Neuropeptide Y regulates osteocyte phenotype and function through AHNAK-Smad signalling.

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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a widespread hormone in the central and peripheral nervous systems that maintains body homeostasis. Central actions of hypothalamic NPY have been identified in bone metabolism. Osteocytes are the main source of NPY in bone tissue, indicating that osteocytic NPY could be a local alternative pathway for hypothalamic mediated regulation of bone and bone cells. Here, we show that osteocytic...

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