- Neuropeptide W exerts a potent suppressive effect on blood leptin and insulin concentrations in the rat. Rucinski, M., Nowak, K.W., Chmielewska, J., Ziolkowska, A., Malendowicz, L.K. Int. J. Mol. Med. (2007)
- Effect of estrogen replacement therapy on endothelial function in peripheral resistance arteries in normotensive and hypertensive postmenopausal women. Higashi, Y., Sanada, M., Sasaki, S., Nakagawa, K., Goto, C., Matsuura, H., Ohama, K., Chayama, K., Oshima, T. Hypertension (2001)
- A role for neuropeptide W in the regulation of feeding behavior. Mondal, M.S., Yamaguchi, H., Date, Y., Shimbara, T., Toshinai, K., Shimomura, Y., Mori, M., Nakazato, M. Endocrinology (2003)
- Characterization of a family of endogenous neuropeptide ligands for the G protein-coupled receptors GPR7 and GPR8. Tanaka, H., Yoshida, T., Miyamoto, N., Motoike, T., Kurosu, H., Shibata, K., Yamanaka, A., Williams, S.C., Richardson, J.A., Tsujino, N., Garry, M.G., Lerner, M.R., King, D.S., O'Dowd, B.F., Sakurai, T., Yanagisawa, M. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2003)
- G protein receptors 7 and 8 are expressed in human adrenocortical cells, and their endogenous ligands neuropeptides B and w enhance cortisol secretion by activating adenylate cyclase- and phospholipase C-dependent signaling cascades. Mazzocchi, G., Rebuffat, P., Ziolkowska, A., Rossi, G.P., Malendowicz, L.K., Nussdorfer, G.G. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. (2005)
- Neuropeptide W is present in antral G cells of rat, mouse, and human stomach. Mondal, M.S., Yamaguchi, H., Date, Y., Toshinai, K., Kawagoe, T., Tsuruta, T., Kageyama, H., Kawamura, Y., Shioda, S., Shimomura, Y., Mori, M., Nakazato, M. J. Endocrinol. (2006)
- NMR conformational analyses on (des-bromo) neuropeptide B [1-23] and neuropeptide W [1-23]: the importance of alpha-helices, a cation-pi interaction and a beta-turn. Lucyk, S., Miskolzie, M., Kotovych, G. J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn. (2005)
- Cardiovascular actions of central neuropeptide W in conscious rats. Yu, N., Chu, C., Kunitake, T., Kato, K., Nakazato, M., Kannan, H. Regul. Pept. (2007)
- Effects of neuropeptides B and W on the secretion and growth of rat adrenocortical cells. Hochol, A., Albertin, G., Nussdorfer, G.G., Spinazzi, R., Ziolkowska, A., Rucinski, M., Malendowicz, L.K. Int. J. Mol. Med. (2004)
- Neuropeptide W acts in brain to control prolactin, corticosterone, and growth hormone release. Baker, J.R., Cardinal, K., Bober, C., Taylor, M.M., Samson, W.K. Endocrinology (2003)
- Expression of neuropeptides B and W and their receptors in endocrine glands of the rat. Hochol, A., Belloni, A.S., Rucinski, M., Ziolkowska, A., Di Liddo, R., Nussdorfer, G.G., Malendowicz, L.K. Int. J. Mol. Med. (2006)
- Neuropeptides B and W enhance the growth of human adrenocortical carcinoma-derived NCI-H295 cells by exerting MAPK p42/p44-mediated proliferogenic and antiapoptotic effects. Andreis, P.G., Rucinski, M., Neri, G., Conconi, M.T., Petrelli, L., Parnigotto, P.P., Malendowicz, L.K., Nussdorfer, G.G. Int. J. Mol. Med. (2005)
- Immunofluorescent identification of neuropeptide B-containing nerve fibers and terminals in the rat hypothalamus. Schulz, S., Stumm, R., H??llt, V. Neurosci. Lett. (2007)