title: Increased potency of some substituted short peptide analogues in comparison to galanin(1-15)-NH(2)in rat fundus strips.
abstract: The activity of short porcine galanin (Gal) analogues was tested in vitro using rat gastric fundus strips. The peptides contracted longitudinal smooth muscle in a concentration-dependent manner with the following order of potency: Gal(1-29) >[Cit(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Asp(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Dab(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Nle(14)] Gal(1-15) >[Dpr(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Arg(14)]Gal(1- 15) >[Orn(14)]Gal(1- 15) >Gal(1-15). Only in the case of two peptides, namely [Cit(14)]Gal(1-15) and [Dab(14)]Gal(1-15) did the values of Hill coefficients, estimated from the appropriate concentration-contraction curves, differ significantly from unity. Our results indicate that both N- and C-terminals of Gal molecule contribute towards the affinity and activity of Gal in rat gastric smooth muscle cell receptors, indicating that their integrity is essential for its full excitatory myogenic action. The substitution of histidine with citruline, aspartic acid, norleucine or diaminobutyric acid in position 14 of the amino acid chain led to a considerable increase in potency, suggesting that amino acids located at this position might play a crucial role where the strength of short analogues is concerned.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Do Studzienki 38, 80-227 Gdańsk, Poland. rokor@amedec.amg.gda.pl
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Korolkiewicz
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Konstański
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Rekowski
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Ruczyński
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Szyk
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Dabkowski
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ujda
authors: K Z
authors: KZ
authors: Korolkiewicz
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Petrusewicz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D019004:Galanin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; C086813:galanin (1-15); D019004:Galanin