Nerve growth factor and its receptors in asthma and inflammation |
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Authors: | Frossard Nelly Freund Véronique Advenier Charles |
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Affiliation: | aEA 3771 «Inflammation and Environment in Asthma» Université Louis Pasteur-Strasbourg-I, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France bEA 0220, Université Paris V, Faculté de Médecine des Saints-Pères, Paris 6ème, France |
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Abstract: | Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a high molecular weight peptide that belongs to the neurotrophin family. It is synthesized by various structural and inflammatory cells and activates two types of receptors, the TrkA (tropomyosin-receptor kinase A) receptor and the p75NTR receptor, in the death receptor family. NGF was first studied for its essential role in neuronal growth and survival. Recent reports indicate that it may also help mediate inflammation, especially in the airways. Several studies in animals have reported that NGF may induce bronchial hyperresponsiveness, an important feature of asthma, by increasing sensory innervation. It may also induce migration and activation of inflammatory cells, which infiltrate the bronchial mucosa, and of structural cells, including epithelial, smooth muscle cells and pulmonary fibroblasts. Increased NGF expression and release is observed in asthma patients after bronchial provocation with allergen. Taken together, the data from the literature suggest that NGF may play a role in inflammation, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and airway remodelling in asthma and may help us to understand the neuro-immune cross-talk involved in chronic inflammatory airway diseases. |
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Keywords: | Airways Asthma Inflammation Neurotrophin NGF (nerve growth factor) Lung |
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