Isolation and characterization of peptides which act on rat platelets, from a pheochromocytoma.
An increase in the cellular concentration of cAMP leads to the inhibition of platelet aggregation. We have been investigating endogenous peptides which inhibit platelet function, using an assay which detects increase in platelet cAMP. Compared with the human adrenal medulla, a pheochromocytoma (PC) contained abundant peptides that elevate platelet cAMP. About 90% of the activity was found in the SP-III fraction which contained strongly basic peptides. From the SP-III fraction, peptides P-1, P-2 and P-3 were purified to homogeneity as endogenous peptides which elevated platelet cAMP. A gas phase sequencer was used to identify these peptides as follows: P-1 = vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP); P-2 = calcitonin gene related peptide-I (CGRP-I); P-3 = CGRP-II. It is well known these peptides are potent vasorelaxants. VIP and CGRP-I significantly increased platelet cAMP levels 15- and 6-fold, respectively. These results suggest that VIP and CGRP-I and -II act upon platelets as well as upon vascular tissue.
Kitamura
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
Kangawa
K
K
Kawamoto
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M
Ichiki
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Y
Matsuo
H
H
Eto
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T
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000032:analysis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000737:chemistry*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
D010455:Peptides; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide