title: Activity of spantide I and II at various tachykinin receptors and NK-2 tachykinin receptor subtypes.
abstract: We compared the ability of spantide I and II to antagonize tachykinins in monoreceptor bioassays. Both peptides antagonized the response to substance P methylester in the guinea-pig ileum (NK-1 receptor-mediated) with greater affinity than the responses mediated by NK-2 or NK-3 receptors in other bioassays. Spantide II was about 10 times more potent than spantide I as an NK-1 antagonist and also possessed some selectivity for the NK-2 receptor subtype present in the hamster trachea. Spantide II is a suitable tool to assess the role of NK-1 receptors in the central and peripheral nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology Department, A. Menarini Pharmaceuticals, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patacchini
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Folkers
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000187:drug effects; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000187:drug effects*; D018039:Receptors, Tachykinin; D013373:Substance P / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D018039:Receptors, Tachykinin; C065446:spantide II; D013373:Substance P; C042867:spantide