In polyarthritic rats, VIP-like levels in lumbar dorsal and ventral cord did not change compared with vehicle-treated controls.
In plain wordsIn rats with arthritis, the body's own VIP in the lumbar spinal cord did not change compared with control rats.
- Outcome
- No significant changeVIP level in lumbar spinal cord
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
polyarthritic rats- Comparator
- Vehicle-treated rats
- Outcome group
- Endogenous peptide levels · Nervous system and cognition
Source sentences
Polyarthritis decreased substance P concentration in lumbar ventral cord and increased cholecystokinin level in lumbar dorsal cord, while the other two peptides did not show any change.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Substance P-, somatostatin-, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide- and cholecystokinin-like levels were measured in lumbar dorsal and ventral cord of polyarthritic rats and compared with those obtained in vehicle-treated rats taken as controls.
This result measures the body's own Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP, aviptadil). Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.