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- Sandin, Johan, et al.
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Differential metabolism of dynorphins in substantia nigra, striatum and hippocampus
- 1997
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Ingår i: Peptides. - 0196-9781 .- 1873-5169. ; 18:7, s. 949-956
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To map the proteolytic enzymes metabolizing dynorphins in brain structures, size-exclusion chromatography linked to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry was used. Enzymes extracted from rat hippocampus, striatum, and substantia nigra were tested for their capability of converting dynorphin-related peptides. Dynorphin A was the most resistant to proteolytic conversion, whereas Big dynorphin and dynorphin B-29 were slowly converted to dynorphin A and dynorphins A and B, respectively. Dynorphin B and alpha-neoendorphin were the least resistant. Dynorphin B was rapidly converted to Leu-enkephalin in the striatum and hippocampus but to Leu-enkephalin-Arg6 in the substantia nigra. alpha-Neoendorphin was converted to Leu-enkephalin in all tissues investigated.
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- Silberring, Jerzy, et al.
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Characterization of immunoreactive dynorphin B and beta-endorphin in human plasma
- 1998
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Ingår i: Peptides. - 0196-9781 .- 1873-5169. ; 19:8, s. 1329-1337
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Dynorphins and beta-endorphin in human plasma were characterized and studied quantitatively using radioimmunoassay, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and mass spectrometry. Most immunoreactive (ir) dynorphin B and beta-endorphin in human plasma coeluted with authentic peptides in analysis. Dynorphin A was not detected. Added to human plasma it was rapidly converted into Leu-enkephalin-Arg6 followed by elimination of the C-terminal arginine after prolonged incubation. The rate of dynorphin A conversion was estimated at 40 pmol/min/microl plasma. This process was inhibited by the thiol protease inhibitor, PHMB and by EDTA. Dynorphin B, alpha-neoendorphin and big dynorphin were virtually not metabolized by plasma proteases under the same conditions. beta-endorphin was processed into beta-endorphin(1-19) and the corresponding C-terminal counterpart beta-endorphin(20-31) at a rate of about 25 pmol/min/microl of plasma. Based on the above data, a reliable strategy was established to measure dynorphin B- and beta-endorphin-ir in human plasma samples. The basal levels in a male control group were 0.99 +/- 0.11 (n = 11) and 16.3 +/- 1.5 (n = 11) fmol/ml plasma, respectively.
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- Stangier, Joachim, et al.
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Distribution of a novel cardioactive neuropeptide (CCAP) in the nervous system of the shore crab Carcinus maenas
- 1988
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Ingår i: Peptides. - : Elsevier. - 0196-9781 .- 1873-5169. ; 9:4, s. 795-800
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A radioimmunoassay (RIA) for the recently discovered crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) has been developed and used to determine contents of CCAP in different parts of the nervous system of the shore crab Carcinus maenas. Immunoreactive material was detected throughout the nervous system. In contrast to the main ganglia which contained low levels of approximately 1.4 pmol CCAP/mg protein (brain and thoracic ganglion), a high concentration was found in a neurohemal structure, the pericardial organs (PO) (868 pmol/mg protein). A predominantly neurohormonal role of CCAP thus suggested is further supported by in vitro release studies. Incubation of POs in high (K+) saline showed that CCAP is secretable in considerable amounts by a Ca++-dependent release mechanism.
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- Stangier, J, et al.
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Identification and immunocytochemical localization of proctolin in pericardial organs of the shore crab, Carcinus maenas.
- 1986
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Ingår i: Peptides. - : Elsevier. - 0196-9781 .- 1873-5169. ; 7:1, s. 67-72
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The occurrence of proctolin (Arg-Tyr-Leu-Pro-Thr) in crab neurohemal pericardial organs (POs) has been demonstrated by isolation of the pentapeptide by HPLC and manual microsequencing according to the DABITC-PITC double coupling technique. From one pair of POs approximately 5.4 pmol were obtained (= 45 pmol/mg protein). Immunocytochemically, an extensive system of positive structures was found in both whole mount preparations and semithin sections, consisting of numerous varicose fibres of varying diameter and many knoblike neurosecretory terminals abutting upon the epineurium of the PO trunks. The relatively high concentration in the POs as well as the pattern of proctolin-positive fibres and terminals clearly suggest a neurohormonal role of the pentapeptide in decapod crustaceans.
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