title: Neuropeptide Y receptor agonists: multiple effects on spontaneous activity in the paraventricular hypothalamus.
abstract: In vitro rat hypothalamic slices were used to examine the ability of neuropeptide Y (NPY), and the putative Y1 and Y2 receptor agonists [Pro34]NPY and [C2]NPY, to modify spontaneous single-neuron discharge in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN). NPY and [Pro34]NPY, at high concentrations (1500 nM), decreased discharge rates. At intermediate concentrations (150 nM) these peptides produced multiple effects, including increases, decreases, and biphasic changes. At lower concentrations (0.15-15 nM), they typically increased discharge rates. In contrast, [C2]NPY, at all concentrations (1.5-1500 nM), predominantly increased discharge rates. Thus, these NPY subtype agonists have multiple effects on discharge rate, which may be due to actions on multiple NPY receptor subtypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside 92521, USA.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Aramakis
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ashe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004594:Electrophysiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D010286:Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017476:Receptors, Neuropeptide Y / Q000819:agonists* / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D017476:Receptors, Neuropeptide Y; C069401:neuropeptide Y, Pro(34)-