title: To be or NUCB2, is nesfatin the answer?
abstract: Signals from the hypothalamus govern food intake and energy balance. A new study describes nesfatin-1, a hypothalamic and brainstem peptide whose expression decreases during fasting. Although central treatment with nesfatin-1 inhibited food intake and nesfatin-1 blockade increased food intake, the role and mechanism of nesfatin in energy balance remains unclear.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, Oregon 97006, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cowley
authors.forename: Kevin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Grove
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D004435:Eating; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D005215:Fasting / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000080866:Nucleobindins; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C000630650:NUCB2 protein, human; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C000630652:Nucb1 protein, rat; D000080866:Nucleobindins