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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2020

Molecular crosstalk between Y5 receptor and neuropeptide Y drives liver cancer.

Peter Dietrich, Laura Wormser, Valerie Fritz, Tatjana Seitz, Monica De Maria, Alexandra Schambony, Andreas E Kremer, Claudia Günther, Timo Itzel, Wolfgang E Thasler and 7 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Neuropeptide Y as a Neuro-Immune Checkpoint in Cancer.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026
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  9. The liver talks back: NPY orchestrates attraction of cancer cells and CHK2-dependent clonogenicity in the metastatic niche.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  18. Neuropeptide Y Peptide Family and Cancer: Antitumor Therapeutic Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Peter DietrichInstitute of Biochemistry, Emil-Fischer-Zentrum.
Laura WormserInstitute of Biochemistry, Emil-Fischer-Zentrum.
Valerie FritzInstitute of Biochemistry, Emil-Fischer-Zentrum.
Tatjana SeitzInstitute of Biochemistry, Emil-Fischer-Zentrum.
Monica De MariaBiology Department, Developmental Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Alexandra SchambonyBiology Department, Developmental Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Andreas E KremerDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, and.
Claudia GüntherDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, and.
Timo ItzelDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Wolfgang E ThaslerHepacult GmbH, Planegg, Germany.
Andreas TeufelDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Jonel TrebickaDepartment of Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Arndt HartmannInstitute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Markus F NeurathDepartment of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, and.
Stephan von HörstenDepartment of Experimental Therapy, Franz Penzoldt Center, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Anja K BosserhoffInstitute of Biochemistry, Emil-Fischer-Zentrum.
Claus HellerbrandInstitute of Biochemistry, Emil-Fischer-Zentrum.
Fischer (Germany) · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEUniversitätsklinikum Erlangen · DEHeidelberg University · DEUniversity Hospital Bonn · DEUrologische Klinik München · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is clearly age-related and represents one of the deadliest cancer types worldwide. As a result of globally increasing risk factors including metabolic disorders, the incidence rates of HCC are still rising. However, the molecular hallmarks of HCC remain poorly understood. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and NPY receptors represent a highly conserved, stress-activated system involved in diverse cancer-related hallmarks including aging and metabolic alterations, but its impact on liver cancer had been unclear. Here, we observed increased expression of NPY5 receptor (Y5R) in HCC, which correlated with tumor growth and survival. Furthermore, we found that its ligand NPY was secreted by peritumorous hepatocytes. Hepatocyte-derived NPY promoted HCC progression by Y5R activation. TGF-β1 was identified as a regulator of NPY in hepatocytes and induced Y5R in invasive cancer cells. Moreover, NPY conversion by dipeptidylpeptidase 4 (DPP4) augmented Y5R activation and function in liver cancer. The TGF-β/NPY/Y5R axis and DPP4 represent attractive therapeutic targets for controlling liver cancer progression.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalsCarcinoma, HepatocellularHepatocytesHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiceNeoplasm ProteinsNeuropeptide YReceptors, Neuropeptide YNeoplasm ProteinsNeuropeptide Yneuropeptide Y5 receptorReceptors, Neuropeptide YAgingCancerHepatology

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PMID31999643
PMCPMC7190991
OpenAlexW3003235320

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