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The mammalian tachykinin peptides include neurokinin A (NKA), neurokinin B (NKB) and substance P (SP) [ 1 ] . It is known that these three neuropeptides have a common C-terminal amino acid sequence and that NKA and SP are derived from the preprotachykinin A gene, whereas NKB is derived from the preprotachykinin B gene.
However, for example, we found NK-ir structures (the antibody used in this study principally recognizes NKA)(see specificity of the antiserum in Methods) in the human brainstem in the lateral cuneate nucleus and in the pyramidal tract, in which no SP-ir structure has been described in humans [ 24 25 26 27 ] . It is known that both neuropeptides, SP and NKA, are derived from the same precursor.
We found additional neuropeptides, receptors, ion channels, and signaling molecules to be enriched in the dorsal spinal cord.
Biliary epithelial function is partially under the control of secretin and vasoactive intestinal peptide [ 1 ] . Other extracellular agonists that influence biliary function include neuropeptides [ 2 3 ] , ATP [ 4 5 ] , and bile salts [ 6 ] . In addition to the well-documented role that cytokines play in the immune response and inflammation [ 7 8 ] , cytokines also modify the functioning of epithelial cells.
Measurements of mRNA and protein made in many laboratories using diverse methodologies have identified approximately 40 genes that are up-regulated and 25 down-regulated after peripheral nerve injury [ 3 5 6 ] . These regulated genes include members of several classes: G protein coupled receptors, ligand- and voltage-gated ion channels, receptor tyrosine kinases, growth factors, cytokines, neuropeptides, cell cytoskeletal genes, cell surface/extracellular matrix genes, and a miscellaneous group of enzymes.
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