Substance P stimulates production of inflammatory cytokines in human disc cells

CK Kepler, DZ Markova, AS Hilibrand, AR Vaccaro… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Laboratory study. Objective. The aims of this study were as follows:(1) to
confirm that Substance P (SP) is expressed by nucleus pulposus (NP) and annulus fibrosus …

The effect of substance P on an intervertebral disc rat organ culture model

JD Koerner, DZ Markova, GD Schroeder, JA Rihn… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Laboratory study. Objective. Evaluate the effect of substance P (SP) on an
intervertebral disc rat organ culture model. Summary of Background Data. Monolayer cell …

Substance P receptor antagonist suppresses inflammatory cytokine expression in human disc cells

CK Kepler, DZ Markova, JD Koerner, J Mendelis… - Spine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective. To evaluate whether blockade of the Substance P (SP) NK1R attenuates its
proinflammatory effect on human intervertebral disc cells (IVD), and to evaluate the signaling …

Spinal substance P receptor expression and internalization in acute, short-term, and long-term inflammatory pain states

P Honore, PM Menning, SD Rogers… - Journal of …, 1999 - Soc Neuroscience
Inflammatory pain involves the sensitization of both primary afferent and spinal cord
neurons. To explore the neurochemical changes that contribute to inflammatory pain, we …

Substance P stimulates IL-1 production by astrocytes via intracellular calcium

FC Martin, AC Charles, MJ Sanderson, JE Merrill - Brain research, 1992 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence that local substance P (SP) exacerbates peripheral
inflammations, partly by stimulating production of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin …

Substance P expression is elevated in inflamed human periradicular tissue

LI Tuncer, T Alaçam, B Oral - Journal of endodontics, 2004 - Elsevier
Substance P is a neuropeptide believed to be a major mediator of neurogenic inflammation.
The aim of our study was to evaluate whether substance P levels are elevated in the clinical …

Substance P expression by human dental pulp fibroblasts: a potential role in neurogenic inflammation

SA Killough, FT Lundy, CR Irwin - Journal of Endodontics, 2009 - Elsevier
Neurogenic inflammation describes the local release of neuropeptides, notably substance P
(SP), from afferent neurons and might play a role in the pathogenesis of pulpal disease. The …

Substance P up-regulates macrophage inflammatory protein-1β expression in human T lymphocytes

CJ Guo, JP Lai, HM Luo, SD Douglas, WZ Ho - Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Substance P (SP) is an important modulator of neuroimmunoregulation. We have
demonstrated that human T lymphocytes express SP and neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R), a …

Substance P stimulates release of RANKL via COX-2 expression in human dental pulp cells

T Kojima, M Yamaguchi, K Kasai - Inflammation Research, 2006 - Springer
Objective: Our previous study found that substance P (SP), a sensory neuropeptide, was
expressed in the dental pulp of rats during experimental tooth movement. We examined the …

Substance P ameliorates collagen II-induced arthritis in mice via suppression of the inflammatory response

HS Hong, Y Son - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2014 - Elsevier
Current rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapies such as biologics inhibiting pathogenic cytokines
substantially delay RA progression. However, patient responses to these agents are not …