ABSTRACT
Neurogenic inammation is a process in which inammatory mediators, including neuropeptides, are released from afferent nerve terminals in the target tissue, resulting in vasodilatation,
18.1 Neurogenic Inammation ..................................................................................................... 241 18.2 NGF and Its Receptor ...........................................................................................................242 18.3 NGF and Its Role in Inammatory Cascade ........................................................................ 243
18.3.1 NGF and Immunocompetent Cells ......................................................................... 243 18.3.1.1 Mast Cells ................................................................................................. 243 18.3.1.2 Basophils...................................................................................................244 18.3.1.3 Eosinophils ...............................................................................................244 18.3.1.4 Neutrophils ...............................................................................................244 18.3.1.5 Monocytes/Macrophages ..........................................................................244 18.3.1.6 Lymphocytes .............................................................................................245 18.3.1.7 Other Cells ................................................................................................245
