title: The role of CRF family peptides in the regulation of food intake and anxiety-like behavior.
abstract: Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and the urocortins (UCN1, UCN2, and UCN3) belong to the CRF family of peptides and are the major regulators of the adaptive response to internal and external stresses. The actions of CRF and UCNs are mediated through two receptor subtypes: CRF receptor 1 (CRFR1) and CRFR2. Their physiological roles, among other functions, include the regulation of food intake and anxiety-like behavior. In this review, we describe the progress that has been made towards understanding how anxiety- and depression-like behavior and food intake are regulated by CRF, UCN1, UCN2, and UCN3.
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Jiang-Bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Atsuchi
authors.forename: Minglun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Haruka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amitani
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asakawa
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inui