Beta-endorphin- and GABA-mediated depressor effect of specific electroacupuncture surpasses pressor response of emotional circuit.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visfatin is a novel adipokine and proinflammatory cytokine which is implicated in breast cancer progression. The exact proliferative and anti-apoptotic mechanisms of visfatin are still under debate. In this study, the effect of extracellular visfatin on proliferation and apoptosis of breast cancer cells were...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Gholinejad Z,Kheiripour N,Nourbakhsh M,Ilbeigi D,Behroozfar K,Hesari Z,Golestani A,Shabani M,Einollahi N

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method has been developed for the study of somatostatin (SS) binding to dissociated cells from rat cerebral cortex. Binding of [125I] [Tyr11]SS to cells obtained by mechanical dissociation of rat cerebral cortex was dependent on time and temperature, saturable, reversible and highly specific. Under conditions of equ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Colas B,Prieto JC,Arilla E

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dispersed cells from chicken brain and liver were found to possess cell surface binding sites for 125I-neurotensin (125I-NT). Scatchard analyses indicated the presence of high affinity (K4, 25-80 pM) and low affinity (Kd, 250-450 pM) components in adult tissues. Binding capacity was reduced 25-40% by incubation with p...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Mitra SP,Carraway RE

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chronic hyperglycemia measured alongside diabetes development is associated with significant long-term damage and failure of various organs. In the present study it was shown that hyperglycemia induced early and long term increases in nitric oxide (NO) levels, kallikrein activity and vascular capillary permeabilit...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Catanzaro O,Labal E,Andornino A,Capponi JA,Di Martino I,Sirois P

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various growth factors and their receptors are present in the nervous system. This review focuses on the presence of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its receptors in the central nervous system (CNS). Evidence indicates that EGF in the CNS is the result of local synthesis, by intrinsic and blood-derived macrophages, ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Plata-Salamán CR

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the in vitro effect of VIP and histamine on ultrastructure of the parietal cells in isolated guinea pig fundic glands. The morphological changes induced by histamine in the parietal cells can be compared to those observed after histamine stimulation in vivo or in vitro on gastric mucosa preparations. I...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Anteunis A,Gespach C,Astesano A,Emami S,Robineaux R,Rosselin G

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide FF (NPFF) has certain antiopiate actions and may play a role in opiate tolerance and dependence. Third ventricle injection of 10 micrograms NPFF induces a quasimorphine abstinence syndrome in opiate-naive rats. Nitric oxide synthesis may also contribute to opiate tolerance and dependence. The present stud...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Malin DH,Lake JR,Jones JA,Morel J,Moon WD,Corbit BP,Smith DA,Claunch AE,Kacher D,Stevens PA,Webb SL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sparse to moderate supply of nerve fibers containing neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactivity (NPY-LI), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP-LI), substance P (SP-LI), and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP-LI) was demonstrated in the walls of human middle meningeal arteries. Comparison with similar studies on human...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Jansen I,Uddman R,Ekman R,Olesen J,Ottosson A,Edvinsson L

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Higher plasma copeptin level has been associated with poor outcomes of critical illness. The present study was undertaken to investigate the plasma copeptin concentrations in children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to analyze the correlation of copeptin with disease outcome. Plasma copeptin concentrations of 12...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Lin C,Wang N,Shen ZP,Zhao ZY

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HP-1 is the most abundant human representative of a recently discovered class of neutrophil cystine- and arginine-rich peptides. These peptides have many potentially regulatory activities expressed at nanomolar concentrations. To establish the levels of HP-1 that can accumulate in human lung tumors and nondiseased lun...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Bateman A,Singh A,Jothy S,Fraser R,Esch F,Solomon S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, is a waterborne bacteria. It can multiply in man-made water systems and infect people who inhale contaminated droplets. We have previously reported a Staphylococcus warneri strain that display an anti-Legionella activity. In this work, we characteri...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Verdon J,Berjeaud JM,Lacombe C,Héchard Y

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute behavioral effects of some neurohypophyseal hormones after intracerebroventricular injection in mice were examined. The effects, consisting mainly of a dose-dependent stimulation of certain behaviors, were demonstrated in three different behavioral tests. The type of the induced behaviors was dependent on th...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Meisenberg G

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MPF is a tetrapeptide (structure Lys-Lys-Gly-Glu) that elicits a variety of neurotrophic effects in vivo consistent with a role in neuronal regeneration. In support of this role, we now show that MPF stimulates the proliferation of cultured astrocytes and neurite outgrowth from cultures of neocortical cholinergic and ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Owen DB,Morley JS,Ensor DM,Allen YS,Miles JB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functions of leptin receptors (LRs) are cell-type specific. At the blood-brain barrier, LRs mediate leptin transport that is essential for its CNS actions, and both endothelial and astrocytic LRs may be involved. To test this, we generated endothelia specific LR knockout (ELKO) and astrocyte specific LR knockout (...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Hsuchou H,Kastin AJ,Tu H,Markadakis EN,Stone KP,Wang Y,Heymsfield SB,Chua SS Jr,Obici S,Magrisso IJ,Pan W

