Feeding behaviour in galanin knockout mice supports a role of galanin in fat intake and preference

AC Adams, JC Clapham, D Wynick… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
It has been widely suggested that saturated fat consumption has fuelled the current obesity
epidemic. Macronutrient choices appear to be important not only as potential factors …

Chronic increase of circulating galanin levels induces obesity and marked alterations in lipid metabolism similar to metabolic syndrome

NJ Poritsanos, TM Mizuno, ME Lautatzis… - International Journal of …, 2009 - nature.com
Objective: Galanin (GAL) has a role in the regulation of food intake by way of acting on the
central nervous system in rodents. High serum GAL levels have been observed in obese …

Central nervous system regulation of food intake and energy expenditure: role of galanin-mediated feeding behavior

PH Fang, M Yu, YP Ma, J Li, YM Sui… - Neuroscience bulletin, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Galanin is a neuropeptide widely expressed in the brain. It is implicated in energy
expenditure, feeding, and the regulation of body weight. Numerous studies have revealed …

Neuroendocrine profiles in galanin-overexpressing and knockout mice

JG Hohmann, SM Krasnow, DN Teklemichael… - …, 2003 - karger.com
The peptide galanin has been implicated in the neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction
and energy balance. To gain more insight into the functional significance of galanin in these …

Galanin and the galanin antagonist M40 do not change fat intake in a fat-chow choice paradigm in rats

RL Corwin, PM Rowe… - American Journal of …, 1995 - journals.physiology.org
The neuropeptide galanin has been proposed to play a role in the regulation of fat intake.
The purpose of the present investigation was to determine if galanin and the galanin …

Galanin type 1 receptor knockout mice show altered responses to high-fat diet and glucose challenge

EP Zorrilla, M Brennan, V Sabino, X Lu, T Bartfai - Physiology & behavior, 2007 - Elsevier
Galanin, a brain and pancreatic peptide with three receptor subtypes (GALR1, GALR2, and
GALR3), is hypothesized to participate in energy homeostasis and glucoregulation …

Galanin/GALP and galanin receptors: role in central control of feeding, body weight/obesity and reproduction?

AL Gundlach - European journal of pharmacology, 2002 - Elsevier
Scientific and commercial pharmacological interest in the role of galanin and galanin
receptors in the regulation of food intake, energy balance, and obesity has waned recently …

Centrally administered galanin‐like peptide modifies food intake in the rat: a comparison with galanin

CB Lawrence, FMH Baudoin… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Galanin‐like peptide (GALP) is a recently identified neuropeptide that shares sequence
homology with the orexigenic neuropeptide, galanin. In contrast to galanin, GALP is reported …

The role of galanin in feeding behavior

JN Crawley - Neuropeptides, 1999 - Elsevier
Galanin inhibits food consumption in satiated rats. Discovered relatively recently, galanin is
a 29-amino-acid neuropeptide, not homologous with any other known peptide. Three G …

Novel galanin receptor subtype specific ligands in feeding regulation

I Saar, J Runesson, I McNamara, J Järv… - Neurochemistry …, 2011 - Elsevier
Galanin a 29/30-residue neuropeptide has been implicated in several functions in the
central nervous system, including the regulation of food consumption. Galanin and its …