BIOLOGICAL-ACTIVITY OF N-TERMINAL FRAGMENTS OF CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE

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作者
MAGGI, CA
ROVERO, P
GIULIANI, S
EVANGELISTA, S
REGOLI, D
MELI, A
机构
[1] A MENARINI PHARMACEUT,DEPT CHEM,I-50131 FLORENCE,ITALY
[2] UNIV SHERBROOKE,DEPT PHARMACOL,SHERBROOKE J1K 2R1,QUEBEC,CANADA
关键词
Blood pressure (rat); CGRP (calcitonin gene-related peptide); Cyclic peptides (N-terminal fragments);
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(90)90422-3
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The i.v. injection of human α-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in urethane-anesthetized rats produced hypotension and tachycardia. The N-terminal fragments, CGRP-(1-12), CGRP-(1-15) and CGRP-(1-22) displayed biological activity, although with less potency than the natural peptide. These findings provide the first evidence for biological agonist activity of N-terminal CGRP fragments. © 1990.
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页码:217 / 219
页数:3
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