Journal
PEPTIDES
Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages 395-403Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(01)00349-7
Keywords
NPY receptor regulation; expression; mRNA; receptor binding; NPY knockout mouse
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To study the effect of NPY deletion on the regulation of its receptors in the NPY knockout (NPY KO) mice, the expression and binding of NPY receptors were investigated by in situ hybridization and receptor autoradiography using I-125-[Leu(31),Pro(34)]PYY and I-125-PYY3-36 as radioligands. A 6-fold increase in Y2 receptor mRNA was observed in the CA1 region of the hippocampus in NPY KO mice, but a significant change could not be detected for Y1, Y4, Y5 and y6 receptors. Receptor binding reveals a 60-400% increase of Y2 receptor binding in multiple brain areas. A similar increase in Y1 receptor binding was seen only in the hypothalamus. These results demonstrate the NPY receptor expression is altered in mice deficient for its natural ligand. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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