Substance P: An Inflammatory Peptide
Substance P (SP) is involved in neurogenic inflammation and in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory diseases, demonstrating that there is a narrow interrelationship between the nervous system and immunity. Macrophage functions are altered in stress, therefore, since SP is a macrophage activator,...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2008-05-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Inflammation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X0800600202 |