Brain and gut neuropeptides in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Brain and gut neuropeptides in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Panerai AE; Sacerdote P

Journal Of Physiology, Paris

1993

Humans; Male; Adult; Aged; Middle Aged; Brain; Animals; Rats; 80 and over; Sprague-Dawley; Aging/metabolism; beta-Endorphin/blood/pharmacology; Chemotaxis/drug effects; Cholecystokinin/blood/pharmacology; Digestive System; Headache/blood; Lymphocytes/metabolism; Neuropeptides/blood; Schizophrenia/blood; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/blood/pharmacology

Neuropeptides, initially thought to be common features of gut and brain, are only synthesized in immune cells and modulate immune functions. The presence and possible functions of these peptides in immune cells in both physiological or pathological conditions have been investigated in our laboratory in the last years. Some of the data obtained are reviewed here, and future developments of the field are indicated.

1993

Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s).

Journal Article

Backlog