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 (LEAP-2) is a 40-residue cationic peptide originally purified from human blood ultrafiltrate. The native peptide contains two disulfide bonds and is unique regarding its primary structure. Its biological role is not known but a previous study showed that chemically synthesized L...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Hocquellet A,Odaert B,Cabanne C,Noubhani A,Dieryck W,Joucla G,Le Senechal C,Milenkov M,Chaignepain S,Schmitter JM,Claverol S,Santarelli X,Dufourc EJ,Bonneu M,Garbay B,Costaglioli P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an immunohistochemical study, a specific antiserum raised against [D-Ala2]deltorphin-I (DADTI), a highly selective ligand for delta opioid receptors, was used to demonstrate immunoreactive structures in the rat retina. [D-Ala2]Deltorphin-I immunoreactivity occurred in a subpopulation of the retinal amacrine cells s...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Abe H,Tooyama I,Renda T,Erspamer V,Kimura H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female Sprague-Dawley rat pups were injected SC with either ACTH(1-24) (0.5 mg/kg) or saline vehicle once daily from postnatal day 1 (day of birth) to day 7. Plasma corticosterone (CORT) levels were recorded via radioimmunoassay (RIA) on day 4 to measure adrenal response to these treatments. Hypothalamic 5-HT and DA f...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Alves SE,Akbari HM,Azmitia EC,Strand FL

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tachykinins are multifunctional neuropeptides that have been identified in vertebrates as well as invertebrates. The C-terminal FXGXRa-motif constitutes the consensus active core region of invertebrate tachykinins. In Drosophila, two putative G protein-coupled tachykinin receptors have been cloned: DTKR and NKD. This ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Poels J,Verlinden H,Fichna J,Van Loy T,Franssens V,Studzian K,Janecka A,Nachman RJ,Vanden Broeck J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide S (NPS) produces several biological actions by activating a formerly orphan GPCR, now named NPS receptor (NPSR). It has been previously demonstrated that NPS stimulates murine leukocyte chemotaxis in vitro. In the present study we investigated the ability of NPS, in comparison with the proinflammatory pep...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Filaferro M,Novi C,Ruggieri V,Genedani S,Alboni S,Malagoli D,Caló G,Guerrini R,Vitale G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the importance of G-protein coupled receptors in the regulation of many physiological functions, deciphering the relationships between genotype and phenotype in past and present hominin GPCRs is of main interest to understand the evolutionary process that contributed to the present-day variability in human trait...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Mata X,Renaud G,Mollereau C

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urotensin II (UII) induces the development of cardiac remodeling and atherosclerosis by promoting hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes and mitogenesis of fibroblasts and vascular smooth muscle cells. But its effect on cardiac side population cells (CSPs), one of somatic stem cells, is unclear. The present study examined the ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Gong H,Ma H,Liu M,Zhou B,Zhang G,Chen Z,Jiang G,Yan Y,Yang C,Kanda M,Wu J,Yuan J,Li L,Nagai T,Komuro I,Ge J,Zou Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant sucking heteropteran bugs feed regularly on small amounts of K(+)-rich plant material, in contrast to their hematophagous relatives which imbibe large volumes of Na(+)-rich blood. It was anticipated that this would be reflected in the endocrine control of Malpighian tubule (MT) secretion. To explore this, neuroe...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Coast GM,TeBrugge VA,Nachman RJ,Lopez J,Aldrich JR,Lange A,Orchard I

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of protein A- and IgG-conjugated colloidal gold staining methods for the immuno-localisation of peptide hormones and neurotransmitters at light- and electron microscope level are described and discussed. Bright-field and dark-ground illumination modes have been used to visualise the gold-labelled antigenic sit...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Varndell IM,Tapia FJ,Probert L,Buchan AM,Gu J,De Mey J,Bloom SR,Polak JM

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebroventricular injection of NPY inhibits epileptiform seizures and seizure-related "wet dog shakes" (WDS) following electrical stimulation of the dentate gyrus or subiculum. This study examined the effects of NPY on seizures and WDS elicited in hippocampal CA3. Like in the other hippocampal regions, NPY signi...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Klemp K,Woldbye DP

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing evidence suggests that the neuropeptide Y (NPY) system plays an important role in the immune system. Yet, little is known about the expression of NPY and receptors in the immune system. Moreover, original contradicting results have confused the picture and hampered a clear understanding of its role in the immu...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Wheway J,Herzog H,Mackay F

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phoenixin, a recently discovered 20-amino acid peptide was implicated in reproduction. However, the expression in food intake-regulatory nuclei such as the paraventricular nucleus, the arcuate nucleus and the nucleus of the solitary tract suggests an implication of phoenixin in food intake regulation. Therefore, we in...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Schalla M,Prinz P,Friedrich T,Scharner S,Kobelt P,Goebel-Stengel M,Rose M,Stengel A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oligopeptide transporter (PepT1) is located on the brush-border membrane of the intestinal epithelium which has been regarded as a mediator of protein absorption. Here, we cloned and characterized PepT1 genes from diploid (red crucian carp), triploid and tetraploid fish. Then, the PepT1 expression pattern in diffe...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Liu Z,Zhou Y,Liu S,Zhao Q,Feng J,Lu S,Xiong G,Xie D,Zhang J,Liu Y

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TRH and PS-24 (a TRH peptidase resistant analogue) induce different effects on body temperature and motor activity in rats kept at 4 degrees C. PS-24 induced hypothermia, but TRH did not. PS-24 induced hypermotility, while TRH induced slight hypomotility. The thermal effect of TRH in hypophysectomized rats was similar...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Yehuda S,Youdim MB

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) significantly increases in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients as a function of clinical severity. Aim of this study was to evaluate in CHF patients the relationship between circulating CNP concentrations and echo-Doppler conventional indices of left ventricular (LV) function as well ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Del Ry S,Maltinti M,Cabiati M,Emdin M,Giannessi D,Morales MA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variant form of the vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) has been isolated. It was found to consist of a molecule which instead of the C-terminal asparagine amide of VIP has a C-terminal extension of Gly-Lys-Arg. This VIP variant displaces VIP in a VIP receptor assay, reacts with N-terminally-directed antisera in...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Gafvelin G,Andersson M,Dimaline R,Jörnvall H,Mutt V

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00