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Evidence is provided here supporting the existence of a novel autacoid mechanism negatively modulating mast cell behaviour in response to noxious stimuliin vivo; hence, the denomination “autacoid local inflammation antagonism” (ALIA). In particular, as lipid amides of theN-acylethanolamine type have been reported to accumulate in tissues in degenerative inflammatory conditions, we examined whether theseN-acylated lipids could exert regulatory effects on mast cell activationin vivo. The results reported show that both long- and short-chainN-acylethanolamines, when systemically administered, are effective in reducing mast cell degranulation induced by local injection of substance P in the earpinna of developing rats. These and other data suggest that the endogenous production ofN-acylethanolamines may constitute a local autocrine/paracrine response for the negative feedback control of mast cell responses to various activating signals. Such a process may be of physio-pathological relevance in the regulation of functional neuroimmune-mast cell interactions.
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Aloe, L., Leon, A. & Levi-Montalcini, R. A proposed autacoid mechanism controlling mastocyte behaviour. Agents and Actions 39 (Suppl 1), C145–C147 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01972748
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