title: [Neuropeptide Y: its diversity and the apparent contradictoriness of its functions. An analysis of its possible mediated effects].
abstract: The review of NPY functions summarizes so fare accumulated data of its physiological effects. The estimation of heterogeneity of NPY receptors in responding reactions is made. The analysis of possible direct and indirect NPY effects is performed including cascade mechanism of other peptides releasing. Peptide cascade regulation modeling software created on database programming language Visual FoxPro 5.0 allows to trace several induction steps and estimate possible contribution of each peptide into final spectrum of biological activity.
authors.affiliation: Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Department, Moscow.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Koroleva
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Ashmarin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D017476:Receptors, Neuropeptide Y / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D017476:Receptors, Neuropeptide Y