title: Comparison of neuromedin-N and neurotensin on net fluid flux across rat small intestine.
abstract: Neuromedin-N, a hexapeptide recently isolated and purified from porcine spinal cord, has close sequence homology with the C-terminal region of the tridecapeptide neurotensin. Both peptides have a remarkably similar peripheral distribution. Little is known of the biological activity of neuromedin-N. Neurotensin and peptide histidine methionine are known to stimulate net fluid secretion into rat small intestine. We have therefore tested the effect of neuromedin-N and the hexapeptide neurotensin-(8-13), the smallest fully active analogue of neurotensin in this system, compared with that of neurotensin and peptide histidine methionine. All four peptides reduced net absorption in low doses and caused net secretion in larger doses. However, whereas peptide histidine methionine was active in all areas of the small intestine, neurotensin, neurotensin-(8-13) and neuromedin-N were inactive in the duodenum. In the post-duodenal areas neurotensin was approximately 7 times more active than peptide histidine methionine, 21 times more potent than neuromedin-N and 33 times more potent than neurotensin-(8-13).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, U.K.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Spokes
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yiangou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Domin
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bloom
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000502:physiology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000187:drug effects*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009496:Neurotensin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; C042090:neuromedin N; D009496:Neurotensin; C054381:neurotensin (8-13)