[Preliminary experiences with chemotactic activity of CGRP using the skin window test]

G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 1990 Apr;125(4):135-8.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The neuropeptide CGRP (Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide) develops in sensory fibers of the human skin a series of well proven biological effects and seems particularly correlated with the neurogenic inflammation. In the site of intradermic injection of 50 pmol of CGRP, neutrophilic inflammation was documented. For this reason we have studied using the skin window test the chemotactic actions of this neuropeptide in vivo. The apposition of CGRP (12.5 pmol) on the abraded skin modifies neutrophilic egress, increasing that effect in a significant way in comparison with controls. The action on neutrophils of CGRP helps to explain the importance of this neuropeptide in the genesis of the "Neurogenic inflammation".

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide*
  • Chemotaxis, Leukocyte*
  • Humans
  • Neutrophils
  • Skin Window Technique*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide