Kodadek Thomas, Cai Di
Departments of Chemistry and Cancer Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
Mol Biosyst. 2010 Aug;6(8):1366-75. doi: 10.1039/c003468a. Epub 2010 Jun 7.
The orexins are neurohormones that, in concert with their cognate receptors, regulate a number of important physiological processes, including feeding, sleep, reward seeking and energy homeostasis. The orexin receptors have recently emerged as important drug targets. This review provides an overview of recent development in deciphering the biology of orexin signaling as well as efforts to manipulate orexin signaling pharmacologically.
食欲素是一种神经激素,它与其同源受体协同作用,调节许多重要的生理过程,包括进食、睡眠、寻求奖励和能量平衡。食欲素受体最近已成为重要的药物靶点。这篇综述概述了在解读食欲素信号生物学方面的最新进展以及在药理学上操纵食欲素信号的研究成果。