Physiology, signaling, and pharmacology of galanin peptides and receptors: three decades of emerging diversity

R Lang, AL Gundlach, FE Holmes, SA Hobson… - Pharmacological …, 2015 - ASPET
Galanin was first identified 30 years ago as a" classic neuropeptide," with actions primarily
as a modulator of neurotransmission in the brain and peripheral nervous system. Other …

[HTML][HTML] Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs: a summary of the Eleventh Eilat Conference (EILAT XI)

M Bialer, SI Johannessen, RH Levy, E Perucca… - Epilepsy research, 2013 - Elsevier
The Eleventh Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs)-EILAT XI, took place in
Eilat, Israel from the 6th to 10th of May 2012. About 100 basic scientists, clinical …

The galanin peptide family: receptor pharmacology, pleiotropic biological actions, and implications in health and disease

R Lang, AL Gundlach, B Kofler - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2007 - Elsevier
The galanin peptide family consists of the “parental” galanin, galanin-message-associated
peptide (GMAP) which derives from the same peptide precursor gene product as galanin …

[HTML][HTML] Galanin receptors and ligands

KEB Webling, J Runesson, T Bartfai… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The neuropeptide galanin was first discovered 30 years ago. Today, the galanin family
consists of galanin, galanin-like peptide (GALP), galanin-message associated peptide …

[HTML][HTML] Immunomodulatory role of neuropeptides in the cornea

S Puri, BM Kenyon, P Hamrah - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The transparency of the cornea along with its dense sensory innervation and resident
leukocyte populations make it an ideal tissue to study interactions between the nervous and …

Noradrenaline activation of neurotrophic pathways protects against neuronal amyloid toxicity

SE Counts, EJ Mufson - Journal of neurochemistry, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
J. Neurochem.(2010) 113, 649–660. Abstract Degeneration of locus coeruleus (LC)
noradrenergic forebrain projection neurons is an early feature of Alzheimer's disease. The …

Brain galanin system genes interact with life stresses in depression-related phenotypes

G Juhasz, G Hullam, N Eszlari… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Galanin is a stress-inducible neuropeptide and cotransmitter in serotonin and
norepinephrine neurons with a possible role in stress-related disorders. Here we report that …

Structural insights into galanin receptor signaling

W Jiang, S Zheng - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Galanin is a biologically active neuropeptide, and functions through three distinct G protein–
coupled receptors (GPCRs), namely GALR1, GALR2, and GALR3. GALR signaling plays …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and cellular mechanisms of perineural invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma: potential targets for therapeutic intervention

CI Misztal, C Green, C Mei, R Bhatia, JM Velez Torres… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common type of oral cavity cancer. It
can spread along and invade nerves in a process called perineural invasion. Perineural …

[HTML][HTML] Development of spexin-based human galanin receptor type II-specific agonists with increased stability in serum and anxiolytic effect in mice

A Reyes-Alcaraz, YN Lee, GH Son, NH Kim, DK Kim… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The novel neuropeptide spexin (SPX) was discovered to activate galanin receptor 2
(GALR2) and 3 (GALR3) but not galanin receptor 1 (GALR1). Although GALR2 is known to …