Upregulation of neurokinin A levels by nerve growth factor in the experimental asthmatic guinea pig |
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Authors: | FANG Xiu-bin LIU Xiao-xiang ZHANG Hong |
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Institution: | Department of Neurobiology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China |
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Abstract: | AIM: To explore the regulatory mechanism of nerve growth factor (NGF) on neurokinin A in the experimental asthmatic guinea pig. METHODS: Radioimmunoassay was used to determine the alteration of neurokinin A levels in the lower respiratory tract and visceral sensory afferent sites while NGF was absent (inhalation of NGF antibody through nasal cavity) in the asthmatic guinea pig. RESULTS: The contents of neurokinin A in the trachea, bronchus, lung, C7-T5 spinal ganglia and the correspondent spinal dorsal horn, nodose ganglia and solitary nucleus area in the experimental asthmatic guinea pig with the absent of NGF in the respiratory tract were much lower than those in the asthmatic and control groups (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: NGF upregulated the contents of neurokinin A in the lower respiratory tract and visceral sensory sites of the experimental asthmatic guinea pig, and both might be involved in the pathogenesis of asthma. |
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Keywords: | Nerve growth factor Neurokinin A Asthma Guinea pig |
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