2007-06-07

• [http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2007/06/06/how_to_lose_weight_and_not_go_hungry_hu_researcher_develops_drug_that_mimics_feeling_of_fullness.html how to lose weight and not go hungry hu researcher develops drug that mimics feeling of fullness] -- Biology News Net

{{| Linde and his associates have developed a compound that mimics the activity of the naturally occurring hormone called aMSH. This hormone is naturally excreted during eating and binds to a receptor in the brain called MC4R. When this “communication” occurs on a substantial level, the brain sends out a signal that one feels “full.”

The young Hebrew university researchers developed a novel method for synthesizing a peptide (a peptide is a compound linking two or more amino acids) which can serve as an analog to the naturally occurring aMSH hormone. They were able to demonstrate that their peptide, which they call BL-3020, displayed good metabolic stability to intestinal enzymes when swallowed, and that it was able to cross the intestinal wall and gain access into the blood stream. Once in the blood, it could make its way to the MC4R receptor and “close the circuit” to send out the “full” signal. |}}

2007-06-05

• 이래저래 지난 달은 안좋은 일이 많았다. 이번 달부터는 좀 좋아지길....

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