Peptides

Papers
(The TQCC of Peptides is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Transcardiac gradients of pro-cholecystokinin, cholecystokinin, and gastrin in patients with and without heart failure with reduced ejection fraction132
Corrigendum to “Oxytocin attenuates cardiac hypertrophy by improving cardiac glucose metabolism and regulating OXTR/JAK2/STAT3 axis” [Peptides 182 (2024) 171323]97
PCP consensus protein/peptide alphavirus antigens stimulate broad spectrum neutralizing antibodies82
The first structure-activity relationship study of oxytocin as a positive allosteric modulator for the µ opioid receptor76
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KNDy neurons as the GnRH pulse generator: Recent studies in ruminants37
Natriuretic peptides potentiate cardiac hypertrophic response to noradrenaline in rats37
Serum alanine transaminase is predictive of fasting and postprandial insulin and glucagon concentrations in type 2 diabetes35
Minimum biological domain of xenin-25 required to induce anion secretion in the rat ileum35
Desacyl-ghrelin, not just an inactive form of ghrelin? A review of current knowledge on the biological actions of desacyl-ghrelin32
The present and future of synthetic orexin receptor agonists30
Gut hormone analogues and skeletal health in diabetes and obesity: Evidence from preclinical models28
Angiotensin-(1−7), a protective peptide against vascular aging26
Emerging roles of oxyntomodulin-based glucagon-like peptide-1/glucagon co-agonist analogs in diabetes and obesity25
Peptides and primate personality: Central and peripheral oxytocin and vasopressin levels and social behavior in two baboon species (Papio hamadryas and Papio anubis)25
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Nesfatin-1 regulates steroidogenesis in mouse Leydig cells23
The antimicrobial peptide Abaecin alleviates colitis in mice by regulating inflammatory signaling pathways and intestinal microbial composition22
Localization and expression of Orexin B (OXB) and its type 2 receptor (OX2R) in mouse testis during postnatal development22
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The effect of acute exercise on pre-prandial ghrelin levels in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis20
The impact of multifunctional enkephalin analogs and morphine on the protein changes in crude membrane fractions isolated from the rat brain cortex and hippocampus20
Studies on the in vitro mechanism and in vivo therapeutic effect of the antimicrobial peptide ACP5 against Trichophyton mentagrophytes20
Asprosin-mediated regulation of ovarian functions in mice: An age-dependent study20
Endogenous opiates and behavior: 202419
Synthesis, conformation and cytotoxic activity of short hybrid peptides containing conformationally constrained 1-(aminomethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid and gabapentin19
Effect of Fc-Elabela-21 on renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice: Mediation of anti-apoptotic effect via Akt phosphorylation19
Modulatory role of neuropeptide FF system in macrophages19
Impact of galanin receptors 2 and 3 double-knockout on neuroinflammation and functional recovery following traumatic brain injury19
Dysfunction of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in human septic shock19
Suppression of B-type natriuretic peptide gene expression in cardiomyocytes under anoxic conditions18
VR-10 polypeptide interacts with CD36 to induce cell apoptosis and autophagy in choroid-retinal endothelial cells: Identification of VR-10 as putative novel therapeutic agent for choroid neovasculariz18
Dulaglutide accelerates diabetic wound healing by suppressing Nrf2-dependent ferroptosis in diabetic mice18
Calcitonin gene-related peptide exerts inhibitory effects on autophagy in the heart of mice18
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GIP-derived GIP receptor antagonists – a review of their role in GIP receptor pharmacology17
Lasso peptides realm: Insights and applications17
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor promotes osteoblast differentiation of dental pulp stem cells and bone formation in a zebrafish scale regeneration model17
JHP-7 (QLLEELKR), a heptapeptide derived from Jinhua ham, may ameliorate intrauterine adhesion (IUA) via inhibiting inflammatory response and apoptosis16
Allatotropin (AT) related peptides L-ATRP and D2-ATRP diastereomers activate an endogenous receptor and suppress heart rate in the Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai16
The intricate relationship between circadian rhythms and gastrointestinal peptides in obesity16
Recombinant production of isotope-labeled human α-defensin 5 via calmodulin fusion and insights into its expression enhancement16
