可卡因-苯丙胺调节转录肽(cocaine amphetamine regulatedtranscript,CART肽)是一种在体内分布广泛的神经肽类物质.它具有广泛的生理作用,在奖赏与强化、进食与肥胖、精神焦虑行为、体液平衡、免疫功能、新陈代谢、内分泌以及其他的一些生理过程中均有作用.尤其CART肽在药物依赖中的作用研究使其自1981年发现以来迅速成为神经肽方面研究热点.
Cocaine amphetamine neurotransmitters widely expressed in vivo regulated transcript peptides (CART) are important They are thought to have a role in various physiologic processes such as reward and reinforcement, food intake and obesity, stress, fluid balance, immune function, metabolism and endocrine control. CART peptides have received much attention in recent years especially due to their functions in drug dependence.