Effects of Glycyrrhizin (GL) Supplementation on Survival, Growth Performance, Expression of Feeding-Related Genes, Activities of Digestive Enzymes, Antioxidant Capacity, and Expres... by Yuntao Wang, Wenxuan Xu, Jianmin Zhang, Jiahui Liu, Zhen Wang, Yongtao Liu, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai

“…Compared with the control, the mRNA expression of orexigenic factor genes including neuropeptide Y (npy) and agouti-related protein (agrp) were significantly increased in larvae fed the diet with 0.005% GL, while the mRNA expression of anorexigenic factor genes including thyrotropin-releasing hormone (trh), cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (cart), and leptin receptor (lepr) were significantly decreased in larvae fed the diet with 0.005% GL (P<0.05). …”
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Presynaptic CRF1 Receptors Mediate the Ethanol Enhancement of GABAergic Transmission in the Mouse Central Amygdala by Zhiguo Nie, Eric P. Zorrilla, Samuel G. Madamba, Kenner C. Rice, Marissa Roberto, George Robert Siggins

“…Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is a 41-amino-acid neuropeptide involved in stress responses initiated from several brain areas, including the amygdala formation. …”
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Pediatric Tuina for the treatment of functional dyspepsia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Na-Yeon Ha, Chang-Yul Keum, Jinsung Kim

“…There were no significant differences between the combined Tuina and CT groups regarding the four individual dyspeptic symptoms or neuropeptide Y levels. No adverse events were reported in the Tuina group. …”
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Effect of Xingbi Gel Nasal Drops on Rats with Allergic Rhinitis Based on the Nasal Mucosa-Hippocampus Neuroimmune Mechanism by FAN Xueqi, QIU Caixia, YAN Shuiping, ZHUANG Xiangli, AI Si, GUO Lihua, ZHENG Jian

“…The AR rat behavioral scoring criteria was used to evaluate rhinitis behavior of rats; Morris water maze test was used to evaluate learning and memory function of rats; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect serum levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1); hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe pathological changes of nasal mucosa and eosinophil (EOS) count; immunohistochemistry method was used to detect expression levels of non-receptor tyrosine kinases Fyn, substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the hippocampus; and real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect mRNA transcription levels of Fyn, SP, VIP and NPY in the hippocampus.Results(1) Behavioral scores of rhinitis: compared with the normal group, behavioral scores of rhinitis were significantly higher in the model group, the traditional Chinese medicine group and the western medicine group before treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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