Sympathetic NPY signaling at the crossroads of neuro-tumoral metabolism.

Messore, Fernando; Domingos, Ana I · Cell Metab · 2026

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Abstract

Sympathetic neurons can co-release norepinephrine (NE) and neuropeptide Y (NPY). Contrary to its functions in the central nervous system, peripheral sympathetic NPY sustains energy expenditure and cellular proliferation. Here we discuss how tumors might co-opt this sympathetic influence to sustain their increased metabolism and proliferation.

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