title: [Neurokinins and the skin].
abstract: Neurokinins are a family of peptides which are released from sensory nerves. This family involves substance P, neurokinin A and B which stimulate neurokinin-NK1, -NK2 and -NK3 receptors respectively. The neurokinins as well as C.G.R.P. (calcitonin gene related peptide) and V.I.P. (vasoactive intestinal peptide) are the mediators of the non adrenergic non cholinergic (N.A.N.C.) nervous system. All these peptides can be released by nerve fibres innervating the skin. They are mainly inflammatory mediators. At skin level, the neurokinin induce itch, wheal and flare. Itch and flare are partly due to histamine release from mast cells in response to substance P.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Ouest, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Advenier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Devillier
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000502:physiology; D004487:Edema / Q000503:physiopathology; D004890:Erythema / Q000503:physiopathology; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000378:metabolism*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000503:physiopathology; D018039:Receptors, Tachykinin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015320:Tachykinins / Q000502:physiology*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018039:Receptors, Tachykinin; D015320:Tachykinins; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide