title: The role of histamine in neurogenic inflammation.
abstract: The term 'neurogenic inflammation' has been adopted to describe the local release of inflammatory mediators, such as substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide, from neurons. Once released, these neuropeptides induce the release of histamine from adjacent mast cells. In turn, histamine evokes the release of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide; thus, a bidirectional link between histamine and neuropeptides in neurogenic inflammation is established. The aim of this review is to summarize the most recent findings on the role of histamine in neurogenic inflammation, with particular regard to nociceptive pain, as well as neurogenic inflammation in the skin, airways and bladder.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Italy. ariannacarolina.rosa@unito.it
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fantozzi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000378:metabolism; D006632:Histamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D020078:Neurogenic Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D059226:Nociceptive Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013373:Substance P / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D013373:Substance P; D006632:Histamine; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
keywords: airways; bladder; histamine; histamine receptors; neurogenic inflammation; neuropathic pain; skin