How to Use neuropeptide in a Sentence

neuropeptide

noun
  • The second was orexin B, a neuropeptide made in the brain that helps control wakefulness.
    — Jennifer Chesak, Verywell Health, 24 June 2024
  • In human mothers, levels of this neuropeptide increase when labor begins.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 2 Dec. 2019
  • These include hormones such as insulin, neuropeptides like endorphins, and oxytocin, as well as many others that most of us have never heard of.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Laughter can even boost our immune system response through the release of stress-and illness-reducing neuropeptides.
    — Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2020
  • Orexin is a neuropeptide that is involved in regulating wakefulness and arousal.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This deeply hydrating cream firms and tones your facial contours, while the neuropeptides promise to encourage skin renewal.
    — Lauren Swanson, Allure, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Certain peptides, like neuropeptides, also serve as neurotransmitters in the skin.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Packed with neuropeptides that restore suppleness and fullness, the anti-aging lip treatment comes in a natural rosy tint that is perfect for the beach or the office.
    — star-telegram, 5 July 2017
  • And the activity increases the release of neuropeptide Y, a substance that is linked to stress reduction.
    — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
  • In the abdomens of male drosophila lie brain cells which produce a pleasure protein called neuropeptide corazonin, which triggers the release of sperm and seminal fluid.
    — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The urine of the women who get UTIs also contained a neuropeptide that’s made when neurons are activated.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Also the chemicals that control our brain, called neuropeptides, not only trigger hunger, but also trigger anger and impulsive behaviors.
    — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 7 May 2018
  • Adrafinil may stimulate the production of orexin, a neuropeptide that is involved in regulating wakefulness and arousal [7].
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Palma’s preliminary studies indicate that Africanized honey bees produce more of these neuropeptides than other honey bees do.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 15 June 2018
  • The experts also mapped how the individual clusters interact with one another and are in contact with the help of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides.
    — Karin Schlott, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Using optogenetics, the scientists rigged up a system in which fruit flies flying into red light would activate that neuropeptide, effectively ejaculating.
    — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The researchers found higher levels of that brain chemical—neuropeptide Y (NPY)—in humans, compared with our closest living relatives.
    — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The brand spent years researching the botanical actives—among them Neurophroline, a wild indigo extract that activates the release of a calming neuropeptide—that would work best in tandem to counteract the skin’s stress response.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Solawave’s LightBoost Wand Activating Serum, which, in its own right, is a powerhouse that takes advantage of growth factors and neuropeptides to make skin firmer and more elastic.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The publication examines how pressure peptides hinder barrier repair, the role of neuropeptides in immune modulation and recovery and the function of stress-sensitive proteins in wound healing.
    — Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This might prompt your trigeminal nerve to release neuropeptides (brain molecules) that affect your meninges (three protective layers of tissue around your brain and spinal cord), ultimately leading to pain, the Mayo Clinic explains.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 23 June 2018
  • No More Wrinkle Smoothing Cream targets expression lines (think forehead, crow’s feet, and between the brows) using neuropeptides to visibly soften their appearance.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
  • After a few days of having their corazonin neurons repeatedly stimulated, the flies appeared to have high levels of a protein called neuropeptide F, which spikes during rewarding situations, like eating sugar.
    — National Geographic, 19 Apr. 2018

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