title: Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) activate protein kinase C in chick cerebral cortex.
abstract: Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP38) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) were tested for their ability to influence protein kinase C (PKC) activity in the chick cerebral cortical slices. Thirty minutes incubation of the chick tissue with PACAP38 (0.1-1 microM) or VIP (0.3-3 microM) produced significant and concentration-dependent changes in PKC activity. Both peptides enhanced the enzyme activity in cell membrane preparation, and decreased it in cytosol preparation obtained from cerebral cortical slices. These changes in PKC activity suggest that PACAP and VIP are capable of activating this enzyme in cerebral cortex of chick.
authors: Department of Biogenic Amines, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lódź.
authors: J Z
authors: JZ
authors: Nowak
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Dejda
authors: J B
authors: JB
authors: Zawilska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002645:Chickens; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D009479:Neuropeptides; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D011493:Protein Kinase C