Brain-gut axis and pentadecapeptide bpc 157: Theoretical and practical implications

Current Neuropharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 857-865

  Sikiric, Predrag ^a   Seiwerth, Sven ^a   Rucman, Rudolf ^a   Kolenc, Danijela ^a   Vuletic, Lovorka Batelja ^a   Drmic, Domagoj ^a   Grgic, Tihomir ^a   Strbe, Sanja ^a   Zukanovic, Goran ^a   Crvenkovic, Dalibor ^a   Madzarac, Goran ^a   Rukavina, Iva ^a   Sucic, Mario ^a   Baric, Marko ^a   Starcevic, Neven ^a   Krstonijevic, Zoran ^a   Bencic, Martina Lovric ^a   Filipcic, Igor ^a   Rokotov, Dinko Stancic ^a   Vlainic, Josipa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Brain gut axis; CNS disorders; Stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157; Therapy

Indexed keywords

1,2,3,6 TETRAHYDRO 1 METHYL 4 PHENYLPYRIDINE; AMPHETAMINE; ARGININE; CUPRIZONE; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; DOXORUBICIN; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; INSULIN; ISONIAZID; JANUS KINASE 2; LIVER ENZYME; MORPHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NAB2 PROTEIN; NALOXONE; NATALIZUMAB; NEUROPEPTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PAXILLIN; PENTADECAPEPTIDE BPC 157; PICROTOXIN; RESERPINE; THIOPENTAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EGR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; GLYCYLGLUTAMYLPROLYLPROLYLPROLYLGLYCYLLYSYLPROLYLALANYLASPARTYLASPARTYLALANYLGLYCYLLEUCYLVALINE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROTEIN;

AKINESIA; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN GUT AXIS; BRAIN INJURY; CATALEPSY; DEMYELINATION; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG OVERDOSE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LIVER INJURY; MOUTH DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NECROSIS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS INJURY; PERIODONTITIS; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STOMACH JUICE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ANIMAL; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEINS;

EID: 85016043661     PISSN: 1570159X     EISSN: 18756190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570159X13666160502153022     Document Type: Review

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