| Literature DB >> 11825654 |
William W Tseng1, Carson D Liu.
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Peptide YY (PYY) is a naturally occurring gut hormone with mostly inhibitory actions on multiple tissue targets. PYY has been identified in several carcinoid tumors and a decreased expression of PYY may be relevant to the development and progression of colon adenocarcinoma. Treatment with PYY decreases growth in pancreatic and breast tumors, most likely through a reduction in intracellular cAMP. In cancer patients, PYY may also improve malnutrition that results from iatrogenic causes or cachexia associated with advanced disease. PYY plays a significant role in multiple aspects of cancer from regulation of cell growth to potential therapeutic applications.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11825654 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9781(01)00616-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Peptides ISSN: 0196-9781 Impact factor: 3.750