Obesity develops when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure over time. Numerous
neurotransmitters, hormones, and factors have been implicated to coordinately control …

This review describes the properties and activities of lipopeptides and peptide hormones
and how the lipidation of peptide hormones could potentially produce therapeutic agents …

Saliva testing is a vital method for clinical applications, for its noninvasive features, richness
in substances, and the huge amount. Due to its direct anatomical connection with oral …

Introduction: Much research demonstrates the feasibility and efficacy of gene transfer to
salivary glands. Recently, the first clinical trial targeting a salivary gland was completed …

Cereal grain contamination by trichothecene mycotoxins is known to negatively impact
human and animal health with adverse effects on food intake and growth being of particular …

Research continues to unravel the pathways and mechanisms underlying the nutrient-
induced and diet-induced regulation of energy intake, as well as the changes, both …

T-2 toxin, a potent type A trichothecene mycotoxin, is produced by various Fusarium species
and can negatively impact animal and human health. Although anorexia induction is a …

Introduction Smell and taste of milk are not generally considered when tube feeding preterm
infants. Preterm infants have rapid growth, particularly of the brain, and high caloric needs …

Neuropeptide tyrosine (neuropeptide Y or NPY) is one of the most abundant neuropeptides
in the mammalian central nervous system and also widely distributed in the peripheral …

Mammalian taste bud cells express receptors for numerous peptides implicated elsewhere
in the body in the regulation of metabolism, nutrient assimilation, and satiety. The …