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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is one member of a family of peptides with a wide range of physiological effects on the CNS, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. NPY is widely distributed throughout the peripheral and central nervous systems. It has also been found within the colon, liver and gallbladder in close anatomic proximity to the mucosal immune system. In this study, we investigated the effect of NPY on human gut mucosal immune function. We examined colonic lamina propria lymphocyte (LPL) proliferation by measuring DNA synthesis, ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity, and polyamine biosynthesis. NPY enhanced ODC activity and polyamine biosynthesis in Con A-stimulated LPL, and enhanced thymidine incorporation into Con A-stimulated LPL but not into monocyte-depleted LPL. Moreover, exogenous IL1-beta partially restored NPY's stimulatory effect on monocyte-depleted LPL DNA synthesis. Our results demonstrate that NPY enhances human colonic LPL proliferation and that this effect is partially IL1-beta dependent. Our data also suggest that NPY's effect may be mediated via polyamine biosynthesis. We postulate that the NPY may have an important impact on human mucosal immune function.
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