Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Appetite and parasite.

J G Mercer1, L H Chappell

  • 1Molecular Neuroendocrinology Group, Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB.

Biologist (London, England)
|February 24, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Parasites may influence appetite regulation and body weight control. Studying these infectious agents could reveal new insights into animal feeding behaviors and potentially inform obesity treatments.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Arcuate nucleus homeostatic systems reflect blood leptin concentration but not feeding behaviour during scheduled feeding on a high-fat diet in mice.

Journal of neuroendocrinology·2017
Same author

Towards an Understanding of Physiological Body Mass Regulation: Seasonal Animal Models.

Nutritional neuroscience·2016
Same author

Large, binge-type meals of high fat diet change feeding behaviour and entrain food anticipatory activity in mice.

Appetite·2014
Same author

Feeding and metabolic consequences of scheduled consumption of large, binge-type meals of high fat diet in the Sprague-Dawley rat.

Physiology & behavior·2014
Same author

Arcuate nucleus homeostatic systems are not altered immediately prior to the scheduled consumption of large, binge-type meals of palatable solid or liquid diet in rats and Mice.

Journal of neuroendocrinology·2012
Same author

Photoperiod-dependent regulation of carboxypeptidase E affects the selective processing of neuropeptides in the seasonal Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus).

Journal of neuroendocrinology·2012

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Parasitology
  • Metabolic research

Background:

  • Molecular techniques have advanced understanding of appetite and body weight regulation.
  • Human obesity remains a significant healthcare challenge with limited effective treatments.
  • Infectious agents, such as parasites, may disrupt host regulatory systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the potential role of parasites in modulating appetite and body weight.
  • To investigate if studying parasites can enhance our understanding of feeding behaviors in animals.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on molecular mechanisms of appetite control.
  • Analysis of studies investigating host-parasite interactions related to metabolism.
  • Exploration of potential research avenues for parasite-host-feeding behavior studies.

Main Results:

  • Parasites possess mechanisms that can potentially overwhelm host regulatory systems for appetite and body weight.
  • The study of host-parasite interactions offers a novel perspective on feeding behavior.

Conclusions:

  • Parasites represent a potential, yet understudied, factor in regulating appetite and body weight.
  • Further research into parasitic infections could yield novel insights into feeding behaviors and obesity.

Related Experiment Videos