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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2021

8. Adrenals

Mechanism of the year: neuropeptide substance P regulates aldosterone secretion

ey0018.8-1 | Mechanism of the year: neuropeptide substance P regulates aldosterone secretion | ESPEYB18

8.1. The neuropeptide substance P regulates aldosterone secretion in human adrenals

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...