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Possible Interaction: Copper and Neuropeptide Y

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Copper

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

Dot blotting results reveal that NPY can be nitrated upon binding with copper under nitrative stress.
Therefore, it is also likely that copper has an action on NPY and potentially influences its functions through tyrosine nitration.
This study supports the hypothesis that copper has a close correlation with NPY and implicates the peptide in AD.
Chemical research in toxicology  •  2018  |  View Paper
Furthermore, pigs fed diets with 125 and 250 mg/kg copper had higher NPY concentrations and NPY mRNA expression levels in their hypothalamus than control animals.
Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements  •  2008  |  View Paper