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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
Autoradiography with [125I]-Bolton Hunter substance P ([I]-BHSP) was used to detect substance P binding sites in the equine lung. Specific [I]-BHSP binding sites were very dense over small bronchial vessels, tracheobronchial glands and airway epithelium in large and small airways. The density of [I]-BHSP binding sites over airway smooth muscle was much lower than in the preceding tissues. Competition with an excess of either a specific neurokinin 1 receptor agonist, or a specific neurokinin 2 receptor agonist indicated that most specific [I]-BHSP binding sites in the equine lung represent neurokinin 1 receptors. The receptor-mediated effects of substance P in the equine lung are most likely to involve regulation of vascular tone and airway secretions based upon the density of specific [I]-BHSP binding sites in these tissues. Activation of intrapulmonary afferent nerves containing Substance P by noxious stimuli such as inhaled allergens or irritants may lead to increased mucus secretion and decreased airway diameter due to vascular congestion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0425-1644
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
238-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Distribution of substance P binding sites in equine airways.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48823, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't