The NPY Family of Peptides in Immune Disorders, Inflammation, Angiogenesis, and Cancer
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Basel :
Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser,
2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2005. |
| Colección: | Progress in Inflammation Research,
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7427-6 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Biology of the NPY family of peptides, their receptors and processing enzymes
- Evolutionary perspective on the NPY-PYY-PP peptides and their receptors
- Function, distribution and molecular pharmacology of NPY-family receptors
- NPY processing in neuronal and non-neuronal tissues by proconvertases
- Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV and aminopeptidase P: molecular switches of NPY/PYY receptor affinities
- The NPY family of peptides in immune disorders and inflammation
- NPY, NPY receptors and DPPIV in innate immunity and autoimmune disorders
- NPY and phagocytic cell functions
- NPY in allergic and respiratory disorders
- NPY analgesia: moving from acute to chronic pain
- The NPY family of peptides and angiogenesis
- NPY as a mediator of neurogenic angiogenesis and revascularization of ischemic tissues
- NPY-induced angiogenesis in retinopathy and wound healing
- NPY in vascular inflammation, remodeling and atherosclerosis
- The NPY family of peptides as growth factors in neurodegenerative diseases and tumor biology
- NPY as a pleiotropic growth factor
- NPY and Hippocampal Neurogenesis
- NPY family of peptides in neural crest-derived tumors
- NPY family of peptides in endocrine, breast and prostate tumors
- Summary
- Future directions and therapeutic perspectives for NPY/PYYbased anti-inflammatory and tumor suppressor drugs.