Feelings of hunger and satiety are the key determinants for maintaining the life of humans
and animals. Disturbed appetite control may disrupt the metabolic health of the host and …

The aim of this review is to explore how metabolic changes induced by diets high in
saturated fat (HFD) affect nucleus accumbens (NAc) dopamine neurotransmission and food …

Consumption of a high calorie diet with irregular eating and sedentary behavior habits is
typical of the current suboptimal lifestyle, contributing to the development of metabolic …

Recent preclinical and clinical studies have indicated that the galanin peptide family may
regulate glucose metabolism and alleviate insulin resistance, which diminishes the …

Obesity/overweight are important health problems due to metabolic complications.
Dysregulation of peptides exerting orexigenic/anorexigenic effects must be investigated in …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder associated with
obesity, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. Activation of GALR2 has been proposed …

Spexin (SPX) is a pleiotropic peptide with highly conserved protein sequence from fish to
mammals and its biological actions are mediated by GalR2/GalR3 receptors expressed in …

Gut microbiota plays important roles in mediating fat metabolic events in humans and
animals. However, the differences of meat quality traits related to the lipid metabolism (MQT …

Age is a major risk factor for developing metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.
There is an unprecedented rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes in recent decades. A …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and osteoporosis are two major healthcare problems
worldwide. T2DM is considered to be a risk factor for osteoporosis. Interestingly, several …