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  • Title: Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide: effects on pancreatic-adrenal hormone secretion and glucose-lipid metabolism in normal conscious dogs.
    Author: Kawai K, Yokota C, Ohashi S, Isobe K, Suzuki S, Nakai T, Yamashita K.
    Journal: Metabolism; 1994 Jun; 43(6):739-44. PubMed ID: 8201964.
    Abstract:
    The effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) on plasma insulin, glucagon, catecholamine, cortisol, glucose, triglyceride (TG), free fatty acid (FFA), cholesterol, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentrations were examined in unanesthetized normal dogs. A bolus injection of 6 pmol/kg PACAP27 elicited a transient increase in plasma insulin, epinephrine, and norepinephrine concentrations, with a peak value at 2 minutes after injection. Injections of 60 and 600 pmol/kg caused greater increases in these hormone concentrations in a dose-dependent manner. The plasma cortisol concentration was not changed by a bolus injection of 6 pmol/kg PACAP27, and was gradually increased by injections of 60 and 600 pmol/kg. Significant increases were observed from 10 and 5 minutes after the injection of 60 and 600 pmol/kg, respectively. The plasma glucagon concentration was not changed by either 6, 60, or 600 pmol/kg. The plasma glucose concentration decreased with 60 pmol/kg PACAP27 and increased with 600 pmol/kg. The plasma FFA concentration was increased gradually, with a peak value at 10 minutes after the injection, in a dose-dependent manner. The plasma TG concentration was slightly increased with 600 pmol/kg with a peak value at 10 minutes, although plasma cholesterol did not change. The plasma cAMP concentration increased significantly with 600 pmol/kg PACAP27, but not with 6 or 60 pmol/kg. These effects of PACAP27 were observed with a bolus injection of PACAP38 of an equal potency. Infusion of graded doses of PACAP27 (1, 3, and 10 pmol/kg/min every 20 minutes) caused a gradual increase in plasma cortisol, catecholamine, FFA, and cAMP concentrations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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