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Unlike VIP, the VIP-related peptides PACAP, helodermin and helospectin suppress electrically evoked contractions of rat vas deferens

Grundemar, L LU and Håkanson, R LU (1992) In Regulatory Peptides 40(3). p.331-337
Abstract

We have compared the effects of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and of the VIP-related peptides pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide (PACAP) 1-27 and 1-38, helodermin, helospectin I and helospectin II, on the electrically evoked twitches in the isolated vas deferens of the rat. While VIP was virtually without effect, PACAP 1-38 suppressed the electrically evoked twitches effectively and in a concentration-dependent manner (pIC50 value 7.5). The naturally occurring N-terminal fragment PACAP 1-27 was less effective than PACAP 1-38 (Imax values 37.2% suppression compared to 76.5%) and less potent. The C-terminal fragment PACAP 16-38 was virtually inactive. Also helodermin and helospectin I+II suppressed the electrically... (More)

We have compared the effects of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and of the VIP-related peptides pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide (PACAP) 1-27 and 1-38, helodermin, helospectin I and helospectin II, on the electrically evoked twitches in the isolated vas deferens of the rat. While VIP was virtually without effect, PACAP 1-38 suppressed the electrically evoked twitches effectively and in a concentration-dependent manner (pIC50 value 7.5). The naturally occurring N-terminal fragment PACAP 1-27 was less effective than PACAP 1-38 (Imax values 37.2% suppression compared to 76.5%) and less potent. The C-terminal fragment PACAP 16-38 was virtually inactive. Also helodermin and helospectin I+II suppressed the electrically evoked twitches effectively and in a concentration-dependent manner (pIC50 values 6.9; 7.2; 6.8, respectively). The three peptides produced similar maximum reduction of the twitches (74-80%). The findings suggest that PACAP, helodermin and helospectin suppress the electrically evoked contractions in the rat vas deferens via receptors distinct from VIP receptors.

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Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Electric Stimulation, In Vitro Techniques, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Muscle Contraction/drug effects, Muscle, Smooth/drug effects, Neuropeptides/pharmacology, Peptides/pharmacology, Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Vas Deferens/drug effects, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/pharmacology
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Regulatory Peptides
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331 - 337
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10.1016/0167-0115(92)90520-5
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  author       = {{Grundemar, L and Håkanson, R}},
  issn         = {{0167-0115}},
  keywords     = {{Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Electric Stimulation; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Muscle Contraction/drug effects; Muscle, Smooth/drug effects; Neuropeptides/pharmacology; Peptides/pharmacology; Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Vas Deferens/drug effects; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/pharmacology}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{08}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{331--337}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Regulatory Peptides}},
  title        = {{Unlike VIP, the VIP-related peptides PACAP, helodermin and helospectin suppress electrically evoked contractions of rat vas deferens}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-0115(92)90520-5}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/0167-0115(92)90520-5}},
  volume       = {{40}},
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