title: [Glu2]TRH dose-dependently attenuates TRH-evoked analeptic effect in mice.
abstract: Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH, pGlu-His-Pro-NH(2)) and the structurally related [Glu(2)]TRH (pGlu-Glu-Pro-NH(2)) are endogenous peptides with a plethora of actions in the central nervous system. Many centrally-mediated effects of TRH are shared with those of [Glu(2)]TRH, although the involvement of different receptors is presumed. The analeptic action is the best-known TRH-related central nervous system effect. While [Glu(2)]TRH itself is analeptic, its co-administration with TRH into mice produced a dose-dependent attenuation of TRH-evoked reversal of barbiturate-induced sleeping time. This finding is in agreement with our previous observations that [Glu(2)]TRH significantly attenuates TRH-induced hippocampal extracellular acetylcholine release. Taken together, [Glu(2)]TRH may be considered as a negative modulator for the cholinergic effect of TRH in the mouse brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
authors.forename: Vien
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Alevtina D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Zharikova
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prokai-Tatrai
authors.forename: Laszlo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Prokai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010424:Pentobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects*; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D010424:Pentobarbital