The intestinal epithelium must balance efficient absorption of nutrients with partitioning
commensals and pathogens from the bodies' largest immune system. If this crucial barrier …

Neuropeptides have recently been shown to modulate the immune response. Vasoactive
intestinal peptide (VIP) released from nerve endings and from immune cells modulates the …

The neuropeptide cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) inhibits inflammation by
downregulating the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor α …

Some age-related changes in immune function may be due, at least in part, to a disturbance
in the communication between the nervous and immune systems. In the present work, the …

The toxic effects of oxygen radicals produced by immune cells can be controlled to certain
degree by endogenous antioxidants, because of their scavenger action. This control is …

Irisin, a secreted myokine generated by fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5, has
recently shown the potential to alleviate inflammation. Cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-8) …

The existence of a functional connection between the nervous and the immune system is
supported by increasing recent evidence. In previous work we have shown that peptides …

Simple Summary Macrophages are a type of immune cell which play an important role in the
development of cancer. Obesity increases the risk of cancer and obesity also causes …

The regulatory capacity of noradrenaline and its end metabolite 4-hydroxy-3-
metoxyphenylglycol (HMPG) on the complete phagocytic process of macrophages were …

AIM: To study the anti-inflammatory effects of cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-8) on
lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxic shock (ES) and further investigate its signal …