ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PEPTIDES WHICH ACT ON RAT PLATELETS, FROM A PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA

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KITAMURA, K
KANGAWA, K
KAWAMOTO, M
ICHIKI, Y
MATSUO, H
ETO, T
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[1] MIYAZAKI MED COLL, DEPT BIOCHEM, MIYAZAKI 88916, JAPAN
[2] NATL CARDIOVASC RES INST, SUITA, OSAKA, JAPAN
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10.1016/S0006-291X(05)80966-0
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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An increase in the cellular concentration of cAMP leads to the inhibition of platelet aggregation. We have been investigating endogenous peptides which inhibit platelet function, using an assay which detects increase in platelet cAMP. Compared with the human adrenal medulla, a pheochromocytoma (PC) contained abundant peptides that elevate platelet cAMP. About 90% of the activity was found in the SP-III fraction which contained strongly basic peptides. From the SP-III fraction, peptides P-1, P-2 and P-3 were purified to homogeneity as endogenous peptides which elevated platelet cAMP. A gas phase sequencer was used to identify these peptides as follows: P-1=vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP); P-2=calcitonin gene related peptide-I (CGRP-I); P-3=CGRP-II. It is well known these peptides are potent vasorelaxants. VIP and CGRP-I significantly increased platelet cAMP levels 15- and 6-fold, respectively. These results suggest that VIP and CGRP-I and -II act upon platelets as well as upon vascular tissue. © 1992 Academic Press, Inc.
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