NPY Family of Peptides in Neurobiology, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders: from Genes to Therapeutics
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Basel :
Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2006. |
| Colección: | Experientia Supplementum,
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7417-9 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- NPY family of peptides in neurobiology, cardiovascular system and metabolism: genes, diseases and therapeutics
- NPY family of peptides, receptors and processing enzymes
- An overview of neuropeptide Y: pharmacology to molecular biology and receptor localization
- Molecular ligand-receptor interaction of the NPY/PP peptide family
- Physiological and pathophysiological perspectives of the NPY family of peptides
- Modulator role of neuropeptide Y in human vascular sympathetic neuroeffector junctions
- NPY and NPY receptors: presence, distribution and roles in the regulation of the endocardial endothelium and cardiac function
- Neuropeptide Y and sympathetic control of vascular tone in hypertension
- Neuropeptide Y and the cerebral circulation
- Neuropeptide Y and the heart: implication for myocardial infarction and heart failure
- Role of neuropeptide Y in the regulation of kidney function
- NPY and neuron-adipocyte interactions in the regulation of metabolism
- NPY and energy homeostasis: an opportunity for novel anti-obesity therapies
- Subjugation of hypothalamic NPY and cohorts with central leptin gene therapy alleviates dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and obesity for life-time
- NPY and bone
- NPY in alcoholism and psychiatric disorders
- Plasticity of neuropeptide Y in the dentate gyrus after seizures, and its relevance to seizure-induced neurogenesis
- NPY and extreme stress: lessons learned from posttraumatic stress disorder
- NPY and chronic neurodegenerative disease
- Genetics of the NPY family of peptides and their receptors
- Human NPY gene variants in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases
- Summary
- Future directions and perspectives for therapies based on the NPY family of peptides.