Budget Amount *help |
¥18,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥7,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,800,000)
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Research Abstract |
We have investigated the tissue localization and biological functions of novel bioactive peptides NERPs. Immunoreactive NERPs were present in lateral nucleus of the hypothalamus and colocalized with orexin. NERP-2, but not NERP-1, enhanced food intake in a manner dependent on the neuropeptides orexins. Bioactivity of NERPs required carboxy-terminal amidation. This study demonstrated that NERP-2 is a novel orexigenic bioactive peptide.
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