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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 10.
Published in final edited form as: Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2015 Jan 9;213(3):603–627. doi: 10.1111/apha.12445

Table 8.

Effects of NPY on lymphoproliferation

Cells Sp Specification Effect Age Ref
Lymphocytes M Peritoneal resident cells (macrophages+lymphocytes) ↑ spontaneous lymphoproliferation (Puerto et al. 2005)
Lymphocytes M Peritoneal resident cells (macrophages+lymphocytes) ↓ lymphoproliferation (Con A- or LPS-stimulated) adult (Puerto et al. 2005)
Lymphocytes M Spleen ↑ spontaneous proliferation adult (Medina et al. 1999, Medina et al. 2000a)
Lymphocytes M Spleen, thymus, axillary node ↓ lymphoproliferation (Con A-stimulated) adult (Medina et al. 1999, Medina et al. 2000a)

Abbreviations: Con A, concanavalin A; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; M, mouse; Sp, species.