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  • Title: Modulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells by thymopentin.
    Author: Afar R, Trifaró JM, Quik M.
    Journal: Brain Res; 1993 Mar 26; 606(2):346-50. PubMed ID: 8490726.
    Abstract:
    Thymopentin is a five amino acid peptide which corresponds to amino acids 32-36 of the thymic polypeptide thymopoietin. Previous work had shown that TP-5 could modulate responsiveness at the muscle-type nicotinic receptor. The present studies show that neuronal nicotinic receptor function, measured as radiolabelled noradrenaline release from bovine adrenal medullary cells, was attenuated by thymopentin. The pentapeptide exhibited specificity for nicotinic receptor evoked release, since thymopentin did not affect potassium-stimulated secretion of [3H]noradrenaline. It appears, therefore, that thymopentin antagonizes catecholamine release by specifically modulating nicotinic receptor responsiveness.
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