Is vasoactive intestinal peptide involved in the inhibitory effect of interleukin-1 beta on the jejunal contractile response induced by acetylcholine?
While neither NO nor ATP accounts for the inhibitory effect of IL-1 beta on ACh-contracted jejunum, VIP seems to be a key-mediator of this effect.
Heat-shock protein 70 is induced by ischaemia-reperfusion injury in human liver. Its induction seems to have beneficial effects, including a prompt reduction of transaminases and a rapid recovery of fibrinogen synthesis.