Abstract
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is extensively distributed throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems and has been shown to be a 37 amino acid multifunctional neuropeptide involved in a wide range of physiological and pathological processes. Recently, there is increasing evidence suggesting that CGRP also exists in non-nerve cells, such as epithelial cells, endothelial cells, endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), and adipocytes. The existence of CGRP in non-neural tissue is of great importance to the regulation of multiple physiological and pathological processes via different pathways, especially through an autocrine/paracrine mode. This review integrates evidence from recent developments and aims to provide novel insights into non-neural sources of CGRP and its effects on physiological and pathological processes.
Keywords: Adipocytes, CGRP, endothelial cells, EPCs, epithelial cells, hepatocytes, immunocytes.
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title:An Overview of Non-Neural Sources of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Volume: 23 Issue: 8
Author(s): Rong Hu, Yuan-Jian Li and Xiao-Hui Li
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Keywords: Adipocytes, CGRP, endothelial cells, EPCs, epithelial cells, hepatocytes, immunocytes.
Abstract: Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is extensively distributed throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems and has been shown to be a 37 amino acid multifunctional neuropeptide involved in a wide range of physiological and pathological processes. Recently, there is increasing evidence suggesting that CGRP also exists in non-nerve cells, such as epithelial cells, endothelial cells, endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), and adipocytes. The existence of CGRP in non-neural tissue is of great importance to the regulation of multiple physiological and pathological processes via different pathways, especially through an autocrine/paracrine mode. This review integrates evidence from recent developments and aims to provide novel insights into non-neural sources of CGRP and its effects on physiological and pathological processes.
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Hu Rong, Li Yuan-Jian and Li Xiao-Hui, An Overview of Non-Neural Sources of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 23 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867323666160210125416
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867323666160210125416 |
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