Calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactive neurons with dichotomizing axons projecting to the lumbar muscle and knee in rats

Comparison between Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide in Children with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Background: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is revealed with the left ventricular dilatation and systolic dysfunction. This study was performed to determine the level of Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide (CGRP) and Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in children with dilated cardiomyopathy and controls and comparison of these two biomarkers in patients. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was...

Calcitonin gene related peptide.

Distinct substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactive nerves in the guinea pig eye.

Using a double labeling indirect immunofluorescent technique, we studied the guinea pig trigeminal ganglion and eye for co-localization of substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide. In the trigeminal ganglion, the number of neurons immunoreactive for calcitonin gene-related peptide significantly outnumber those immunoreactive for substance P, but virtually all substance P positive neurons...

Parabrachial calcitonin gene-related peptide neurons mediate conditioned taste aversion.

Conditioned taste aversion (CTA) is a phenomenon in which an individual forms an association between a novel tastant and toxin-induced gastrointestinal malaise. Previous studies showed that the parabrachial nucleus (PBN) contains neurons that are necessary for the acquisition of CTA, but the specific neuronal populations involved are unknown. Previously, we identified calcitonin gene-related pe...

Release of calcitonin gene-related peptide from sensory neurons.

CGRP is released from capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons in a Ca(2+)-dependent manner in a variety of peripheral organs as well as from central terminals. The mechanisms for CGRP release by low concentrations of capsaicin, electrical antidromic nerve stimulation, and bradykinin have several similar characteristics regarding sensitivity to TTX, CTX, and alpha 2-adrenoceptor activation. High cap...