Table 1.
In vivo pharmacological effects of NPB/NPW.
| Substance | Effects | Animal | Preference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPW (i.c.v.) | Food intake ↑ | Rat (male) | Shimomura et al. (2002) |
| Body weight ↑ | Tanaka et al. (2003) | ||
| NPW (i.c.v.) | Body temperature ↑ | Rat | Mondal et al. (2003) |
| Heat production ↑ | |||
| NPW | ACTH ↑ | Rat | Hochol et al. (2007) |
| Estradiol ↑ | |||
| NPW30 (i.c.v.) | Arterial blood pressure (ABP) ↑ | Rat | Yu et al. (2007) |
| Heart rate (HR) ↑ | |||
| Plasma catecholamine concentration ↑ | |||
| NPB (i.c.v.) | Food intake (light period–dark period) ↑ | Mouse | Tanaka et al. (2003) |
| NPB (i.c.v.) | Prolactin ↑ | Rat (male) | Samson et al. (2004) |
| Growth hormone ↑ | |||
| NPW23/NPB (i.t) | Inflammatory pain ↓ | Rat | Yamamoto et al. (2005) |
| NPW/NPB (i.c.v.) | Corticosterone in circulation ↑ | Rat (male) | Samson et al. (2004) |
| Taylor et al. (2005) | |||
| NPW/NPB (i.p) | (Plasma level) parathyroid hormone ↑ | Rat | Hochol et al. (2007) |
| (Plasma level) corticosterone ↑ | |||
| (Plasma level) testosterone ↑ | |||
| NPW/NPB (i.c.v.) | Circadian rhythm → | Rat/mouse | Our unpublished observations |