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TBR-760, a Dopamine-Somatostatin Compound, Arrests Growth of Aggressive Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas in Mice
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-08-2020)“…Abstract TBR-760 (formerly BIM-23A760) is a chimeric dopamine (DA)-somatostatin (SST) compound with potent agonist activity at both DA type 2 (D2R) and SST…”
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Ghrelin Treatment Causes Increased Food Intake and Retention of Lean Body Mass in a Rat Model of Cancer Cachexia
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-06-2007)“…Cancer cachexia is a debilitating syndrome of anorexia and loss of lean body mass that accompanies many malignancies. Ghrelin is an orexigenic hormone with a…”
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Ghrelin Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease: Improvements in Lean Body Mass and Cytokine Profile
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-02-2008)“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an increase in inflammatory cytokines and can result in cachexia with loss of muscle and fat stores. We…”
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Analysis of the therapeutic functions of novel melanocortin receptor agonists in MC3R- and MC4R-deficient C57BL/6J mice
Published in Peptides (New York, N.Y. : 1980) (01-10-2009)“…Melanocortin receptor agonists act in the brain to regulate food intake and body weight and, independently of these actions, affect insulin sensitivity. These…”
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Sex Difference and Steroid Modulation of Pheromone-Induced Immediate Early Genes in the Two Zones of the Mouse Accessory Olfactory System
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (01-04-2001)“…Two anatomically and neurochemically distinct zones within the vomeronasal organ (VNO) and accessory olfactory bulb (AOB) have been identified that are…”
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Identification of Adropin as a Secreted Factor Linking Dietary Macronutrient Intake with Energy Homeostasis and Lipid Metabolism
Published in Cell metabolism (01-12-2008)“…Obesity and nutrient homeostasis are linked by mechanisms that are not fully elucidated. Here we describe a secreted protein, adropin, encoded by a gene,…”
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Characterization of the ability of a, second-generation SST-DA chimeric molecule, TBR-065, to suppress GH secretion from human GH-secreting adenoma cells
Published in Pituitary (01-06-2021)“…Context Somatostatin (SST) and dopamine (DA) inhibit growth hormone (GH) secretion and proliferation of GH-secreting pituitary adenomas (GHomas) through…”
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Adamantyl carboxamides and acetamides as potent human 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitors
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry (01-11-2012)“…Series of adamantyl carboxamide and acetamide derivatives were identified, providing potent and selective inhibitors of the therapeutic target human…”
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A novel growth hormone secretagogue-1a receptor antagonist that blocks ghrelin-induced growth hormone secretion but induces increased body weight gain
Published in Neuroendocrinology (01-01-2005)“…Ghrelin, the natural ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue-1a (GHS-1a) receptor, has received a great deal of attention due to its ability to stimulate…”
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Novel analogs of ghrelin: physiological and clinical implications
Published in European journal of endocrinology (01-08-2004)“…Ghrelin, the 28 amino acid peptide recently identified as the natural ligand for the growth hormone (GH) secretagogue (GHS) receptor, has multiple activities…”
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Discovery of Adamantyl Ethanone Derivatives as Potent 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 (11β-HSD1) Inhibitors
Published in ChemMedChem (05-07-2010)“…11β‐Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (11β‐HSDs) are key enzymes regulating the pre‐receptor metabolism of glucocorticoid hormones. The modulation of 11β‐HSD type…”
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Novel melanocortin-4 receptor agonists that decrease food intake and body weight
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GHS-1a agonists that effectively stimulate food intake and body weight gain
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Glucocorticoid inhibition of growth in rats: partial reversal with the full-length ghrelin analog BIM-28125
Published in Pituitary (01-09-2007)“…Glucocorticoids are important immunosuppressive hormones; these steroids also inhibit somatic growth by decreased growth hormone (GH) secretion and induced…”
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Central forebrain Fos responses to familiar male odours are attenuated in recently mated female mice
Published in The European journal of neuroscience (01-01-2001)“…Exposure of recently mated female mice to the urinary odours of an unfamiliar male blocks pregnancy (the Bruce effect). The absence of a pregnancy block in…”
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OR06-02 TBR-760, a Chimeric Somatostatin-Dopamine Compound, Arrests Aggressive Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma Growth In Vivo
Published in Journal of the Endocrine Society (08-05-2020)“…TBR-760 is a chimeric dopamine (DA)-somatostatin (SST) compound with potent agonist activity at both DA type 2 (D2R; EC50 0.064nM) and SST type 2 (SSTR2; EC50…”
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Central forebrain Fos responses to familiar male odours are attenuated in recently mated female mice
Published in The European journal of neuroscience (01-01-2001)“…Exposure of recently mated female mice to the urinary odours of an unfamiliar male blocks pregnancy (the Bruce effect). The absence of a pregnancy block in…”
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Discovery of adamantyl ethanone derivatives as potent 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) inhibitors
Published in ChemMedChem (05-07-2010)“…11Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (11beta-HSDs) are key enzymes regulating the pre-receptor metabolism of glucocorticoid hormones. The modulation of…”
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