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NPY Y5 Receptor Antagonist Reduces Anxiety and Appetite in Rats

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The takeaway

A novel NPY Y5 receptor antagonist showed both anxiolytic and anorectic effects in rats, identifying Y5 as a dual target for anxiety and obesity — two conditions that frequently coexist.

Key finding

A novel NPY Y5 receptor antagonist showed both anxiolytic and anorectic effects in rats, identifying Y5 as a dual target for anxiety and obesity — two

What the researchers found

A novel NPY Y5 receptor antagonist showed both anxiolytic and anorectic effects in rats, identifying Y5 as a dual target for anxiety and obesity — two conditions that frequently coexist.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2009.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
NPY Y5 Receptor Antagonist Reduces Anxiety and Appetite in Rats
What was found?
A novel NPY Y5 receptor antagonist showed both anxiolytic and anorectic effects in rats, identifying Y5 as a dual target for anxiety and obesity — two conditions that frequently coexist.

Read the original research

The novel neuropeptide Y Y5 receptor antagonist Lu AA33810 [N-[[trans-4-[(4,5-dihydro[1]benzothiepino[5,4-d]thiazol-2-yl)amino]cyclohexyl]methyl]-methanesulfonamide] exerts anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects in rat models of stress sensitivity.

The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 328(3), 900-11

Citation

Walker, Mary W; Wolinsky, Toni D; Jubian, Vrej; Chandrasena, Gamini; Zhong, Huailing; Huang, Xinyan; Miller, Silke; Hegde, Laxminarayan G; Marsteller, Douglas A; Marzabadi, Mohammad R; Papp, Mariusz; Overstreet, David H; Gerald, Christophe P G; Craig, Douglas A. (2009). The novel neuropeptide Y Y5 receptor antagonist Lu AA33810 [N-[[trans-4-[(4,5-dihydro[1]benzothiepino[5,4-d]thiazol-2-yl)amino]cyclohexyl]methyl]-methanesulfonamide] exerts anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects in rat models of stress sensitivity.. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 328(3), 900-11. https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.108.144634