Budget Amount *help |
¥18,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥8,970,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,070,000)
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Research Abstract |
We investigated interaction between low-molecular weight peptides and the nervous system. We found novel anxiolytic-like peptides released from food proteins by gastrointestinal proteases, based on structure-activity relationship of potent anxiolytic peptides. The food-derived peptides may be one of exogenous neuromodulating factors. We also found that low-molecular peptides with neuromodulating activities sometimes exhibited sleep inducting activity, changed food intake, and modulated energy metabolism.
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