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CRF Peptide Family in Appetite and Anxiety: The Stress-Eating Connection

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The takeaway

CRF family peptides (CRF, urocortins) regulate both food intake and anxiety through distinct CRF1/CRF2 receptor pathways, linking stress responses to eating behavior — the molecular basis of stress eating.

Key finding

CRF family peptides (CRF, urocortins) regulate both food intake and anxiety through distinct CRF1/CRF2 receptor pathways, linking stress responses to

What the researchers found

CRF family peptides (CRF, urocortins) regulate both food intake and anxiety through distinct CRF1/CRF2 receptor pathways, linking stress responses to eating behavior — the molecular basis of stress eating.

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?
CRF Peptide Family in Appetite and Anxiety: The Stress-Eating Connection
What was found?
CRF family peptides (CRF, urocortins) regulate both food intake and anxiety through distinct CRF1/CRF2 receptor pathways, linking stress responses to eating behavior — the molecular basis of stress eating.

Read the original research

The role of CRF family peptides in the regulation of food intake and anxiety-like behavior.

Biomolecular concepts, 2(4), 275-80

Citation

Nakayama, Naoko; Suzuki, Hajime; Li, Jiang-Bo; Atsuchi, Kaori; Tsai, Minglun; Amitani, Haruka; Asakawa, Akihiro; Inui, Akio. (2011). The role of CRF family peptides in the regulation of food intake and anxiety-like behavior.. Biomolecular concepts, 2(4), 275-80. https://doi.org/10.1515/bmc.2011.022