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. 2021 Aug 3;11:151. doi: 10.1186/s13578-021-00657-7

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Human diseases associated with NPY. NPY is a pleiotropic molecule that influences cell proliferation, cardiovascular and metabolic function, pain, and neuronal excitability. NPY is widely distributed and functions in various parts of the body. Therefore, if NPY is out of balance, it causes systemic diseases, including those of the eyes, and of the nervous, digestive, and cardiovascular systems