Spexin is a novel human peptide that reduces adipocyte uptake of long chain fatty acids and causes weight loss in rodents with diet-induced obesity

Goldfish spexin: solution structure and novel function as a satiety factor in feeding control

(2013) Matthew K. H. Wong et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

A novel neuropeptide in suppressing luteinizing hormone release in goldfish, Carassius auratus

(2013) Yun Liu et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Macrophage Chitinase 1 Stratifies Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

(2012) Eugene Agapov et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Hormetic effect of amyloid-beta peptide in synaptic plasticity and memory

(2012) Daniela Puzzo et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

Targeted Loss of GHR Signaling in Mouse Skeletal Muscle Protects Against High-Fat Diet-Induced Metabolic Deterioration

(2011) A. Vijayakumar et al.   DIABETES

Peptides derived from the prohormone proNPQ/spexin are potent central modulators of cardiovascular and renal function and nociception

(2011) Lawrence Toll et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Region-Specific Involvement of BDNF Secretion and Synthesis in Conditioned Taste Aversion Memory Formation

(2011) L. Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Intracerebroventricular Leptin Infusion Improves Glucose Homeostasis in Lean Type 2 Diabetic MKR Mice via Hepatic Vagal and Non-Vagal Mechanisms

(2011) Xiaosong Li et al.   PLoS One

Cellular Stress Responses, The Hormesis Paradigm, and Vitagenes: Novel Targets for Therapeutic Intervention in Neurodegenerative Disorders

(2010) Vittorio Calabrese et al.   ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING

Defining Hormesis: Evaluation of a Complex Concentration Response Phenomenon

(2010) Eric L. Kendig et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY

Spexin Expression in Normal Rat Tissues

(2010) Andrea Porzionato et al.   JOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY

Expression of the spexin gene in the rat adrenal gland and evidences suggesting that spexin inhibits adrenocortical cell proliferation

(2010) Marcin Rucinski et al.   PEPTIDES

Experience with activity based anorexia enhances conditioned taste aversion learning in rats

(2010) Nu-Chu Liang et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Tenomodulin Is Highly Expressed in Adipose Tissue, Increased in Obesity, and Down-Regulated during Diet-Induced Weight Loss

(2009) Atsuhito Saiki et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Adipocyte Accumulation of Long-Chain Fatty Acids in Obesity is Multifactorial, Resulting from Increased Fatty Acid Uptake and Decreased Activity of Genes Involved in Fat Utilization

(2009) José L. Walewski et al.   OBESITY SURGERY

Adipokines as novel modulators of lipid metabolism

(2009) Francisca Lago et al.   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Evolutionary Sequence Modeling for Discovery of Peptide Hormones

(2009) Kemal Sonmez et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Regulatable fatty acid transport mechanisms are central to the pathophysiology of obesity, fatty liver, and metabolic syndrome

(2008) Paul D. Berk   HEPATOLOGY