Endocrine Abstracts

PYY is secreted postprandially from the endocrine L-cells of the gastrointestinal tract. PYY3–36, the major circulating form of PYY, reduces food intake in humans and rodents via high affinity binding to the auto-inhibitory NPY receptor, Y2R, within the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus.Aims: To investigate (1) the effects of length of fast on the anorexigenic actions of PYY3–36; (2) the effects of early light phase administrat...

The rise in the prevalence of obesity has imparted urgency to the study of the mechanisms of appetite regulation. Oxyntomodulin (OXM) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) are anorexigenic gut hormones thought to act via the same receptor. There is an increasing body of evidence, however, that they may act via distinct pathways. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly being used as a tool for tracking changes in neuronal activity in vivo through time. Manganese-e...