Tissue injury may create a specific microenvironment composed of cytokines, chemokines, growth factors and neurohormones initially released from the adjacent epithelium, stroma, sensory neuron and ...

A neuropeptide called Substance P is the cause of seizures in patients with brains infected by the pork tapeworm. A neuropeptide called Substance P is the cause of seizures in patients with brains ...

Substance P, an endogenous neuropeptide, and its corresponding receptor, the Neurokinin-1 Receptor (NK1R), play a central role in a host of physiological functions including nociception, inflammation, ...

The rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Common post-COVID-19 symptoms include fatigue, muscle ...

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Correspondence to Dr Ludvig J Backman, Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Anatomy, Umeå University, Umeå SE-901 87, Sweden; ludvig.backman{at}anatomy.umu.se Background It has been hypothesised ...

Levels of a nerve cell signaling molecule called substance P — measured in tear samples — might be a useful marker of diabetes-related nerve damage (neuropathy), suggests a study. Levels of a nerve ...

Researchers at Rockefeller University have identified a signaling loop between breast cancer cells and sensory neurons that promoted tumor metastasis, and showed that in animal models, treatment with ...