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New antagonist agents of neuropeptide y receptors

Química Nova, 2000
In the CNS, NPY has been implicated in obesity and feeding, endocrine function and metabolism. Potent and selective rNPY antagonists will be able to probe the merits of this approach for the treatment of obesity.
Ignacio Aldana, Isabel Rivero, Argimiro Rivero, Patricio Huenchuñir, Carmen Frigola, Maria Luisa Alonso, Antonio Monge, D. H. Caignard, P. Renard   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aging and aerobic fitness affect the contribution of noradrenergic sympathetic nerves to the rapid cutaneous vasodilator response to local heating [PDF]

, 2011
Sedentary aging results in a diminished rapid cutaneous vasodilator response to local heating. We investigated whether this diminished response was due to altered contributions of noradrenergic sympathetic nerves; assessing 1) the age-related decline and,
Alan D. Ruddock, Angus JA, Garry A. Tew, Gary J. Hodges, James Moss, John M. Saxton, Markos Klonizakis   +6 more
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A Tac1‐Expressing Brainstem Pathway Underlies the Pathogenesis of Trigeminal Neuralgia

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A critical TG‐Sp5CTac1‐PBNTac1 pathway drives trigeminal neuropathic pain (TNP). Tac1‐expressing parabrachial nucleus (PBNTac1) neurons exhibit heightened responses to innocuous stimuli in TNP, and chemogenetic inhibition of these neurons effectively prevents TNP development.
Liting Sun, Jia‐Jia Wang, Xiang‐Yu Li, Xin‐Yi Lin, Juan Li, Qiu‐Tong Yu, Zi‐Han Wang, Xue‐Ping Gao, Lei Jin, Wei‐Ke Li, Tian‐Lin Cheng, Juan Deng   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The evolution and variety of RFamide-type neuropeptides: insights from deuterostomian invertebrates [PDF]

, 2014
Five families of neuropeptides that have a C-terminal RFamide motif have been identified in vertebrates: (1) gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH), (2) neuropeptide FF (NPFF), (3) pyroglutamylated RFamide peptide (QRFP), (4) prolactin-releasing peptide (
Elphick, MR, Mirabeau, O
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Discovery of an Adaptive Neuroimmune Response Driving Itch and Fast Tick Removal with Implications for Preventing Pathogen Transmission

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Doehl et al. discovered an adaptive neuroimmune mechanism that induces itch in tick‐exposed guinea pigs, enabling rapid tick removal. This itch‐induced tick removal (IITR) is mediated by an adaptive cellular immune response and is independent of IgG, IgE, or TRPV1.
Johannes S. P. Doehl, Tiago D. Serafim, Serena Doh, Charles S. Grugan, Eva Iniguez, Luana Rogerio, Ronja Frigard, Ranadhir Dey, Pedro Cecilio, Xinglong Gu, Pang‐Yen Tseng, Aline da Silva Moreira, Mahnaz Minai, James Oristian, Hans Ackerman, Steven Brooks, Caroline Percopo, Siu‐Ping Ng, Derron A. Alves, Lucas Tirloni, Jennifer M. Anderson, Adriana Marques, Fabiano Oliveira, Shaden Kamhawi, Daniel E. Sonenshine, José M. C. Ribeiro, Mark Hoon, Jesus G. Valenzuela   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antisense mRNA for NPY-Y1 receptor in the medial preoptic area increases prolactin secretion

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1999
We investigated the participation of neuropeptide Y-Y1 receptors within the medial preoptic area in luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and prolactin release.
N.A. Silveira, C.R. Franci
doaj   +1 more source

Intracellular Aβ42 Sequestration by a Serine Protease Mitigates Neurotoxicity in a Drosophila Alzheimer's Disease Model

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Emerging evidence suggests that intraneuronal Aβ accumulation represents an early pathogenic event in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using Drosophila AD model, this study shows that a nonsecreted serine protease Yip7 physically interacts with Aβ. This causes intraneuronal Aβ accumulation but surprisingly reduces the associated neurotoxicity, arguing that ...
Jingyun Su, Meng Yang, Xinfeng Wang, Pa Wu, Zongzhao Zhai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A G protein-coupled receptor mediates neuropeptide-induced oocyte maturation in the jellyfish Clytia.

PLoS Biology, 2020
The reproductive hormones that trigger oocyte meiotic maturation and release from the ovary vary greatly between animal species. Identification of receptors for these maturation-inducing hormones (MIHs) and understanding how they initiate the largely ...
Gonzalo Quiroga Artigas, Pascal Lapébie, Lucas Leclère, Philipp Bauknecht, Julie Uveira, Sandra Chevalier, Gáspár Jékely, Tsuyoshi Momose, Evelyn Houliston   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural basis for ligand recognition of the neuropeptide Y Y2 receptor

Nature Communications, 2021
The human neuropeptide Y receptor Y2 (Y2R) is a drug target for the treatment of obesity and anxiety. Crystal structure of Y2R bound to a selective antagonist and accompanying mutagenesis provide insights into ligand recognition and subtype specificity ...
Tingting Tang, Christin Hartig, Qiuru Chen, Wenli Zhao, Anette Kaiser, Xuefeng Zhang, Hui Zhang, Honge Qu, Cuiying Yi, Limin Ma, Shuo Han, Qiang Zhao, Annette G. Beck-Sickinger, Beili Wu   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inhibition of Y1 receptor signaling improves islet transplant outcome [PDF]

, 2017
Failure to secrete sufficient quantities of insulin is a pathological feature of type-1 and type-2 diabetes, and also reduces the success of islet cell transplantation.
A Ali-Rachedi, A Thonpho, AD Nguyen, AG Nieuwenhuizen, AM Shapiro, AM Shapiro, American Diabetes, A., AR Saltiel, C Ammala, C Postic, C Ricordi, C Ricordi, CR Gustavsen, D Boey, D Boey, D Ize-Ludlow, DL Eizirik, DM Sousa, E Karra, G Bertrand, H Matsuda, H Yajima, HA Wieland, J Cantley, JM Sosenko, JY Kim, K Loh, K Yang, L Zhang, L Zhang, LA Selbie, M Jackerott, N Butta, O Idevall-Hagren, RA Stokes, RL Batterham, RP Robertson, S Kassis, S Seino, S Walters, T Yada, TL Belle van, TT Ngo, W Shao, Y Kashima, YC Shi, YC Shi   +46 more
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