Neuropeptides and kinins are important messengers in the nervous system and - on the basis of their anatomical localisation and the effects produced when the substances themselves are administered, to animals or to human subjects - a significant number of them have been suggested to have a role in pain and inflammation. Experiments in gene deletion (knock-out or null mutant) mice and parallel experiments with pharmacological receptor antagonists in a variety of species have strengthened the evidence that a number of peptides, notably substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and the kinins have a pathophysiological role in nociception. Clinical studies with non-peptide pharmacological antagonists are now in progress to determine if blocking the action of these peptides might have utility in the treatment of pain. © 2007 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Hill, R. G., & Oliver, K. R. (2007). Neuropeptide and Kinin antagonists. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 177, 181–216. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33823-9_7
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