Potent and rapid antigonococcal activity of the venom peptide BmKn2 and its derivatives against different Maldi biotype of multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

abstract：:A novel conotoxin, pc16a, was isolated from the venom of Conus pictus. This is the first peptide characterized from this South-African cone snail and it has only 11 amino acid residues, SCSCKRNFLCC*, with the rare cysteine framework XVI and a monoisotopic mass of 1257.6Da. Two peptides were synthesized with two possib...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Van Der Haegen A,Peigneur S,Dyubankova N,Möller C,Marí F,Diego-García E,Naudé R,Lescrinier E,Herdewijn P,Tytgat J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41 amino acid peptide, probably identical in structure to human corticotropin releasing factor, was isolated from 70 equine hypothalami by methanol extraction, immunoaffinity chromatography and single step of reverse phase HPLC. The amino acid sequence was determined by gas phase sequence analysis. Probable carboxyl...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Livesey JH,Carne A,Irvine CH,Ellis J,Evans MJ,Smith R,Donald RA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jingzhaotoxin-II (JZTX-II) is a 32-residue peptide from the Chinese tarantula Chilobrachys jingzhao venom, and preferentially inhibits the fast inactivation of the voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) in rat cardiac myocytes. In the present study, we elucidated the action mechanism of JZTX-II inhibiting hNav1.5, a VG...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Huang Y,Zhou X,Tang C,Zhang Y,Tao H,Chen P,Liu Z

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human Zonulin, related to the Zonula occludens toxin of Vibrio cholerae, regulates intestinal permeability and is induced in inflammatory disorders of the lower GI tract. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is associated with an impairment of epithelial barrier function. Here, we studied expression of zonulin in th...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Wex T,Mönkemüller K,Kuester D,Fry L,Kandulski A,Malfertheiner P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) has attracted considerable attention because of its effects on food intake and body weight and the MCH receptor (MCHR1) remains one of the viable targets for obesity therapy. This review summarizes the literature examining the effects of MCH on body weight, food intake and energy ex...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Pissios P

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) has been implicated in the modulation of emotionally-motivated memory. In the present study, we investigated the role of the GRPR on non-emotional, non-associative memory, and anxiety. Adult male Wistar rats were given a systemic injection of the GRPR antagonist [D-Tpi6, L...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Martins MR,Reinke A,Valvassori SS,Machado RA,Quevedo J,Schwartsmann G,Roesler R

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein (MDA-LDL) is recognized as a surrogate marker of lipid oxidation and is associated with arteriosclerosis. However, there are limited reports on the relationship between heart failure and MDA-LDL. Therefore, we aimed to determine whether MDA-LDL is activated in patients w...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Hasegawa J,Ogawa K,Kawai M,Tanaka TD,Nagoshi T,Minai K,Ogawa T,Yoshimura M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peptide IIAEK derived from beta-lactoglobulin has a hypocholesterolemic activity greater than that of beta-sitosterol. To create food proteins with multiple copies of this valuable peptide sequence, we introduced tandem multimers of the nucleotide sequence encoding the peptide into DNA regions corresponding to the...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Prak K,Maruyama Y,Maruyama N,Utsumi S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atriopeptins are circulating peptide hormones which are secreted by atrial tissue and act at the kidney. Because the atriopeptins survive passage through the pulmonary circulation, they also may be involved in the modulation of airway or pulmonary vascular smooth muscle tone. Using in vitro organ bath techniques, atri...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： O'Donnell M,Garippa R,Welton AF

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the circadian rhythm of pituitary adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) secretion has been well characterized, the ultradian rhythm has been less thoroughly investigated. To study the episodic nature of ACTH secretion, unrestrained, unanesthetized rats were bled continuously through indwelling jugular venous cannulae and b...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Carnes M,Brownfield MS,Kalin NH,Lent S,Barksdale CM

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discovering the informational rule(s) underlying structure-function relationships in the protein language is at the core of biology. Current theories have proven inadequate to explain the origins of biological information such as that found in nucleotide and amino acid sequences. Here, we demonstrate that the informat...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Kanduc D

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insect kinin neuropeptides have been implicated in the regulation of water balance, digestive organ contraction, and energy mobilization in a number of insect species. A previous solution conformation study of an active, restricted-conformation cyclic analog, identified two possible turn conformations as the likel...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Nachman RJ,Zabrocki J,Olczak J,Williams HJ,Moyna G,Ian Scott A,Coast GM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunocytochemistry using an antiserum to the C-terminal octapeptide of synenkephalin, proenkephalin(63-70), was performed throughout the rat brain and revealed numerous immunopositive fibers and some cell bodies. The morphology and distribution of synenkephalin immunoreactivity was extremely similar to that of a comm...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Song DD,Rossier J,Harlan RE

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymatic cleavage of endogenous peptides is a commonly used principle to initiate, modulate and terminate action for instance among cytokines and peptide hormones. The incretin hormones, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), and the related hormone glucagon-like pepti...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Gabe MBN,van der Velden WJC,Smit FX,Gasbjerg LS,Rosenkilde MM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present studywas to examine the question of whether the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) system is altered by endothelial nitric-oxide synthase (eNOS). METHODS:Male eNOS-deficient mice (eNOS-/-) and wild type control mice (eNOS+/+, C57B1/6J) were used. Blood pressure was measured in anestheti...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Yuan K,Kim SY,Oh YB,Yu J,Shah A,Park BH,Kim SH

