Neuropeptide Y and cardiovascular function

MJ Morris - Neuropeptide Y and related peptides, 2004 - Springer
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is coreleased with the classical transmitter noradrenaline in both the
peripheral and central nervous systems, and has been shown to potentiate the pressor …

Origin and actions of neuropeptide Y in the cardiovascular system

Z Zukowska-Grojec, C Wahlestedt - The biology of neuropeptide Y and …, 1993 - Springer
The cardiovascular system is richly innervated by sympathetic nerves containing
norepinephrine (NE) and neuropeptide Y (NPY). Although NE is considered a major …

Neuropeptide Y: an adrenergic cotransmitter, vasoconstrictor, and a nerve-derived vascular growth factor

Z Zukowska-Grojec - Advances in pharmacology, 1997 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary NPY is, in fact, the most abundant peptide in the central and the
sympathoadrenomedullary nervous systems, and its presence and structure are highly …

Effects of neuropeptide Y on the cardiovascular system

L Edvinsson, R Håkanson, C Wahlestedt… - Trends in …, 1987 - cell.com
The actions of neuropeptide Y (NPY) on the circulation is currently the subject of much
research that has been stimulated by findings of its co-storage and cooperation with …

Neuropeptide Y: a possible role in hypertension?

MC Michel, W Rascher - Journal of hypertension, 1995 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To evaluate whether neuropeptide Y (NPY) is likely to be relevant as a regulator of
cardiovascular function in general and of blood pressure control in arterial hypertension in …

The role of neuropeptide Y in cardiovascular regulation

P Walker, E Grouzmann, M Burnier… - Trends in pharmacological …, 1991 - cell.com
Neumpeptidc Y (NPYJ is a 36 amino acid prptide present in the brain, the adrenal medulla
and peripheral sympathetic nerves. The localization and mode of release of NPY led to the …

Effects of antihypertensive drugs on sympathetic vascular control in relation to neuropeptide Y

JM Lundberg, J Pernow… - Journal of …, 1987 - journals.lww.com
The present paper summarizes some recent studies supporting that neuropeptide Y (NPY) is
involved as a cotransmitter or modulator with catecholamines (CA) in peripheral …

Neuropeptide Y: multiple receptors and multiple roles in cardiovascular diseases.

J Pons, EW Lee, L Li, J Kitlinska - Current opinion in investigational …, 2004 - europepmc.org
Neuropeptide Y (NPY), a sympathetic co-transmitter, acts through multiple G protein-coupled
receptors (Y1 to y6) to elicit its vast range of effects in the cardiovascular, immune, and …

Neuropeptide Y Y1 receptors in vascular pharmacology

A Franco-Cereceda, J Liska - European journal of pharmacology, 1998 - Elsevier
The existence of neurogenic mediator candidates apart from noradrenaline and
acetylcholine involved in the control of vascular tone has attracted enormous attention …

Neuropeptide y: neurotransmitter or trophic factor in the heart?

L Protas, J Qu, RB Robinson - Physiology, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is released from sympathetic neurons and exerts short-term (acute)
effects on prejunctional nerve terminals and postjunctional cardiac ion channels. However …