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. 2001 Sep;33(9):554-8.
doi: 10.1055/s-2001-17205.

Cocaine-amphetamine-regulated transcript influences energy metabolism, anxiety and gastric emptying in mice

A Asakawa  1 , A Inui, H Yuzuriha, T Nagata, T Kaga, N Ueno, M A Fujino, M Kasuga
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Cocaine-amphetamine-regulated transcript influences energy metabolism, anxiety and gastric emptying in mice

A Asakawa et al. Horm Metab Res. 2001 Sep.

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the effects of cocaine-amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART), a recently discovered hypothalamic neuropeptide, on food intake, anxiety, oxygen consumption and gastric emptying in mice. Intracerebroventricular (i. c. v.) injection of CART (1 - 100 pmol) markedly reduced food intake in a dose-related manner. A significant decrease was observed 20 min after i. c. v. injection of CART and continued for four hours. In the elevated plus maze test, i. c. v. CART injection significantly raised the normal preference for the closed arms. Furthermore, the i. c. v. injection of CART significantly reduced oxygen consumption and gastric emptying rate. These results suggest that CART modulates feeding, emotion, and autonomic functions in mice.

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