Substance P Regulation in Epilepsy
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The role of substance P in epilepsy and seizure disorders
A range of evidence implicates the neuropeptide substance P (SP), a member of the tachykinin family, in emotional behavior, anxiety, pain, and inflammation. Recently, SP has been implicated in susceptibility to seizures, for which a potential proconvulsant role was indicated. Indeed, antagonists of a specific SP receptor, neurokinin-1 receptor, were found to attenuate kainic acid (KA)-induced s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Neuropharmacology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1570-159X
DOI: 10.2174/1570159x15666170504122410