Abstract |
The possible involvement of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-related peptides in pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced seizures in rats was investigated. The chemoconvulsant PTZ was administered (45 mg/kg i.p.) either acutely or chronically for three days. The detailed time course of changes in VIP-(1-28) and VIP-(22-28) was examined in several rat brain areas 5 and 20 min and 24 h after acute treatment and after three days chronic treatment. Ir-VIP levels dramatically decreased in all areas 5 min after PTZ injection, remained low after 20 min and progressively increased back to control values after 24 h and after three days of repeated treatment (except for the cortex). Chromatographic analysis of extracts prepared from PTZ-treated rats revealed a concomitant decrease in VIP-(1-28) and increase in VIP-(22-28). Thus VIP-(22-28) might be a product of the internal cleavage of the precursor VIP-(1-28) after its neuronal release; alternatively, VIP-(22-28) might be generated by post-transcriptional processing of VIP-(1-28), and thus be an 'independent' neuropeptide. The results suggest that VIP-(1-28)/ VIP-(22-28)-containing neurons might be involved in PTZ-induced seizures in rat brain, and that VIP-(22-28) might play a role in these experimental seizures.
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Authors | P Romualdi, G Lesa, A Donatini, G Balboni, R Tomatis, S Ferri |
Journal | European journal of pharmacology
(Eur J Pharmacol)
Vol. 229
Issue 2-3
Pg. 149-53
(Dec 15 1992)
ISSN: 0014-2999 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 1490518
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Peptide Fragments
- Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
- vasoactive intestinal peptide (22-28)
- Pentylenetetrazole
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Topics |
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Brain
(metabolism)
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Epilepsy
(chemically induced, metabolism)
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Pentylenetetrazole
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Peptide Fragments
(metabolism)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
(metabolism)
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