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R Goldman, Z Bar-Shavit, D Romeo.
Abstract
Neurotensin (NT) was found to induce oriented locomotion and augment the phagocytic capability of human blood neutrophils over 10(-11) - 10(-7) M. The tridecapeptide also causes Ca2+ extrusion from neutrophils, very likely as a result of intracellular Ca2+ mobilization. It is suggested that the NT-mediated functional modulation of neutrophils correlates with the capacity of NT to affect the intracellular compartmentalization of Ca2+. Peripheral NT-elicited phenomena such as vasodilation, enhanced vascular compartmentalization of Ca2+. Peripheral NT-elicited phenomena such as vasodilation, enhanced vascular permeability, mast cell degranulation and the enhancement of directional migration and phagocytosis of neutrophils described here, classify NT as a typical mediator of inflammation.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6873304 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(83)80417-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124