[HTML][HTML] Prolactin-releasing peptide: physiological and pharmacological properties

V Pražienková, A Popelová, J Kuneš… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP) belongs to the large RF-amide neuropeptide family with
a conserved Arg-Phe-amide motif at the C-terminus. PrRP plays a main role in the regulation …

Prolactin-releasing peptide: a new tool for obesity treatment

J Kuneš, V Pražienková, A Popelová… - J …, 2016 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Obesity is an escalating epidemic, but an effective noninvasive therapy is still scarce. For
obesity treatment, anorexigenic neuropeptides are promising tools, but their delivery from the …

Liraglutide and a lipidized analog of prolactin-releasing peptide show neuroprotective effects in a mouse model of β-amyloid pathology

…, L Hrubá, A Popelová, M Bencze, V Pražienková… - …, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are important risk factors for Alzheimer's disease
(AD). Drugs originally developed for T2DM treatment, eg, analog of glucagon-like peptide …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of novel palmitoylated prolactin-releasing peptide analogs on metabolic changes in mice with diet-induced obesity

V Pražienková, M Holubová, H Pelantová… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Analogs of anorexigenic neuropeptides, such as prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP), have a
potential as new anti-obesity drugs. In our previous study, palmitic acid attached to the N-…

[HTML][HTML] Sweet taste of heavy water

…, E Malach, V Pražienková… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Hydrogen to deuterium isotopic substitution has only a minor effect on physical and chemical
properties of water and, as such, is not supposed to influence its neutral taste. Here we …

The use of 1, 5-diaminonaphthalene for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging of brain in neurodegenerative disorders

Š Strnad, V Pražienková, D Sýkora, J Cvačka… - Talanta, 2019 - Elsevier
The selection of a suitable matrix and deposition technique constitutes a critical step in
successful matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging measurement. …

Mass spectrometry imaging of free-floating brain sections detects pathological lipid distribution in a mouse model of Alzheimer's-like pathology

Š Strnad, V Pražienková, M Holubová, D Sýkora… - Analyst, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a modern analytical technique capable of monitoring the
spatial distribution of compounds within target tissues. Collection and storage are important …

GPR10 gene deletion in mice increases basal neuronal activity, disturbs insulin sensitivity and alters lipid homeostasis

V Pražienková, J Funda, Z Pirník, A Karnošová… - Gene, 2021 - Elsevier
G-protein-coupled receptor GPR10 is expressed in brain areas regulating energy metabolism.
In this study, the effects of GPR10 gene deficiency on energy homeostasis in mice of both …

[HTML][HTML] Lipidized prolactin-releasing peptide improved glucose tolerance in metabolic syndrome: Koletsky and spontaneously hypertensive rat study

B Mikulášková, M Holubová, V Pražienková… - Nutrition & …, 2018 - nature.com
Background/Objectives Prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP) has a potential to decrease food
intake and ameliorate obesity, but is ineffective after peripheral administration. We have …

Synergistic effect of leptin and lipidized PrRP on metabolic pathways in ob/ob mice

…, B Neprašová, L Hrubá, V Pražienková… - Journal of …, 2020 - jme.bioscientifica.com
Lack of leptin production in ob/ob mice results in obesity and prediabetes that could be partly
reversed by leptin supplementation. In the hypothalamus, leptin supports the production of …