Neuropeptides are auxiliary messenger molecules that always co-exist in nerve cells with
one or more small molecule (classic) neurotransmitters. Neuropeptides act both as …

The ventral pallidum (VP) is central to the reinforcing effects across a variety of drugs and
relapse to drug seeking. Emerging studies from animal models of reinstatement reveal a …

The high prevalence of obesity and associated metabolic disorders are one of the major
public health problems worldwide. Among the main causal factors of obesity, excessive …

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) contributes substantially to global morbidity and mortality. Given
the heterogenicity of this brain disease, available pharmacological treatments only display …

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of inherited metabolic diseases caused by
mutations leading to defective degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and their …

Galanin is a neurohormone as well as a neurotransmitter and plays versatile physiological
roles for the neuroendocrine axis, such as regulating food intake, insulin level and …

Obesity is a chronic multifactorial disease, characterized by an excessive accumulation of
adipose tissue. It is usually the result of excessive food intake and/or low energy …

The neurobiological mechanisms that regulate the development and maintenance of alcohol
use disorder (AUD) are complex and involve a wide variety of within and between systems …

Alcohol‐use disorders are chronically relapsing conditions characterized by cycles of use,
abstinence and relapse. The ventral pallidum (VP) is a key node in the neural circuits …

Background: Anhedonia is a core feature of depressive disorders. The galanin N-terminal
fragment (1-15) plays a role in mood regulation since it induces depression and anxiogenic …