NEUROPEPTIDES AND THEIR ROLE IN PAIN AND ANALGESIA

1 January 1982

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research

Vol. 7 (2) , 105-121
https://doi.org/10.3727/036012982816952071

Abstract

A variety of oligopeptides [enkephalins, endorphin, substance P, neurotensin, bombesin, vasopressin, bradykinin, cholecystokinin, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, angiotensin II and TRH] have been localized in the nervous system. Some of these neuropeptides appear to play a role in the perception of pain and also may mediate analgesic mechanisms. Basic and clinical neuroscience relevant to these neuromodulators is reviewed.

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