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1. Other autacoids

   

   The pharmacology and clinical impact of histamine and serotonin have been described above. This section will focus on other clinically important autacoid molecules.

   Autacoids release can be triggered by agents including chemical and immune irritants, UV light, bacterial toxins and physical trauma.

   Whilst histamine mediates the wheal, flare and redness reactions, the prostaglandins mediate pain.

   efaccena - 29/03/2016 - 1:12pm

2. Steroid hormones

   Steroid hormones can be grouped into 2 classes: corticosteroids (typically made in the adrenal cortex) and sex steroids (typically made in the gonads or placenta).

   efaccena - 29/03/2016 - 1:11pm