title: The PAR-1-activating peptide facilitates pepsinogen secretion in rats.
abstract: Protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) is abundantly expressed in gastric mucosal chief cells, facilitating pepsinogen secretion. In the present study, we investigated whether PAR-1, a thrombin receptor, could modulate pepsinogen secretion in rats. The PAR-1-activating peptide TFLLR-NH(2) as well as the PAR-2-activating peptide SLIGRL-NH(2), administered i.v. repeatedly at 1-h intervals, significantly increased gastric pepsinogen secretion over 2-4 h (after two to four doses). In contrast, the control peptide FTLLR-NH(2), given in the same manner, had no such effect. Thus, PAR-1, like PAR-2, might function to facilitate pepsinogen secretion, suggesting a novel role of the thrombin-PAR-1-pathway in the stomach.
authors.affiliation: Division of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kinki University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka 577-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawao
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inoi
authors.forename: Ryotaro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Fumiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: Atsufumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawabata
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020116:Pepsinogen A / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; C462999:PAR-1-activating peptide; D020116:Pepsinogen A