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  • Title: Peptidyl dipeptidase A-catalyzed metabolism of delta sleep-inducing peptide in bovine brain microvessel endothelial cells: a cell culture model of the blood brain barrier.
    Author: Augustijns PF, Ng KY, Williams TM, Borchardt RT.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1995 May 25; 210(3):987-94. PubMed ID: 7763273.
    Abstract:
    Previous studies have shown that the metabolism of delta sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP) in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is catalyzed by amino-peptidases. In this study, we have shown that peptidyl dipeptidase A in cultured bovine brain microvessel endothelial cells (BBMEC), a model of the BBB, and a purified form of this enzyme can also metabolize DSIP by sequential hydrolyses of dipeptides or tripeptides from the carboxyl terminus of this nonapeptide. Both the dipeptidase and tripeptidase activity associated with peptidyl dipeptidase A can be inhibited by captopril. Total stabilization of DSIP to metabolism in BBMEC could be achieved by inclusion of an inhibitor of peptidyl dipeptidase A (e.g., captopril) and an inhibitor of aminopeptidases (e.g., bestatin).
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