Enkelytin and opioid peptide association in invertebrates and vertebrates: immune activation and pain

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作者
Stefano, GB
Salzet, B
Fricchione, GL
机构
[1] SUNY Coll Old Westbury, Neurosci Res Inst, Old Westbury, NY 11568 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Sch Med, Div Psychiat, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[3] Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Mind Body Med Inst, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[4] Univ Sci & Tech Lille Flandres Artois, Grp Neuroendocrinol Hirudinees, Lab Phylogenie Mol Annelides, Ctr Biol Cellulaire,DRED,EA 1027, F-59655 Villeneuve Dascq, France
来源
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 1998年 / 19卷 / 06期
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10.1016/S0167-5699(98)01268-7
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Invertebrates contain an opioid precursor, proenkephalin. Enkelytin, an antibacterial peptide, is found in invertebrate proenkephalin, exhibiting 98% sequence identity with mammalian enkephalin. Here, George Stefano and colleagues surmise that the function of enkelytin is to attack bacteria and allow time for the immunocyte-stimulating capabilities of the opioid peptides to emerge. Furthermore, they propose that pain itself is a component of this response.
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