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GnRH-II Mediates Alpha-MSH's Appetite-Suppressing Effects: Unexpected Reproductive-Appetite Cross-Talk

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The takeaway

Alpha-MSH's appetite-suppressing (anorexigenic) actions were mediated through GnRH-II (a reproductive peptide), revealing unexpected cross-talk between the melanocortin appetite and reproductive peptide systems.

Key finding

Alpha-MSH's appetite-suppressing (anorexigenic) actions were mediated through GnRH-II (a reproductive peptide), revealing unexpected cross-talk betwee

What the researchers found

Alpha-MSH's appetite-suppressing (anorexigenic) actions were mediated through GnRH-II (a reproductive peptide), revealing unexpected cross-talk between the melanocortin appetite and reproductive peptide systems.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2011.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
GnRH-II Mediates Alpha-MSH's Appetite-Suppressing Effects: Unexpected Reproductive-Appetite Cross-Talk
What was found?
Alpha-MSH's appetite-suppressing (anorexigenic) actions were mediated through GnRH-II (a reproductive peptide), revealing unexpected cross-talk between the melanocortin appetite and reproductive peptide systems.

Read the original research

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone II (GnRH II) mediates the anorexigenic actions of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in goldfish.

Peptides, 32(1), 31-5

Citation

Kang, Ki Sung; Shimizu, Kanako; Azuma, Morio; Ui, Yuhta; Nakamura, Kouta; Uchiyama, Minoru; Matsuda, Kouhei. (2011). Gonadotropin-releasing hormone II (GnRH II) mediates the anorexigenic actions of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in goldfish.. Peptides, 32(1), 31-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2010.10.013