| Literature DB >> 2304629 |
P Holzer1, B M Peskar, B A Peskar, R Amann.
Abstract
It has been suggested that capsaicin-induced gastric mucosal protection results from the local release of vasodilator peptides such as calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) from afferent nerve endings within the stomach, since CGRP is able to reduce gastric lesion formation. This concept is supported by the present finding that capsaicin (10(-5) M), administered to the vascularly perfused stomach of the rat, produces a more than 30-fold rise of the CGRP content of the venous effluent. High-pressure liquid chromatography revealed only one peak of immunoreactivity coeluting with synthetic CGRP.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2304629 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(90)90730-w
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046