acupuncture for Relieving Visceral Pain of Gastrointestinal Origin by Fang Zhang, Luyi Wu, Jimeng Zhao, Tingting Lv, Zhihai Hu, Zhijun Weng, Shuoshuo Wang, Huangan Wu, Huirong Liu

“…Numerous peripheral neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and cytokines participate in the analgesic process of EA in visceral pain. …”
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Skin Matters: Identifying Pain Mechanisms and Predicting Treatment Outcomes by Edward A. Shipton

“…Epidermal cells (such as keratinocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel cells) express sensor proteins and neuropeptides; these regulate the neuroimmunocutaneous system and participate in nociception and neurogenic inflammation. …”
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Sleeve gastrectomy reveals the plasticity of the human gastric epithelium by Amit Elad, Botros Moalem, Dana Sender, Aya Bardugo, Ki-Suk Kim, Yhara Arad, Haya Benhayon, Ayelet Gal Etzyoni, Nehemia Greenstein, Aviv Halfon, Sarah Knapp, Michelle Malis, Bailey Peck, Itia Samuel, Amram Kupietzky, Saleh Daher, Esther Forkosh, David Hakimian, Tiberiu Hershcovici, Nadav Ilani, Lior Katz, Moshe Rottenstreich, Elez Vainer, Yuval Ishay, Eitan Zlotnick, Abed Nasereddin, Idid Shiff, Ariel Benson, Ronit Grinbaum, Siddhartha Mishra, Shlomi Kotler, Linda C. Samuelson, Darleen A. Sandoval, Rachel Ben-Haroush Schyr, Danny Ben-Zvi

“…ECLs of SG-operated patients overexpressed genes coding for biosynthesis of neuropeptides and serotonin. Mathematical modeling showed that pH homeostasis by gastrin is analogous to non-linear proportional and integral control, that drives adaptation of the epithelium to acid-secretion demand. …”
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Comparison of Plasma NPY and Zinc Levels of Elite Weightlifters and Sedentaries by Abdulkerim Baltaci, Hasan Akkuş, Şükran Arıkan, İhsan Halifeoğlu

“…Neuropeptide Y (NPY), a strong stimulant of nutrition, and zinc, which has an important effect on nutrition regulation, have attracted the attention of many researchers. …”
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Mice with Catalytically Inactive Cathepsin A Display Neurobehavioral Alterations by O. Y. Calhan, V. Seyrantepe

“…Previous in vitro studies have shown that CathA has specific activity against vasoactive peptides and neuropeptides, including endothelin-1 and oxytocin. A mutant mouse with catalytically inactive CathA enzyme (CathAS190A) shows increased levels of endothelin-1. …”
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Spinal NGF Restores Opioid Sensitivity in Neuropathic Rats: Possible Role of NGF as a Regulator of CCK-Induced Anti-Opioid Effects by Catherine M Cahill, Terence J Coderre

“…The implications for central NGF in the expression and regulation of spinal neuropeptides that are involved in pain mechanisms are reviewed. …”
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From pain to meningitis: bacteria hijack nociceptors to promote meningitis by Huazhen Liu, Xingxing Kong, Yuqin Zeng, Jinyun Chen, Zhanpeng Chen, Lanlan Liu, Quan Ma, Xuhui Liu, Xuhui Liu, Shuihua Lu

“…This review examines the interactions between bacteria and meningeal nociceptors, focusing on their direct and indirect activation via ion channels, such as transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) and transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1), or through the release of neuropeptides like calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). …”
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Psychological Stress and the Cutaneous Immune Response: Roles of the HPA Axis and the Sympathetic Nervous System in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis by Jessica M. F. Hall, desAnges Cruser, Alan Podawiltz, Diana I. Mummert, Harlan Jones, Mark E. Mummert

“…., cortisol, catecholamines and neuropeptides) can impact the immune system and possible disease states. …”
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Neurobiological Mechanisms Underlying Psychological Dysfunction After Brain Injuries by Prashin Unadkat, Tania Rebeiz, Erum Ajmal, Vincent De Souza, Angela Xia, Julia Jinu, Keren Powell, Chunyan Li

