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Neuropeptide Y and its receptors as potential therapeutic drug targets.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12417094     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a 36-amino-acid peptide that exhibits a large number of physiological activities in the central and peripheral nervous systems. NPY mediates its effects through the activation of six G-protein-coupled receptor subtypes named Y(1), Y(2), Y(3), Y(4), Y(5), and y(6). Evidence suggests that NPY is involved in the pathophysiology of several disorders, such as the control of food intake, metabolic disorders, anxiety, seizures, memory, circadian rhythm, drug addiction, pain, cardiovascular diseases, rhinitis, and endothelial cell dysfunctions. The synthesis of agonists and antagonists for these receptors could be useful to treat several of these diseases.
Authors:
Antonio P Silva; Claudia Cavadas; Eric Grouzmann
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry     Volume:  326     ISSN:  0009-8981     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Chim. Acta     Publication Date:  2002 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-11-05     Completed Date:  2003-06-16     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1302422     Medline TA:  Clin Chim Acta     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3-25     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Hypertension and Vascular Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Av. Pierre Decker, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Humans
Neuropeptide Y / pharmacology*,  physiology
Receptors, Neuropeptide Y / agonists*,  antagonists & inhibitors*,  classification,  physiology
Signal Transduction / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Neuropeptide Y; 0/Receptors, Neuropeptide Y

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