Are any neurotransmitters involved in liver function?
Hey armchair philosopher. You do get ‘interesting’ answers here! Your question is quite interesting too. The biomedical research world is very busy ‘as we speak’ researching these issues. A large number of neuropeptides, polypeptide signaling molecules, cytokines, etc. are now known to interact with virtually all the cells of the body, including the liver. This ‘reality’ is often reflected in the scientific ‘game’ of calling a variety of integrated systems one system (e.g. the “psycho-neuro-immuno-gastrointestinal-en… system”). A more significant question might be ‘which (if any) neurotransmitters and polypeptide signaling molecules Are Not involved in liver function?”. I realize I have not truly answered your question. But it is way too complex to answer and (paradoxically) there is too little clear info. on which to base a more specific answer. I will offer one ‘example’ of an interaction between emotions and liver function. An emotional stressor will induce CRF secretion from the Hy
