Abstract
Activation of the NPY2 receptor to reduce appetite while avoiding stimulation of the NPY1 and NPY5 receptors that induce feeding provides a pharmaceutical approach to modulate food intake. The naturally occurring peptide PYY(3-36) is a nonselective NPY1, NPY2, and NPY5 agonist. N-terminal truncation of PYY to abrogate affinity for the NPY1 and NPY5 receptors and subsequent N-terminal modification with aminobenzoic analogs to restore NPY2 receptor potency results in a series of highly selective NPY2 receptor peptide agonists.
MeSH terms
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Binding, Competitive / drug effects
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Cell Line
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Eating / drug effects*
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Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / pharmacology
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Humans
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Indicators and Reagents
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Peptide Fragments
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Peptide YY / chemistry*
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Peptide YY / pharmacology*
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Receptors, Neuropeptide Y / agonists*
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Receptors, Neuropeptide Y / drug effects
Substances
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Indicators and Reagents
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Peptide Fragments
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Receptors, Neuropeptide Y
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neuropeptide Y-Y1 receptor
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neuropeptide Y2 receptor
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neuropeptide Y5 receptor
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Peptide YY
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peptide YY (3-36)
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Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)