| Literature DB >> 26123258 |
Mitsuhiro Yoshimura1, Yasuhito Uezono, Yoichi Ueta.
Abstract
Anorexia, a loss of appetite for food, can be caused by various physiological and pathophysiological conditions. In this review, firstly, clinical aspects of anorexia nervosa are summarized in brief. Secondly, hypothalamic neuropeptides responsible for feeding regulation in each hypothalamic nucleus are discussed. Finally, three different types of anorexigenic animal models; dehydration-induced anorexia, cisplatin-induced anorexia and cancer anorexia-cachexia, are introduced. In conclusion, hypothalamic neuropeptides may give us novel insight to understand and find effective therapeutics strategy essential for various kinds of anorexia.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26123258 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-015-0386-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Physiol Sci ISSN: 1880-6546 Impact factor: 2.781