AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 272, Issue 4 785-G793, Copyright © 1997 by American Physiological Society

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Substance P and bradykinin stimulate plasma extravasation in the mouse gastrointestinal tract and pancreas

M. Figini, C. Emanueli, E. F. Grady, K. Kirkwood, D. G. Payan, J. Ansel, C. Gerard, P. Geppetti and N. Bunnett
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy.

Neurogenic inflammation is mediated by release of tachykinins from sensory nerves, which stimulate plasma extravasation from postcapillary venules. Because there are conflicting results regarding the importance of neurogenic inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract, we quantified plasma extravasation using Evans blue and identified sites of the leak using Monastral blue in the mouse. Substance P and bradykinin stimulated extravasation from postcapillary venules in the stomach, small and large intestine, pancreas, urinary bladder, trachea, and skin by two- to sevenfold by interacting with NK1 and B2 receptors, respectively. Stimulation of sensory nerves with capsaicin also induced extravasation. Capsaicin- and bradykinin-stimulated extravasation was attenuated by an NK1-receptor antagonist and is thus mediated by release of tachykinins and activation of the NK1 receptor. We conclude that 1) substance P stimulates extravasation in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas of mice by interacting with the NK1 receptors, and 2) capsaicin and bradykinin induce plasma extravasation by stimulating tachykinin release from sensory nerves. Thus neurogenic mechanisms mediate inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas of the mouse.

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