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PYY3-36 First Suppresses Then Stimulates Appetite: A Biphasic Response Not Seen With GLP-1

Animal StudyPreliminary evidence
The takeaway

PYY3-36 produced an initial appetite-suppressing effect followed by a delayed appetite-stimulating rebound in mice, unlike GLP-1 which only suppressed — explaining why PYY-based obesity drugs may have limited duration of effect.

Key finding

PYY3-36 injection produced biphasic appetite response: acute anorexia followed by delayed orexigenic rebound, unlike GLP-1 which showed sustained anor

What the researchers found

PYY3-36 injection produced biphasic appetite response: acute anorexia followed by delayed orexigenic rebound, unlike GLP-1 which showed sustained anorexia — this rebound effect may limit PYY3-36's obesity drug potential compared to GLP-1 agonists.

Why it matters

Relevant for neuropeptides, weight-loss.

How the study worked

animal-study study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

preliminary evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2008.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.
  • Clinical translation to evaluate.

Common questions

What was studied?
PYY3-36 First Suppresses Then Stimulates Appetite: A Biphasic Response Not Seen With GLP-1
What was found?
PYY3-36 produced an initial appetite-suppressing effect followed by a delayed appetite-stimulating rebound in mice, unlike GLP-1 which only suppressed — explaining why PYY-based obesity drugs may have limited duration of effect.

Read the original research

PYY3-36 injection in mice produces an acute anorexigenic effect followed by a delayed orexigenic effect not observed with other anorexigenic gut hormones.

American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 294(4), E698-708

Citation

Parkinson, James R C; Dhillo, Waljit S; Small, Caroline J; Chaudhri, Owais B; Bewick, Gavin A; Pritchard, Iain; Moore, Stanley; Ghatei, Mohammed A; Bloom, Stephen R. (2008). PYY3-36 injection in mice produces an acute anorexigenic effect followed by a delayed orexigenic effect not observed with other anorexigenic gut hormones.. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 294(4), E698-708. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00405.2007