Neuropeptides and breathing in health and disease.

Neuropeptides and breathing in health and disease.

Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2017 Dec 06;:

Authors: Kaczyńska K, Zając D, Wojciechowski P, Kogut E, Szereda-Przestaszewska M

Abstract
Regulatory neuropeptides control and regulate breathing in physiological and pathophysiological conditions. While they have been identified in the neurons of major respiratory areas, they can be active not only at the central level, but also at the periphery via chemoreceptors, vagal afferents, or locally within lungs and airways. Some neuropeptides, such as leptin or substance P, are respiratory stimulants; others, such as neurotensin, produce variable effects on respiration depending on the site of application. Some neuropeptides have been implicated in pathological states, such as obstructive sleep apnea or asthma. This article provides a concise review of the possible role and functions of several selected neuropeptides in the process of breathing in health and disease and in lung pathologies.

PMID: 29223509 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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