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Existence of both neuropeptide Y, Y1 and Y2 receptors in pig spleen: evidence using subtype-selective antagonists in vivo.

The effects of the first selective, non-peptide, NPY Y2 receptor antagonist (S)-N2-[[1-[2-[4-[(R,S)-5,11-dihydro-6(6h)-oxodibenz[b,e]azepin-11-yl]-1-piperazinyl]-2-oxoethyl]cyclopentyl]acetyl]-N-[2-[1,2-dihydro-3,5 (4H)-dioxo-1,2-diphenyl-3H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl]ethyl]-argininamid (BIIE0246) were studied on splenic vascular responses evoked in the pig in vivo. BIIE0246 abolished the splenic vasoconstrictor response to the NPY Y2 receptor agonist N-acetyl[Leu25Leu31]NPY(24-36), but did not affect the response to the NPY Y1 receptor agonist [Leu31Pro34]NPY, which in turn was abolished by the selective NPY Y1 receptor antagonist (2R)-5-([amino(imino)methyl]amino)-2-[(2,2-diphenylacetyl)amino]-N-[(IR)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-pentanamide (H 409/22). Furthermore, the PYY-evoked splenic vasoconstrictor response was partially antagonized by BIIE0246 and subsequently almost abolished by the addition of H 409/22. It is concluded that BIIE0246 exerts selective (vs the NPY Y1 receptor) NPY Y2 receptor antagonism, and thus represents an interesting tool for classification of NPY receptors, in vivo. In addition, evidence for NPY Y2 receptor mediated vasoconstriction was presented. Furthermore, both NPY Y1 and Y2 receptors are involved in the splenic vasoconstrictor response to PYY.[1]

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