Lysine 14Galanin(1–15)-IMH2: A Partial Agonist at Galanin Receptors in Rat Isolated Gastric Fundus
| Autor: | Korolkiewicz Kz, P Mucha, R. Korolkiewicz, Piotr Rekowski, Z. Konstanski, Sliwinski W, Agnieszka Szyk |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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| Zdroj: | Pharmacology. 55:179-184 |
| ISSN: | 1423-0313 0031-7012 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000139526 |
| Popis: | The study was undertaken to characterize the effects of the porcine galanin [pGal(1-29)-NH2] analogue [Lys14]pGal(1-15)-NH2 on rat gastric fundus. [Lys14]pGal(1-15)-NH2 is a less potent contractile agent than pGal(1-29)-NH2 (EC50 74.1 vs. 43.7 nmol/l, respectively) and shows a significantly lower maximal response than pGal(1-29)-NH2. Concentration-contraction curves were constructed for pGal(1-29)-NH2 alone (control) and pGal(1-29)-NH2 in the presence of 10, 100, and 1,000 nmol/l of [Lys14]pGal(1-15)-NH2. [Lys14]pGal(1-15)-NH2 shifted the concentration-contraction curves of pGal(1-29)-NH2 significantly to the right, whereas their linear portions remained parallel to that for the pGal(1-29)-NH2 control. [Lys14]pGal(1-15)-NH2 markedly increased the EC50 of the respective pGal(1-29)-NH2 concentration-contraction curves. It did not substantially change the maximal response of the muscles to pGal(1-29)-NH2 and the form of the respective concentration-contraction curves. Schild's plot gave a straight line with a slope of 0.84. The pA2 value for [Lys14]pGal(1-15)-NH2 was 8.23. [Lys14]pGal(1-15)-NH2 seems to be a partial Gal receptor agonist. Since the lack of specific Gal receptor antagonists in the gastrointestinal tract makes a precise characterization of its role as a motility modulator difficult, the position 14 in the pGal(1-29)-NH2 molecule looks as an attractive target in the search of a pure Gal receptor antagonist in the smooth muscles of the gut. |
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