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  • Title: Differential secretion of enkephalin-like peptides from bovine adrenal chromaffin cells.
    Author: Cherdchu C, Hexum TD.
    Journal: Neuropeptides; 1991 Aug; 19(4):237-42. PubMed ID: 1922697.
    Abstract:
    Stimulation of chromaffin cells in culture with 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (DMPP) or depolarizing concentrations of K+ resulted in a significant secretion of high and low molecular weight enkephalin-like peptides (ELPs) into the culture medium. BioGel P-10 column chromatography was used to characterize the ELPs in chromaffin cell extracts and in culture media before and after stimulation with either DMPP or K+. DMPP (50 microM) stimulation produced a significant secretion of primarily low molecular weight (less than 3 kDa) ELPs whereas 56 mM K+ caused a secretion of both high and low molecular weights ELPs. The expected decrease in cellular content of low molecular weight peptides was not observed regardless of stimulation type. Our results support the hypothesis that the precursor/product ratio of secreted ELPs is dependent upon the nature of the chromaffin cell stimulus. Moreover the cellular content of low molecular weight ELPs is not depleted with either type of stimulation.
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