Interaction of DDSDEEN peptide with N-CAM protein. Possible mechanism enhancing neuronal differentiation.

abstract：:The monoclonal antibody 2F5 recognizing the neutralizing epitope ELDKWA on the C-domain could neutralize 90% of the investigated HIV-1 isolates. Low levels of ELDKWA-epitope-specific antibodies were observed in HIV-1-infected individuals. To induce high levels of antibodies to ELDKW-epitope, C-domain peptide (P2) was ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Liao M,Lu Y,Xiao Y,Dierich MP,Chen Y

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nesfatin-1 is well established to reduce food intake upon brain injection in rats, while in mice its anorexigenic action and brain expression are largely unexplored. We characterized the influence of intracerebroventricular (icv) and peripheral (intraperitoneal, ip, subcutaneous, sc) injection of nesfatin-1 on dark ph...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Goebel M,Stengel A,Wang L,Taché Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypocretins (1 and 2) have emerged as key regulators of sleep and wakefulness. We developed a high-throughput enzyme immunoassay (EIA) to measure total brain hypocretin levels from large numbers of mice. Hypocretin levels were not altered by circadian time or age. However, significant differences in one or both hy...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Lin L,Wisor J,Shiba T,Taheri S,Yanai K,Wurts S,Lin X,Vitaterna M,Takahashi J,Lovenberg TW,Koehl M,Uhl G,Nishino S,Mignot E

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect and mode of action of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) were studied in rat ileal strips. PACAP relaxed, concentration dependently, rat ileum and was 50 times more potent than the structurally related vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP). The inhibitory action of PACAP was not mo...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Katsoulis S,Clemens A,Schwörer H,Creutzfeldt W,Schmidt WE

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family of natriuretic peptides (NPs) discovered in mammalian tissues including cardiac atrium and brain consists of three members, namely, atrial, B- and C-type natriuretic peptides (ANP, BNP, CNP). Since the discovery, basic and clinical studies have been vigorously performed to explore the biological functions a...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Kato J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we evaluated the bradykinin potentiating activity and ACE inhibitory activity of several Ang-(1-7)-related peptides: Ang-(2-7), Ang-(3-7), Ang-(4-7), Ang-(1-6), Ang-(1-5) and the selective antagonist of Ang-(1-7): D-[Ala7]Ang-(1-7) (A-779). In vivo experiments were performed in freely moving Wistar rats...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Paula RD,Lima CV,Britto RR,Campagnole-Santos MJ,Khosla MC,Santos RA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CRF injected into the third cerebral ventricle (0.5-2.5 micrograms) caused dose-related reductions in fever induced in rabbits by IV administration of leukocytic pyrogen. Control injections of CRF when the same animals were afebrile did not alter normal body temperature. Intravenous injections of 5 and 20 micrograms C...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Bernardini GL,Richards DB,Lipton JM

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate peripheral and central roles of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in endocrinological and behavioral changes. Plasma adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) concentration was measured as an activity of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. As behavioral changes, locomotion and anxie...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Tanaka M,Tomimatsu Y,Sakimura K,Ootani Y,Sako Y,Kojima T,Aso K,Yano T,Hirai K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased plasma levels of neuropeptide Y (NPY)-like immunoreactivity (p-NPY-LI) have been described in hemodialysis (HD) patients. In this investigation the effect of a standard HD on p-NPY-LI, analyzed by radioimmunoassay and reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), was studied. During dialysis p...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Hegbrant J,Thysell H,Ekman R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) on the release of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) from the tilapia pituitary gland was studied in vitro. In a superfusion set up, 10 nM to 1 microM synthetic salmon MCH caused a concentration-dependent inhibition of alpha-MSH release from tilapia neuro...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Gröneveld D,Balm PH,Wendelaar Bonga SE

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elucidating how neuropeptides affect physiology may result in delineating peptidergic mechanisms and identifying antagonists for application in basic and translational science. Human neuropeptide Y (NPY) regulates cardiac activity; frequently invertebrates contain orthologs of vertebrate peptides. We report invertebra...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Setzu M,Biolchini M,Lilliu A,Manca M,Muroni P,Poddighe S,Bass C,Angioy AM,Nichols R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves participate in the regulation of cardiovascular functions both in the normal state and the pathophysiology of hypertension through the actions of potent vasodilator neuropeptides, including calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). CGRP, a very potent vasodilator, is the predominant ne...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Deng PY,Li YJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phe-Leu-Phe-Gln-Pro-Gln-Arg-Phe-NH2 (NPFF), an endogenous mammalian antiopioid peptide, has been shown by other laboratories to attenuate the acute antinociceptive effects of morphine, the development of morphine tolerance, and naloxone-induced withdrawal in morphine-dependent rats. The present study determined the ef...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Rothman RB,Brady LS,Xu H,Long JB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that hypoxia activates corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) and the expression of its type-1 receptor (CRHR1) and induces disorders of the brain-endocrine-immune network. p53 is activated by hypoxia and involved in tumorigenesis and apoptosis. Whether CRHR1 regulates p53 transactivation t...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Zhao Y,Wang MY,Hao K,Chen XQ,Du JZ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously demonstrated that intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of the substance P (SP) aminoterminal fragment SP(1-7) attenuates the expression of morphine withdrawal in the male rat. In this study we have used a synthetic analogue of this peptide, i.e. the SP(1-7) amide showing higher binding potency...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Zhou Q,Carlsson A,Botros M,Fransson R,Sandström A,Gordh T,Hallberg M,Nyberg F

