Anticonvulsant action of neuropeptide Y. Neuropeptide Y may act as an endogenous anticonvulsant through Y5 receptors suggesting a new target for antiepileptic drugs

Nat Med. 1997 Jul;3(7):728-9. doi: 10.1038/nm0797-728.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • News

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anticonvulsants / metabolism
  • Anticonvulsants / pharmacology*
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Drug Design
  • Epilepsy / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Neuropeptide Y / metabolism
  • Neuropeptide Y / pharmacology*
  • Obesity / drug therapy
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / biosynthesis
  • Receptors, Neuropeptide Y / drug effects
  • Receptors, Neuropeptide Y / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Neuropeptide Y
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos
  • Receptors, Neuropeptide Y
  • neuropeptide Y5 receptor