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Introduction In the pituitary, the secretion and proliferation of prolactin (PRL)-secreting lactotropes are controlled by hypothalamic hormones that act via G protein-coupled receptors, sharing the common structural and functional motif
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Introduction The active principle isolated from Cannabis sativa , Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), has many well-known pharmacological properties. The actions of this phytocannabinoid are mediated by two subtypes of G-protein coupled receptors, CB
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antiobesity drugs. Prolactin-releasing peptide in food intake regulation The anorexigenic neuropeptide prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP) was initially isolated from the hypothalamus as a ligand for the human orphan G-protein-coupled receptor GPR10
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HPI-axis ( Verburg-van Kemenade et al. 2001 , Holland et al. 2002 ), as is the case in mammals. IL-1β mediates its effects through the cell surface receptor type I (IL-1RI), which forms a receptor complex with recruit IL-1R accessory
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(Pit-1), TSH-releasing hormone receptor (TRH-R), and thyroid hormone receptor beta 2 (TR-β2; Bockmann et al . 1997 ). In addition, a high density of melatonin-binding sites has been observed in the PT of many species ( Williams & Morgan 1988 , Weaver
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the TRβ1 receptor was compromised by AIP knockdown. AIP binding to TRβ1 is independent of the presence of T3 in mammals. In vivo siRNA studies show that AIP is indispensable for the T 3 -independent TRβ1 activation of TRH transcription but is not
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leads to local increased bioavailabilty of T 3 concentration that suppresses thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH) expression in hypophysiotropic neurons of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus ( Fekete et al . 2004 , 2010 ). In addition
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Introduction Melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) in the central nervous system (CNS) plays a critical role in the control of energy balance. Activation of MC4R by α-MSH, a derivative of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), decreases food intake and increases
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, Mullur et al . 2014 , Mondal et al . 2016 , Mendoza & Hollenberg 2017 , van der Spek et al . 2017 ). Much of thyroid hormone action is mediated by the thyroid hormone receptors (TRs), members of the nuclear receptor superfamily that act as ligand
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). Most of these actions are mediated by thyroid hormone ( l -tri-iodothyronine; T3) nuclear receptors (TRs) that are encoded by two genes (α and β) and are expressed as several isoforms ( Cheng 1995 , Lazar 1993 , Hoppenheimer et al. 1996 , Yen 2001