Jan Fahrenkrug (6/6 1947 – 10/11 2021)15
Endogenous opiates and behavior: 202315
Inhibitors of the MAPK/ NF-κB pathway attenuate the upregulation of the ETB receptor mediated by high glucose in vascular smooth muscle cells15
Synthesis of potent antagonists of receptors for growth hormone-releasing hormone with antitumor and anti-inflammatory activity15
Special issue on Invertebrate Peptides15
Glucagon and energy expenditure; Revisiting amino acid metabolism and implications for weight loss therapy14
Simplified drug efficacy evaluation system for vasopressin neurodegenerative disease using mouse disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cells14
The role of leptin and ghrelin in the regulation of appetite in obesity14
A novel endomorphin-2/salmon calcitonin hybrid peptide with enhancing anti-allodynic and anti-anxiety effects14
Significance of D- tryptophan in Contryphan-Ar1131 Conus peptide: Oxidative folding, trypsin binding, and photostabilization activity14
Venomous gland transcriptome and venom proteomic analysis of the scorpion Androctonus amoreuxi reveal new peptides with anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity13
Glucagon-based therapy for people with diabetes and obesity: What is the sweet spot?13
Peptides as mediators of stress responses13
PACAP inhibits sepsis-associated acute lung injury by inhibiting the Sp1/AQP1 pathway13
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Reduced plasma cortistatin is related to clinical parameters in patients with essential hypertension13
The T-1 conotoxin μ-SrVA from the worm hunting marine snail Conus spurius preferentially blocks the human NaV1.5 channel13
Mendelian randomization study of the relation between adiponectin and heart function, unravelling the paradox12
The effects of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and urocortins on the noradrenaline (NA) released from the locus coeruleus (LC)12
Body weight modulates the impact of oxytocin on chronic cold-immobilization stress response12
Alamandine, a derivative of angiotensin-(1-7), alleviates sepsis-associated renal inflammation and apoptosis by inhibiting the PI3K/Ak and MAPK pathways12
Development of a glucagon sensitivity test in humans: Pilot data and the GLUSENTIC study protocol12
Corrigendum to “Liraglutide inhibited AGEs induced coronary smooth muscle cell phenotypic transition through inhibiting the NF-κB signal pathway” [Peptides 112 (2019) 125–132]12
Liraglutide suppresses ferroptosis by upregulation NRF2 in type 2 diabetic cardiomyopathy12
Spexin expression in the human bile duct and perihilar cholangiocarcinoma12
Targeting the GLP-2 receptor in the management of obesity12
Investigation of irisin's role in pubertal onset physiology in female rats12
Estrogens impair hypophagia and hypothalamic cell activation induced by vasoactive intestinal peptide, but not by pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide12
Egg white-derived peptide KPHAEVVLR promotes wound healing in rat palatal mucosa via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway12
Urocortin3: Local inducer of somatostatin release and bellwether of beta cell maturity11
Effect of pregnancy on the expression of nutrient-sensors and satiety hormones in mice11
An improved sample extraction method reveals that plasma receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) modulates circulating free oxytocin in mice11
The apelin-apela receptor APJ is necessary for formation and healing of ischemia reperfusion-induced gastric ulcer in rats11
GLP-1 and GIP receptor signaling in beta cells – A review of receptor interactions and co-stimulation11
The non-cardiovascular actions of ACE11
Effectiveness of analog of Humanin in ameliorating streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy in Sprague Dawley rats11
Editorial: Special issue novel aspects of islet peptides11
Alamandine attenuates oxidative stress in the right carotid following transverse aortic constriction in mice11
Role of brain NUCB2/nesfatin-1 in stress and stress-related gastrointestinal disorders11
Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 (CRF-R1) antagonists: Promising agents to prevent visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome10
Angiotensin-(1−7) attenuates the negative inotropic response to acetylcholine in the heart10
FGF4 alleviates renal injury caused by ischemia-reperfusion(I/R) by inhibiting ferroptosis and pyroptosis10
Nesfatin-1 is involved in hyperbaric oxygen-mediated therapeutic effects in high fat diet-induced hyperphagia in mice10
Neuropeptides affecting social behavior in mammals: Oxytocin10
