These data strongly suggest that CGRP is not only an important neuropeptide, but it is also synthesized in lymphocytes of both thymus and lymph nodes, which is identical to that in sensory neurons.

• 这提示，CGRP除了是一种重要的神经递质外，也可在胸腺细胞和淋巴结淋巴细胞合成。此种CGRP可能与感觉神经源的一样，是免疫和神经系统的共用配基之一。