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. 2012 Dec;13(8):723–738. doi: 10.2174/138920312804871139

Table 2.

Expression of Neuropeptide-Specific Receptors on Immune and Non-Immune Cells.

CELLS NEUROPEPTIDES RECEPTORS References
Neutrophils NPY Y1 [43]
Y2 [43]
Y4 [43]
Y5 [43]
SP NK1R [126]
VIP/PACAP VPAC1 [127]
α-MSH MC-1 [128]
Monocytes NPY Y2 [129]
SP NK1R [130]
AM CRLR-RAMP2 [131]
CRLR-RAMP3 [131]
VIP/PACAP VPAC1 [132, 133]
VPAC2 [133, 134]
PAC1 [133]
α-MSH MC-1 [135, 136]
MC-3 [137]
MC-5 [137]
Macrophages NPY Y1 [138]
SP NK-1R [130]
AM CRLR-RAMP2 [131]
CRLR-RAMP3 [131]
CGRP CGRP-R [139]
VIP/PACAP VPAC1 [140]
VPAC2 [141, 142]
PAC1 [143]
α-MSH MC-1 [144, 145]
Lymphocytes B SP NK1R [146]
α-MSH MC-1 [145]
Lymphocytes T SP NK1R [147]
AM CRLR-RAMP2 [131]
CRLR-RAMP3 [131]
CGRP CGRP-R [148]
VIP/PACAP VPAC1 [132]
VPAC2 [132]
α-MSH MC-1 [145]
Eosinophils VIP/PACAP VPAC1 [149]
Mast cells SP NK1R [57, 150]
NK2R [57]
NK3R [57]
VIP/PACAP VPAC1 [151]
VPAC2 [57, 151]
α-MSH MC-1 [152]
Dendritic cells SP NK-1R [153]
AM CRLR-RAMP2 [131]
CRLR-RAMP3 [131]
CGRP CGRP-R [154]
VIP/PACAP VPAC1 [131]
α-MSH MC-1 [155]
Natural killers SP NK1R [156]
α-MSH MC-1 [145]
Fibroblasts NPY Y1 [65]
SP NK1R [157]
AM L1-R [158]
Keratinocytes SP NK1R [157]
AM L1-R [158]
VIP/PACAP VPAC1 [159, 160]
VPAC2 [159, 160]