Synergistic interaction between DAMGO-NH2 and NOP01 in peripherally acting antinociception in two mouse models of formalin pain10
Semaglutide early intervention attenuated testicular dysfunction by targeting the GLP-1–PPAR-α–Kisspeptin–Steroidogenesis signaling pathway in a testicular ischemia-reperfusion rat model10
Role of sexually dimorphic oxytocin receptor-expressing neurons in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus on maternal behavior10
Protective effects of PACAP against high glucose-induced inflammation on air-liquid interface corneal epithelium barrier10
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Maximizing cost savings in heart failure management: The economic value of natriuretic peptide testing10
Recent articles highlighting the multifunctional character and wider therapeutic potential of antimicrobial peptides10
Angiotensin-(1-7) reduces doxorubicin-induced aortic arch dysfunction in male and female juvenile Sprague Dawley rats through pleiotropic mechanisms10
Irisin alleviates hyperoxia-induced bronchopulmonary dysplasia through activation of Nrf2/HO-1 pathway10
Characterization of rice endosperm-derived antidepressant-like peptide (REAP): An orally active novel tridecapeptide derived from rice protein10
GLP-1 receptor agonism and GIP receptor antagonism induce substantial alterations in enteroendocrine and islet cell populations in obese high fat fed mice9
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Structure and function of neurohypophysial hormones9
LP2, a cyclic angiotensin-(1−7) analog extended with an N-terminal D-lysine, impairs growth of patient-derived xenografts of colorectal carcinoma in mice9
Development of antimicrobial peptides as a strategy for infectious disease control9
Discovery of the bioactive form of glucagon-like peptide-1: An attempt to correct some misconceptions9
Abba J. Kastin – Tribute to the founding and honorary editor of PEPTIDES9
Involvement of relaxin-family peptide-3 receptor (RXFP3) in the ventral dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in spatial and fear memory in rats9
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Interleukin-6, undercarboxylated osteocalcin, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor responses to single and repeated sessions of high-intensity interval exercise9
Irisin prevents hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in rats by inhibiting oxidative stress and protecting the blood-brain barrier9
A short framework-III (mini-M-2) conotoxin from the venom of a vermivorous species, Conus archon, inhibits human neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors9
PD1 CD44 antiviral peptide as an inhibitor of the protein-protein interaction in dengue virus invasion9
Functional role of immunoglobulin G as an oxytocin-carrier protein9
In memoriam: Dr. Stephen Tobe (11 October 1944 – 31 December 2020)9
AT2 receptor agonist LP2 restores respiratory function in a rat model of bleomycin-induced lung remodelling9
Engineering a potent and long-acting GLP-1/Y2 receptor dual agonist as a multi-agonist therapy for diabetes and obesity9
Host defense peptides at the crossroad of endothelial cell physiology: Insight into mechanistic and pharmacological implications9
Acute effects of peripherally administered nicotine on food intake via the central anorectic peptide nesfatin-1/nucleobindin-2 in adult male rats9
Alarin moderated myocardial hypertrophy via inhibiting cyclic adenosine monophosphate/protein kinase A signaling pathway to attenuate autophagy9
The impact of GLP-1 signalling on the energy metabolism of pancreatic islet β-cells and extrapancreatic tissues9
Optogenetics studies of kisspeptin neurons8
Adropin: A cardio-metabolic hormone in the periphery, a neurohormone in the brain?8
Neprilysin deficiency reduces hepatic gluconeogenesis in high fat-fed mice8
Modulatory role of PACAP and VIP on HIFs expression in lung adenocarcinoma8
Heart peptides and HFpEF (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction)8
Mitochondrial-derived peptides: Antidiabetic functions and evolutionary perspectives8
Vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 2 signaling promotes breast cancer cell proliferation by enhancing the ERK pathway8
Participation of angiotensin-(1-7) in exercise-induced analgesia in rats with neuropathic pain8
Diminazene Aceturate, an angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) activator, promotes cardioprotection in ischemia/reperfusion-induced cardiac injury8
Evaluation of plasma arginine vasopressin during hypertonic saline loading: A comparison of radioimmunoassay and liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry8
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