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a novel vasoactive peptide, plasma coupling factor 6 (CF6) was shown to be elevated in patients with diabetes mellitus, yet the mechanism involved is unknown. We studied CF6 protein release and its potential mechanism in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) incubated with high glucose levels. High glucos...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Li X,Xing S,Zhang L,Xing Q,Yan S,Dai H,You S,Pang Y,Tang C

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Honeybee stings are a severe public health problem. Bee venom contains a series of active components, including enzymes, peptides, and biogenic amines. The local reactions observed after envenoming include a typical inflammatory response and pain. Honeybee venom contains some well-known polycationic peptides, such as ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Mourelle D,Brigatte P,Bringanti LD,De Souza BM,Arcuri HA,Gomes PC,Baptista-Saidemberg NB,Ruggiero Neto J,Palma MS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide YY (PYY)(3-36), a neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y2 receptor agonist, is a powerful inhibitor of intestinal secretion. Based on this anti-secretory effect, NPY Y2 receptor agonists may be useful as novel anti-diarrheal agents, but anti-diarrheal efficacy has yet to be determined. We therefore examined the anti-diarrheal...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Moriya R,Shirakura T,Hirose H,Kanno T,Suzuki J,Kanatani A

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:Ghrelin, a novel gut hormone, has been shown to exert protective effects on cardiac dysfunction and remodeling. However, the underlying mechanisms of its protective effects remain unclear. Here, we investigated the effects of ghrelin on cardiac hypertrophy and explored the mechanisms involved. Ghrelin (30 μg.kg-1. day...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Lu W,Cai H,Chen Y,Liao X,Zhang L,Ma T,Sun H,Qi Y

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Urotensin II (UII) is the most potent vasoconstrictor peptide ever identified. In order to clarify the pathophysiological role of UII in diabetes mellitus, we examined plasma immunoreactive UII levels and urinary excretion of immunoreactive UII in 10 control subjects and 48 patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. The ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Totsune K,Takahashi K,Arihara Z,Sone M,Murakami O,Ito S,Kikuya M,Ohkubo T,Hashimoto J,Imai Y

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although enterostatin (VPDPR) inhibited morphine-induced analgesia, it had no affinity for mu-opioid receptors. VPDPR administration was reported to elevate serum corticosterone levels. We found that corticosterone exhibited a similar anti-analgesic effect selective for mu-opioid. Furthermore, the anti-analgesic effec...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Takenaka Y,Nakamura F,Usui H,Lipkowski AW,Toth G,Yoshikawa M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid deposition in Alzheimer fibrils forms neurotoxic senile plaques in a process that may be modulated by associated proteins. In this work we demonstrate the ability of laminin-1 and laminin-2 to inhibit fibril formation and toxicity on cultured rat hippocampal neurons. We confirm that the laminin-1-derived pepti...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Morgan C,Bugueño MP,Garrido J,Inestrosa NC

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex pheromone biosynthesis in many moth species is controlled by a cerebral neuropeptide, termed pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN). PBAN is a 33 amino acid C-terminally amidated neuropeptide that is produced by neuroendocrine cells of the subesophageal ganglion (SEG). Studies of the regulation of s...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Altstein M

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of muscarinic receptor subtype(s) in the control of gastric phase III contractions and motilin release was determined in dogs. Pirenzepine (226 nmol/kg/h) shortened the phase III cycle, causing an early increase in plasma motilin concentrations. Both AF-DX116BS and 4-DAMP inhibited the occurrence of spontaneo...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Yamada T,Mizumoto A,Satoh M,Haga N,Itoh Z

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incorporation of N-succinimidyl-3(4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate (Bolton-Hunter reagent) or its 125I-labeled derivative into peptides can be selectively directed towards either alpha- or epsilon-amine functions by modifying the pH of the reaction. Acylation of alpha-amino groups is favored at pH 6.5 whereas epsilon-amino...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Gaudriault G,Vincent JP

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholecystokinin (CCK) and met-enkephalin (MEK) related peptides have been shown to alter feeding behavior subsequent to their injection into the peripheral circulation or directly into the brains of several species. To evaluate the potential role of endogenous brain pools of these peptides in feeding, groups of sheep ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Scallet AC,Della-Fera MA,Baile CA

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous systems of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis were incubated in vitro in different concentrations of ORG 2766 (10(-9)-2.5 x 10(-4) M) for 10 and 20 h. Quantitative ultrastructural study of cross sections of the cerebral commissure showed that the number of microtubules in large axons had increased after ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Müller LJ,Moorer-van Delft CM,Boer HH

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a proglucagon-derived peptide expressed in the intestinal enteroendocrine-L cells and released after meal ingestion. GLP-1 reduces postprandial glycemia not only by its hormonal effects, but also by its inhibitory effects on gastrointestinal motility. Recently, we showed that GLP-1 a...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Rotondo A,Amato A,Lentini L,Baldassano S,Mulè F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic orexin neurons project to many brain areas, including hindbrain structures such as the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) and area postrema (AP), where orexin 1 receptors (OX1Rs) are expressed. Hindbrain administration of orexin-A increases feeding and meal size, and blockade of hindbrain OX1Rs with the ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Williams DL,Coiduras II,Parise EM,Maske CB

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00