Selective galanin GAL1 receptor agonist (Ki values are 0.23 and 5.71 nM for GAL1 and GAL2 receptors respectively). Enhances food consumption in rats following i.c.v. administration and reduces CAP-induced inflammatory pain.

Potent, non-selective galanin receptor antagonist (Ki values are 1.82 and 5.1 nM at GAL1 and GAL2 respectively) that inhibits galanin (1-29) binding in rat brain in vitro (IC50 = 3 - 15 nM). Attenuates the antidepressant effects of fluoxetine and blocks galanin-induced food intake in vivo. Also exhibits weak partial agonist activity at peripheral GAL2 receptors at doses > 100 nM.

Neuropeptide Y (22-36), a 15 amino acid peptide, is a fragment of Neuropeptide Y.Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a 36 amino-acid neuropeptide that is involved in various physiological and homeostatic processes in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. NPY has been identified as the most abundant peptide present in the mammalian central nervous system, which consists of the brain and spinal cord. It is secreted alongside other neurotransmitters such as GABA and glutamate.