How NPY and Other Neuropeptides Link Body Temperature to Appetite Regulation
Review of how thermal challenge and food intake are mutually regulated through NPY and melanocortin neuropeptide pathways, revealing brain energy homeostasis mechanisms.
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What This Study Found
Review of how thermal challenge and food intake are mutually regulated through NPY and melanocortin neuropeptide pathways, revealing brain energy homeostasis mechanisms.
Key Numbers
Review covers POMC/MSH (anorexigenic) and NPY/AgRP (orexigenic) neurons, tanycyte biology, and their interconnections.
How They Did This
Methodology in publication.
Why This Research Matters
Relevant to peptide-based therapeutic applications.
The Bigger Picture
Contributes to peptide therapeutic evidence.
What This Study Doesn't Tell Us
Limitations in publication.
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- Key Stat:
- Key finding Review of how thermal challenge and food intake are mutually regulated through NPY and melanocortin
- Evidence Grade:
- Based on study design.
- Study Age:
- Published in 2025.
- Original Title:
- Thermal challenge and food intake: Mutual regulatory mechanisms.
- Published In:
- Neural regeneration research (2025)
- Authors:
- Alpár, Alán
- Database ID:
- RPEP-09900
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Review of how thermal challenge and food intake are mutually regulated through NPY and melanocortin neuropeptide pathways, revealing brain energy homeostasis mechanisms.
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https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/RPEP-09900APA
Alpár, Alán. (2025). Thermal challenge and food intake: Mutual regulatory mechanisms.. Neural regeneration research. https://doi.org/10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-25-00170
MLA
Alpár, Alán. "Thermal challenge and food intake: Mutual regulatory mechanisms.." Neural regeneration research, 2025. https://doi.org/10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-25-00170
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RethinkPeptides Research Database. "Thermal challenge and food intake: Mutual regulatory mechani..." RPEP-09900. Retrieved from https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/alpar-2025-thermal-challenge-and-food
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