title: Contractile actions of proteinase-activated receptor-derived polypeptides in guinea-pig gastric and lung parenchymal strips: evidence for distinct receptor systems.
abstract: 1. We have measured the contractile activities and relative potencies (EC(50)s) of six thrombin PAR(1) receptor-derived receptor-activating peptides (PAR-APs): AparafluroFRChaCit-y-NH(2) (Cit-NH(2)); SFLLRNP(P7); SFLLRNP-NH(2) (P7-NH(2)); SFLLR (P5); SFLLR-NH(2) (P5-NH(2)); TFLLR-NH(2) (TF-NH(2)) and a PAR(2) receptor activating peptide [SLIGRL-NH(2) (SL-NH(2))] (a) in a guinea-pig lung peripheral parenchymal strip preparation and (b) in a gastric longitudinal smooth muscle preparation. 2. The relative potencies of the PAR-APs in the lung preparation (Cit-NH(2) congruent with TF-NH(2) congruent with P5-NH(2) > P7 congruent with P5 congruent with P7-NH(2); SL-NH(2) not active) differed appreciably from their relative potencies in the gastric preparation: Cit-NH(2) congruent with TF-NH(2) congruent with P7-NH(2) congruent with P5-NH(2) > P7 congruent with SL-NH(2). 3. The contractile actions of the PAR(1)-selective peptide, TF-NH(2) in the gastric preparation were entirely dependent on extracellular calcium and were blocked by tyrosine kinase inhibitors (genistein, tyrphostin 47/AG213, PP1) and by the cyclooxygenase inhibitor, indomethacin, whereas in the lung preparation, the PAR(1)-mediated contractile response was only partially dependent on extracellular calcium and was refractory to the actions of either tyrosine kinase inhibitors or indomethacin. 4. Partial sequencing of the PAR cDNAs detected by RT - PCR both in whole lung and in the peripheral parenchymal strip bioassay tissue demonstrated the presence of both PAR(1) and PAR(2) mRNA; the expression of PAR(2) was detected by immunohistochemistry. 5. The data point to the presence of distinct receptor systems for the PAR(1)-APs in guinea-pig lung parenchymal and gastric smooth muscle and indicate that PAR(2) does not regulate contractile activity in peripheral parenchymal guinea-pig lung tissue
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Endocrine Research Group, University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, AB Canada T2N 4N1.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saifeddine
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Al-Ani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wijesuriya
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hollenberg
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D019138:Antibodies, Blocking / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044463:Receptor, PAR-1; D044464:Receptor, PAR-2; D018179:Receptors, Thrombin / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013270:Stomach / Q000187:drug effects*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019138:Antibodies, Blocking; D010455:Peptides; D044463:Receptor, PAR-1; D044464:Receptor, PAR-2; D018179:Receptors, Thrombin; C016977:amastatin; D013917:Thrombin; D007213:Indomethacin