The effect of peptidase inhibitors on neuropeptide release from peripheral endings of capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons was studied in cerebral superior sagittal and transverse sinuses of guinea-pig. Capsaicin (1 microM)-evoked release of substance P-like immunoreactivity (SP-LI) was increased in a concentration-dependent manner by thiorphan (0.1-10 microM). Captopril (10 microM) or a mixture of bestatin (10 microM), leupeptin (10 microM) and bacitracin (10 microM) did not affect the capsaicin-evoked SP-LI release. Thiorphan (10 microM) increased also the capsaicin-evoked release of neurokinin A-like immunoreactivity (TK-LI) and calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity (CGRP-LI) by 228\% and 172\%, respectively, while captopril (10 microM) was without effect. Thiorphan (10 microM), but not captopril (10 microM), enhanced by 239\% CGRP-LI release induced by bradykinin (10 microM). In the cerebral venous vessels neutral endopeptidase (EC 3.4.24.11, NEP)-like activity was 58.8 +/- 6.1 pmol/mg protein/min, while angiotensin converting enzyme-like activity was below the detection limit of the assay. A thiorphan-sensitive mechanism, putatively attributable to NEP, plays a major role in the inactivation of peptides released from or acting on capsaicin-sensitive sensory fibres of cerebral venous sinuses of guinea-pig.
Tramontana, M., Del Bianco, E., Ziche, M., Santicioli, P., Maggi, C.A., Geppetti, P. (1991). The effect of thiorphan on release of sensory neuropeptides from guinea-pig cerebral venous sinuses. PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 23(3), 285-294 [10.1016/S1043-6618(05)80088-X].
The effect of thiorphan on release of sensory neuropeptides from guinea-pig cerebral venous sinuses
Ziche, Marina;
1991-01-01
Abstract
The effect of peptidase inhibitors on neuropeptide release from peripheral endings of capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons was studied in cerebral superior sagittal and transverse sinuses of guinea-pig. Capsaicin (1 microM)-evoked release of substance P-like immunoreactivity (SP-LI) was increased in a concentration-dependent manner by thiorphan (0.1-10 microM). Captopril (10 microM) or a mixture of bestatin (10 microM), leupeptin (10 microM) and bacitracin (10 microM) did not affect the capsaicin-evoked SP-LI release. Thiorphan (10 microM) increased also the capsaicin-evoked release of neurokinin A-like immunoreactivity (TK-LI) and calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity (CGRP-LI) by 228\% and 172\%, respectively, while captopril (10 microM) was without effect. Thiorphan (10 microM), but not captopril (10 microM), enhanced by 239\% CGRP-LI release induced by bradykinin (10 microM). In the cerebral venous vessels neutral endopeptidase (EC 3.4.24.11, NEP)-like activity was 58.8 +/- 6.1 pmol/mg protein/min, while angiotensin converting enzyme-like activity was below the detection limit of the assay. A thiorphan-sensitive mechanism, putatively attributable to NEP, plays a major role in the inactivation of peptides released from or acting on capsaicin-sensitive sensory fibres of cerebral venous sinuses of guinea-pig.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
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