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effect of amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) in rat pheochromocytoma PC 12h and murine C 1300 neuroblastoma cells by using MTT ¿3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) reduction assay. Exposure of the cells to Abeta peptides, Abeta1-40 and its fragment Abeta25-35, induced a con...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Takenouchi T,Munekata E

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of naturally occurring cannabinoids, delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabinol (CBN) and cannabidiol (CBD), on the brain receptors for thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) was investigated. TRH receptors were labeled with 3H-(3-MeHis2)TRH (3H-MeTRH). 3H-MeTRH bound specifically to rat brain membranes at...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Bhargava HN,Gulati A

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In sheep, arginine vasopressin (AVP) and corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) stimulate adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion. Increased hypothalamic secretion of these peptides at the end of gestation initiates parturition in this species. We hypothesized that CRF and/or AVP content in the fetal hypothalamus i...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Saoud CJ,Wood CE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide S (NPS), the endogenous ligand of NPS receptor (NPSR), regulates many biological functions, including arousal, anxiety, locomotion and food intake. NPSR mRNA is expressed in several regions of central autonomic network through which the brain controls visceromotor and other responses essential for surviva...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Han RW,Chang M,Peng YL,Qiao LY,Yin XQ,Li W,Wang R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deltorphin, a heptapeptide that selectively binds to delta receptors, was intracerebroventricularly administered to mice belonging to the strains C57BL/6 and DBA/2 immediately after training in a one-trial inhibitory avoidance task. The retention performance of both strains was improved by the peptide administration, ...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Pavone F,Populin R,Castellano C,Kreil G,Melchiorri P

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endangered anuran species, Odorrana ishikawae, is endemic to only two small Japanese Islands, Amami and Okinawa. To assess the innate immune system in this frog, we investigated antimicrobial peptides in the skin using artificially bred animals. Nine novel antimicrobial peptides containing the C-terminal cyclic he...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Iwakoshi-Ukena E,Ukena K,Okimoto A,Soga M,Okada G,Sano N,Fujii T,Sugawara Y,Sumida M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats with dorsomedial hypothalamic lesions (DMN-L) or sham operations were injected IP with saline or the satiety peptide cholecystokinin (CCK) at 3.0 and 6.0 micrograms/kg at the onset of the dark phase. Food consumption was then measured 15, 30 and 60 min later. Compared to saline baseline intake, CCK suppressed fee...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Bellinger LL,Bernardis LL

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We applied computational biology to identify the linear amino acid sequence recognized by a mouse monoclonal antibody raised against the full length HPV16 E7 oncoprotein. Computer-assisted search for the epitopic peptide used two parameters: the capability of E7 peptides to bind to MHC class II molecules, and the simi...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Kanduc D,Lucchese A,Mittelman A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human beta-defensin 2 (hBD-2) is a 41-amino acid cationic peptide of the innate immune system that serves as antimicrobial molecule. We determined the bactericidal activity of synthetic hBD-2 against nosocomial strains belonging to eight different bacterial species and exhibiting various antimicrobial resistance pheno...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Routsias JG,Karagounis P,Parvulesku G,Legakis NJ,Tsakris A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) are emetic toxins that cause food poisoning. SEs also function as powerful pyrogenic toxin superantigens that stimulate non-specific T-cell proliferation. Together with the hemolysins, SEs have been largely implicated as virulence factors in multiple infection models. Recent biochemic...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Vieira-da-Motta O,Ribeiro PD,Dias da Silva W,Medina-Acosta E

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated behavior and cognitive performance in a line of transgenic mice that overexpress the rat gene for vasopressin. Open field testing revealed greatest habituation in homozygous mice. Passive avoidance performance indicated equal learning and memory ability of transgenic compared to normal mice. Drinking beha...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Miller M,Haroutunian V,Wiltshire-Clement M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guinea pig VIP differs from VIP of several mammals by its amino acids in positions 5, 9, 19 and 26. We tested a) its ability to occupy VIP receptors in liver and lung membranes of rat and guinea pig and in the human lymphoblastic SUP-T1 cell line and b) the ensuing adenylate cyclase stimulation. In liver and lung memb...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Cauvin A,Buscail L,Gourlet P,De Neef P,Robberecht P,Yanaihara N,Christophe J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxyntomodulin (OXM), a 37-amino acid glucagon-containing peptide produced mainly in intestine and endocrine pancreas, is present in rat plasma and inhibits pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion in both the anesthetized and the conscious rat. In order to investigate the modifications in acid and water secretio...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Jarrousse C,Niel H,Audousset-Puech MP,Martinez J,Bataille D

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The melanocortin system plays an important role in energy homeostasis as well as skin pigmentation, steroidogenesis and exocrine gland function. In this study, we examined eight Ac-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-NH(2) tetrapeptides that were modified at the Phe position and pharmacologically characterized their activities at the hum...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Chen M,Georgeson KE,Harmon CM,Haskell-Luevano C,Yang Y

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin signaling in the hypothalamus is critical for normal food intake and body weight regulation. Cumulative evidence suggests that besides the signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) pathway, several non-STAT3 pathways including the phosphodiesterase-3B (PDE3B) pathway mediate leptin signaling in...

journal_title：Peptides

authors： Sahu M,Sahu A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00