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SUBMITTER: Vallof D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5049632 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vallöf Daniel D Maccioni Paola P Colombo Giancarlo G Mandrapa Minja M Jörnulf Julia Winsa JW Egecioglu Emil E Engel Jörgen A JA Jerlhag Elisabet E
Addiction biology 20150825 2
The incretin hormone, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), regulates gastric emptying, glucose-dependent stimulation of insulin secretion and glucagon release, and GLP-1 analogs are therefore approved for treatment of type II diabetes. GLP-1 receptors are expressed in reward-related areas such as the ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens, and GLP-1 was recently shown to regulate several alcohol-mediated behaviors as well as amphetamine-induced, cocaine-induced and nicotine-induced reward. The ...[more]