title: Tissue distribution of PACAP27 and -38 in oligochaeta: PACAP27 is the predominant form in the nervous system of Lumbricus polyphemus.
abstract: The levels of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP)27 and -38 were measured in the nervous, intestinal, excretory, and reproductive systems of Lumbricus polyphemus by radioimmunoassay. Although both PACAP27 and -38 were significantly detectable in all of the examined tissues, the distribution of the peptides was very heterogeneous. Their highest concentrations were found in the cerebral ganglia and the ventral cord, followed by the alimentary tract and the nephridial system, respectively. Moreover, the reproductive system also contained a substantial amount of PACAP. The dominant form of the peptide discovered in the majority of tissues was PACAP27. Interestingly, about 10 times more PACAP27 than PACAP38 was found, with the latter representing only a fraction of PACAP-like immunoreactivity in the tissues of Lumbricus polyphemus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70012, USA. avigh@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Somogyvári-Vigh
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reglödi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lengvári
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vigh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arimura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004064:Digestive System / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009420:Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism*; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000378:metabolism*; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D000242:Cyclic AMP