ey0018.8-1 | Mechanism of the year: neuropeptide substance P regulates aldosterone secretion | ESPEYB18
J Wils
, C Duparc
, AF Cailleux
, AG Lopez
, C Guiheneuf
, I Boutelet
, HG Boyer
, C Dubessy
, S Cherifi
, B Cauliez
, F Gobet
, G Defortescu
, JF Menard
, E Louiset
, H Lefebvre
Nat Commun. 2020;11(1): 2673.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32471973/The authors conducted an experimental study in male human volunteers to examine the effects of a neurokinin type 1 receptor (NK1R) antagonist on aldosterone secretion. The findings show the presence of Substance P (SP)-positive nerve fibres in the human adrenal cortex in the vicinity of aldosterone-producing cells and wit...