Description
NeurokininBisanendogenousneuromodulatorypeptidethatbindstheneurokinin3(NK3)receptorandisco-expressedwithkisspeptinanddynorphinA.NeurokininBincreasesosteoclastactivityandboneresorptioninvitroandinducescontractioninilealsmoothmusclecells.NeurokininBalsoexhibitsneuroprotectiveactivity,decreasingtoxiceffectsofamyloid-β(Aβ)byincreasingsuperoxidedismutase(SOD)activity,decreasingmonoamineoxidase(MAO)activity,andrestoringintracellularCa2+levels.NeurokininBmayalsobeusedasabioMarkerforpregnancy-inducedhypertensionandpre-eclampsia.
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