title: Cholecystokinin turnover in brain.
abstract: Cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) occurs in relatively large amounts in some neurons of the cerebral cortex. Unlike most other mammalian neuropeptides, this compound contains a sulfate ester. We injected radiolabelled inorganic sulfate [( 35S]sulfate) into rat cerebral cortex and measured the formation and elimination of radiolabelled CCK-8 using HPLC. The data allow the first calculation of the turnover rate of a putative transmitter neuropeptide in brain. The turnover of CCK-8 (half-life = 16 h) is considerably slower than that of the biogenic amines and amino acid neurotransmitters (half-lives less than 4 h).
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D051381:Rats; D012844:Sincalide / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012844:Sincalide