Endocrine Abstracts

Nerve growth factor (NGF) belongs to the neurotrophic family and maintains the normal function of peripheral sympathetic and sensory neurons. NGF can synthesize locally in the neuronal and nonneuronal tissues. The main cell sources of NGF restrict to bone-marrow derived cells (lymphocytes, mast cells, eosinophils, monocytes, macrophages) as well as to structural cells (fibroblasts, epithelial cells, smooth muscle cells, adipocytes, keratinocytes). The sympathoadrenal activity ...