Novel Small Peptide Hormones

Abstract

Following the sequencing of the genomes of humans and other mammalian species leading to the development of publicly accessible bioinformatic databases, numerous novel peptides and proteins have been discovered that regulate cardiovascular biology. These novel peptides and proteins represent several classes of biologically active molecules, including endocrine factors, adipokines, myokines, and peptides derived from short open-reading frames upstream of G protein-coupled receptors. In this chapter, we will highlight several recently discovered peptides and proteins and the current knowledge regarding their roles in cardiovascular function.

Department(s)

Biological Sciences

Keywords and Phrases

Adipokine; Adropin; Irisin; Myokine; Nesfatin-1; Neuronostatin; Novel peptides; Omentin; PEP7

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-012803111-7;978-012803112-4

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2025 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2017

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