β-Endorphin Is Associated with Overeating in Genetically Obese Mice ( <i>ob</i> / <i>ob</i> ) and Rats ( <i>fa</i> / <i>fa</i> )
SciencePublished 1 December 1978
David L. Margules, Beatriz Moisset, Michael J. Lewis, Haruo Shibuya, Candace B. Pert
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Data suggest that excess pituitary beta-endorphin may play a role in the development of the overeating and obesity syndrome.
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Small doses of the opiate antagonist naloxone selectively abolished overeating in genetically obese mice (ob/ob) and rats (fa/fa). Elevated concentrations of the naturally occurring opiate beta-endorphin were found in the pituitaries of both obese species and in the blood plasma of the obese rats. Brain levels of beta-endorphin and Leu-enkephalin were unchanged. These data suggest that excess pituitary beta-endorphin may play a role in the development of the overeating and obesity syndrome.
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