Neurotransmitter, peptide and cytokine processes in relation to depressive disorder: comorbidity between depression and neurodegenerative disorders

H Anisman, Z Merali, S Hayley - Progress in neurobiology, 2008 - Elsevier
Given the array of biological changes induced by stressors, it is not surprising that these
experiences may provoke a variety of illnesses. Among others things, stressors promote …

Gastrin-releasing peptide and cancer

O Patel, A Shulkes, GS Baldwin - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2006 - Elsevier
Over the past 20 years, abundant evidence has been collected to suggest that gastrin-
releasing peptide (GRP) and its receptors play an important role in the development of a …

Aversive and appetitive events evoke the release of corticotropin-releasing hormone and bombesin-like peptides at the central nucleus of the amygdala

Z Merali, J McIntosh, P Kent, D Michaud… - Journal of …, 1998 - Soc Neuroscience
There is wide agreement that corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) systems within the
brain are activated by stressful stimuli. There is also mounting evidence for the role of …

Neuropeptides phase shift the mammalian circadian pacemaker

HD Piggins, MC Antle, B Rusak - Journal of Neuroscience, 1995 - Soc Neuroscience
We studied the influence on circadian rhythms of peptides that have been reported to be
colocalized in suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) neurons. Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP1 …

Neurotransmitter specificity of cells and fibers in the medial preoptic nucleus: An immunohistochentical study in the rat

RB Simerly, RA Gorski… - Journal of Comparative …, 1986 - Wiley Online Library
The medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) is a sexually dimorphic complex with three major
subdivisions. The cell‐dense central (MPNc) and medial (MPNm) subdivisions are larger in …

Gastrin-releasing peptide (mammalian bombesin) gene expression in health and disease

ME Sunday, LM Kaplan, E Motoyama, WW Chin… - Pathology Reviews …, 1988 - Springer
Biology of Disease Page 1 Biology of Disease Gastrin-Releasing Peptide (Mammalian
Bombesin) Gene Expression in Health and Disease MARY E. SUNDAY, LEE M. KAPLAN …

Comparative distribution of cholecystokinin and other neuropeptides: why is this peptide different from all other peptides?

JN Crawley - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1985 - psycnet.apa.org
Discusses the distribution of cholecystokinin (CCK) and other neuropeptides in the
mammalian brain. CCK appears to be the most abundant peptide in several regions of the …

Neurotransmitter candidates of somatosensory primary afferent fibres

TE Salt, RG Hill - Neuroscience, 1983 - Elsevier
The nature of somatosensory transmission from the periphery to the brain has been a
subject of study for a considerable number of years. In the 17th century, Descartes …

Gastrin-releasing peptide receptor as a molecular target for psychiatric and neurological disorders

R Roesler, JAP Henriques… - CNS & Neurological …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
The mammalian bombesin (BB)-like peptide gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) stimulates cell
proliferation, displays a range of neuroendocrine activities, and acts as a growth factor in the …

Bombesin-like peptides and associated receptors within the brain: distribution and behavioral implications

TW Moody, Z Merali - Peptides, 2004 - Elsevier
As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the journal Peptides, it is timely to review the
functional significance of the bombesin (BB)-like peptides and receptors in the CNS. Over …