Angiotensin II type 2 receptor signaling affects dopamine levels in the brain and prevents binge eating disorder

Conclusions:
Our study suggests that AT2 receptor stimulation may be a new therapeutic approach to improve eating disorder associated with dopamine resistance.

Source: Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System : JRAAS - December 23, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Nakaoka, H., Mogi, M., Kan-no, H., Tsukuda, K., Ohshima, K., Wang, X.-L., Chisaka, T., Bai, H.-Y., Shan, B.-S., Kukida, M., Iwanami, J., Horiuchi, M. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research