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 findingCRF 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?
What was found?
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