GLYCOGENOLYTIC EFFECT OF PANCREASTATIN IN THE RAT

被引:48
作者
SANCHEZ, V [1 ]
CALVO, JR [1 ]
GOBERNA, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SEVILLA,SCH MED,DEPT MED BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL,AUDA SANCHEZ PIZJUAN 4,E-41009 SEVILLE,SPAIN
关键词
glycogen; pancreastatin;
D O I
10.1007/BF01116856
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Pancreastatin is a novel 49-amino acid peptide with a C-terminal glycine amide. The peptide was isolated from porcine pancreatic extracts and shows a structural similarity to chromogranin A. The effect of synthetic porcine pancreastatin on blood glucose levels and hepatic glycogen content was investigated in rats in vivo. Pancreastatin (300 pmol/kg) produced a time-dependent decrease in glycogen content of liver and a slight hyperglycemia. Basal plasma insulin and glucagon levels were not modified by pancreastatin. We suggest that pancreastatin could play a biological role in the glucose metabolism through a glycogenolytic effect. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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页码:87 / 91
页数:5
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