Methotrexate causes acute hyperplasia of enterochromaffin cells containing substance P in the intestinal mucosa of rats

This study aimed to investigate the acute and chronic effect of methotrexate on the intestinal substance P metabolism after a single administration to rats. Methotrexate caused a significant increase in the number of substance P-containing cells in the ileal mucosa both at 24 and 96 h. Most of enter...

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Main Authors: Takuji Machida, Yuho Takano, Kenji Iizuka, Maiko Machida, Masahiko Hirafuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861317300245