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Conclusion

There is an abundant literature available regarding the involvement of NPY in airway homeostasis. However, there is no NPY-related therapeutic agent yet available or under clinical development for the treatment of airway diseases. Several aspects regarding the role of NPY in the physiological control of airway function and immunological mechanisms suggest that the development of selective agonists and antagonist should have potential therapeutic applications.

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Landis, B.N., Plouin-Gaudon, I., Lacroix, JS. (2005). NPY in allergic and respiratory disorders. In: Zukowska, Z., Feuerstein, G.Z. (eds) The NPY Family of Peptides in Immune Disorders, Inflammation, Angiogenesis and Cancer. Progress in Inflammation Research. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7427-6_7

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