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Neuropeptide W-30 (rat) is an important stress mediator in the central nervous system that modulates the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and sympathetic outflow. Neuropeptide W-30 (rat) is an endogenous ligand for the two structurally related orphan G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) GPR7 and GPR8. NPW-30 activates and binds to both GPR7 and GPR8 at similar effective doses[1][2][3].

[1] Makoto Kawasaki, et al. Centrally administered neuropeptide W-30 activates magnocellular neurosecretory cells in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei with neurosecretion in rats. J Endocrinol. 2006 Aug;190(2):213-23. DOI:10.1677/joe.1.06636
[2] Nan-Shou Yu, et al. Effects of intracerebroventricular administration of neuropeptide W30 on neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus in the conscious rat. Neurosci Lett. 2007 Mar 26;415(2):140-5. DOI:10.1016/j.neulet.2007.01.048
[3] Yukio Shimomura, et al. Identification of neuropeptide W as the endogenous ligand for orphan G-protein-coupled receptors GPR7 and GPR8. J Biol Chem. 2002 Sep 27;277(39):35826-32. DOI:10.1074/jbc.M205337200