New feelings about the role of sensory nerves in inflammation

被引:16
作者
Brain, SD [1 ]
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[1] Kings Coll London, GKT Sch Biomed Sci, Ctr Cardiovasc Biol & Med, London SE1 1UL, England
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10.1038/72218
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The pro-inflammatory agents trypsin and mast cell tryptase cleave and activate proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR2), which is expressed on sensory nerves, explaining a previously unknown mechanism in neurogenic inflammation (151–158).
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