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Restoring neuropetide Y levels in the hypothalamus ameliorates premature aging phenotype in mice.
GeroScience - 1 Aug 2025
Ferreira-Marques Marisa, Carmo-Silva Sara, Pereira Joana, Botelho Mariana, Nóbrega Clévio, López-Otín Carlos, de Almeida Luís Pereira, Aveleira Célia A, Cavadas Cláudia
Abstract excerpt
The hypothalamus has been recognized as a regulator of whole-body aging. Neuropeptide Y (NPY), highly abundant in the central nervous system and produced by the hypothalamus, enhances autophagy in this brain region and mediates autophagy triggered by caloric restriction, suggesting a potential role as a caloric restriction mimetic and an aging regulator. Considering that hypothalamic NPY levels decline during...
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