AUTHOR=Chen Wei-can , Liu Yi-bin , Liu Wei-feng , Zhou Ying-ying , He He-fan , Lin Shu TITLE=Neuropeptide Y Is an Immunomodulatory Factor: Direct and Indirect JOURNAL=Frontiers in Immunology VOLUME=11 YEAR=2020 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.580378 DOI=10.3389/fimmu.2020.580378 ISSN=1664-3224 ABSTRACT=
Neuropeptide Y (NPY), which is widely distributed in the nervous system, is involved in regulating a variety of biological processes, including food intake, energy metabolism, and emotional expression. However, emerging evidence points to NPY also as a critical transmitter between the nervous system and immune system, as well as a mediator produced and released by immune cells.