Calcitonin gene-related peptide and substance P decrease in the rabbit colon during colitis. A time study

V E Eysselein1, M Reinshagen, F Cominelli

  • 1Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance.

Gastroenterology
|November 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Colitis significantly reduces substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide in rabbit colons. These neuropeptide changes may impact gut inflammation, repair, and motility.