TRH-like peptides.
TRH-like peptides are characterized by substitution of basic amino acid histidine (related to authentic TRH) with neutral or acidic amino acid, like glutamic acid, phenylalanine, glutamine, tyrosine, leucin, valin, aspartic acid and asparagine. The presence of extrahypothalamic TRH-like peptides was reported in peripheral tissues including gastrointestinal tract, placenta, neural tissues, male reproductive system and certain endocrine tissues. Work deals with the biological function of TRH-like peptides in different parts of organisms where various mechanisms may serve for realisation of biological function of TRH-like peptides as negative feedback to the pituitary exerted by the TRH-like peptides, the role of pEEPam such as fertilization-promoting peptide, the mechanism influencing the proliferative ability of prostatic tissues, the neuroprotective and antidepressant function of TRH-like peptides in brain and the regulation of thyroid status by TRH-like peptides.
Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic. rbilek@endo.cz
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D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D011467:Prostate / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D018025:Receptors, Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000737:chemistry; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000502:physiology*
D010455:Peptides; D018025:Receptors, Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone