Description
Calcitoningene-relatedpeptideII(CGRPII)exhibitsvasodilatoryandgastrointestinalmodulatoryactivities;italsoappearstobeassociatedwithinflammationindiseasessuchasgoutandrheumatoidarthritis.CGRPIIdilatesarteriolesinvitroandinhibitspentagastrin-stimulatedgastricacidsecretioninclinicalsettings.LikeCGRP,thispeptidelikelybindsRAMP1andCGRPreceptors.
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