The anti-ulcer activity of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) was inhibited, in a dose-dependent manner, by pretreatment with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. Our results suggest that endogenous nitric oxide is involved in the anti-ulcer activity of CGRP.

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