Effects of a skin neuropeptide (substance p) on cutaneous microflora.

Effects of a skin neuropeptide (substance p) on cutaneous microflora.

BACKGROUND: Skin is the largest human neuroendocrine organ and hosts the second most numerous microbial population but the interaction of skin neuropeptides with the microflora has never been investigated. We studied the effect of Substance P (SP), a peptide released by nerve endings in the skin on...

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Main Authors: Lily Mijouin, Mélanie Hillion, Yasmina Ramdani, Thomas Jaouen, Cécile Duclairoir-Poc, Marie-Laure Follet-Gueye, Elian Lati, Florent Yvergnaux, Azzedine Driouich, Luc Lefeuvre, Christine Farmer, Laurent Misery, Marc G J Feuilloley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3826737?pdf=render

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