Enhancement of phagocytosis - a newly found activity of substance P residing in its N-terminal tetrapeptide sequence

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1980 Jun 30;94(4):1445-51. doi: 10.1016/0006-291x(80)90581-1.
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MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Macrophages / physiology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Neutrophils / drug effects
  • Neutrophils / physiology
  • Peptide Fragments / pharmacology
  • Phagocytosis / drug effects*
  • Receptors, Immunologic / metabolism
  • Substance P / pharmacology*
  • Tuftsin / metabolism

Substances

  • Peptide Fragments
  • Receptors, Immunologic
  • Substance P
  • Tuftsin