Title : Decreased neuropeptide release may play a role in the pathogenesis of nasal polyps.

Pub. Date : 1999 Nov

PMID : 10547475






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1 In this in vivo prospective, controlled study, we have examined the capsaicin-induced levels and secretion patterns of the colocalized neuropeptides substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and neurokinin A in nasal secretions of subjects with nasal polyps, and we compared these with secretion patterns from healthy subjects and from subjects with allergic rhinitis. Capsaicin calcitonin related polypeptide alpha Homo sapiens