Effect of neuropeptides on production of inflammatory cytokines by human monocytes.
Effect of neuropeptides on production of inflammatory cytokines by human monocytes.
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DOI:
10.1097/00006454-198907000-00033
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发表时间:
1989-07
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
M. Lotz;J. Vaughan;D. Carson
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作者:
M. Lotz;J. Vaughan;D. Carson
Two groups of mediators, the neuropeptides substance P and K and the monocyte-derived cytokines, interact in the neural regulation of immunological and inflammatory responses. Substance P, substance K, and the carboxyl-terminal peptide SP(4-11) induce the release of interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-6 from human blood monocytes. The neuropeptide effects occur at low doses, are specific as shown by inhibition studies with a substance P antagonist, and require de novo protein synthesis. Since monocyte-derived cytokines regulate multiple cellular functions in inflammation and immunity and since neuropeptides can be released from peripheral nerve endings into surrounding tissues, these findings identify a potent mechanism for nervous system regulation of host defense responses.