“…The review highlights promising therapeutic avenues for addressing injury-associated psychological dysfunction, emphasizing Nrf2, neuropeptides, and nonpharmacological therapies as multi-mechanistic interventions capable of modulating upstream mediators to address the complex interplay of factors underlying psychological dysfunction in brain injury. …”
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Expression of Neutral Endopeptidase, Endothelin-1, and Nuclear Factor Kappa B in Prostate Cancer: Interrelations and Associations with Prostate-Specific Antigen Recurrence after R... by Panagiotis J. Vlachostergios, Foteini Karasavvidou, Grigorios Kakkas, George Moutzouris, Anna Patrikidou, Ioannis A. Voutsadakis, Danai D. Daliani, Elias Zintzaras, Michael D. Melekos, Christos N. Papandreou

“…To study the impact of the neutral endopeptidase (NEP)/neuropeptides (NPs) axis and nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) as predictors of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP). …”
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ACTH4 -10, Substance P, and Dizolcipine (Mk-801) Accelerate Functional Recovery After Hemilabyrinthectomy in Goldfish by R. Mattioli, J. P. Huston, R. E. Spieler

“…The behavioral effects of two neuropeptides were tested–namely, of substance P and ACTH4-10, both of which are known to promote functional recovery in several other lesion models. …”
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Electrophysiological properties of melanin-concentrating hormone neuron subpopulations defined by anatomical localization and CART expression by Rafiat Damilola Adekunle, Mohammed Sohel Chowdhury, Lisa Z. Fang, Michiru Hirasawa

“…Furthermore, MCH neurons can be classified according to co-expression of neuropeptides, such as cocaine and amphetamine- regulated transcript (CART).MethodsTo identify functional similarities and differences of MCH subpopulations, we characterized their intrinsic electrophysiological properties using whole cell current clamp recording on acute brain slices from male and female mice.ResultsMCH neurons were classified into subgroups according to their anatomical localization in three MCH-rich brain areas: MH, LH and ZI. …”
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Role of PPARs in Progression of Anxiety: Literature Analysis and Signaling Pathways Reconstruction by Olga I. Rudko, Artemii V. Tretiakov, Elena A. Naumova, Eugene A. Klimov

“…Literature data analysis and signal pathway reconstruction and reviewing revealed two possible mechanisms of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors involvement in pathological anxiety: (1) cytokine expression and neuroinflammation mechanism and (2) regulation of peptidases targeted to anxiety-associated neuropeptides, primarily CCK-4, mechanism.…”
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Current and Novel Therapies for Cluster Headache: A Narrative Review by Bruna de Freitas Dias, Christopher L. Robinson, Maria Dolores Villar-Martinez, Sait Ashina, Peter J. Goadsby

“…The pathophysiology involves alterations in both central and peripheral nervous system, with the hypothalamus, trigeminocervical complex, and neuropeptides such as calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) being implicated. …”
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Cloning, expression analysis, and the photoperiodic response of CHH gene in Panulirus homarus by Zhimin Ju, Jiajun Luo, Charles Brighton Ndandala, Chongqing Wen, Zhao Yanfei, Huafang Liang

“…PhCHH-A and PhCHH-B possess most of the characteristics of eyestalk type-I CHH/MIH/GIH family neuropeptides. Both have a “signal peptide, CPRP, and mature peptide” structure. …”
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Impaired peroxisomal beta-oxidation in microglia triggers oxidative stress and impacts neurons and oligodendrocytes by Ali Tawbeh, Catherine Gondcaille, Fatima-Ezzahra Saih, Quentin Raas, Damien Loichot, Yannick Hamon, Céline Keime, Alexandre Benani, Francesca Di Cara, Mustapha Cherkaoui-Malki, Pierre Andreoletti, Stéphane Savary

“…Furthermore, treated neurons exhibited a reduction in cell complexity and an increased ability to secrete neuropeptides. These findings demonstrate that peroxisomal impairments in microglia exacerbate inflammatory response and ROS/NO production, affecting the survival of neurons and oligodendrocytes, as well as neuronal morphology and function. …”
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