title: Characterization of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone in rat pancreas.
abstract: Reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography and radioimmunoassay were used to characterize alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH)-like peptides in rat pancreas. Relative to synthetic alpha-MSH standards, serial dilutions of pancreas extracts showed parallel and concentration dependent displacement of (125I) alpha-MSH from alpha-MSH antibody. Chromatographic separation revealed immunoreactive material coeluting with synthetic N,O-diacetyl alpha-MSH, which accounted for 78% of total alpha-MSH materials in this tissue. The remainder of immunoreactive alpha-MSH coeluted with synthetic alpha-MSH, desacetyl alpha-MSH, or their methionine sulfoxides. In contrast with anterior pituitary, it appears that biosynthetic processing of alpha-MSH from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) may be similar in rat pancreas and pituitary intermediate lobe, since their relative alpha-MSH immunoreactive elution profiles were similar. These findings support the hypothesis of tissue specific regulation of biosynthetic processing of POMC.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003429:Cross Reactions; D008297:Male; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010179:Pancreas / Q000032:analysis*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000032:analysis; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones