Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) with potent appetite-suppressing activity. Satiety factor; inhibits normal and starvation-induced feeding. Closely related to the actions of leptin and neuropeptide Y; blocks the neuropeptide Y-induced feeding response.

The chimeric peptide M35 [galanin (1-13)-bradykinin(2-9) amide] is a high-affinity galanin receptor ligand acting as a galanin receptor antagonist in the rat spinal cord, rat hippocampus and isolated mouse pancreatic islets. The radiolabelled M35 and performed equilibrium binding studies with [125I] M35 on the rat pancreatic beta-cell line Rin m 5F.

Selective galanin GAL1 receptor agonist (Ki values are 0.23 and 5.71 nM for GAL1 and GAL2 receptors respectively). Enhances food consumption in rats following i.c.v. administration and reduces CAP-induced inflammatory pain.