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  • Title: Distinct receptors mediate pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide- and vasoactive intestinal peptide-induced relaxation of rat ileal longitudinal muscle.
    Author: Ekblad E, Sundler F.
    Journal: Eur J Pharmacol; 1997 Sep 03; 334(1):61-6. PubMed ID: 9346329.
    Abstract:
    Relaxant responses to pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP)-27, PACAP-38 and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) were examined in rat ileal longitudinal muscle. PACAP-27 was much more potent than PACAP-38 and VIP, with PACAP-38 and VIP being equipotent. The relaxation induced by each of the peptides was unaffected by pretreatment with NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (10[-4] M), tetrodotoxin (10[-6] M) or atropine (10[-6] M). Pretreatment with apamin (10[-6] M) abolished the relaxations induced by PACAP-27, but not those induced by PACAP-38 or VIP. Pretreatment with neuropeptide Y (NPY) (10[-7] M) inhibited relaxations induced by VIP, but not those induced by PACAP-27 or PACAP-38. No cross-desensitization between PACAP-27 and VIP could be revealed. In conclusion, distinct receptors mediate PACAP- and VIP-induced relaxations of rat ileal longitudinal muscle. At least three different types of receptors may exist: (1) a PACAP-27 preferring receptor coupled to apamin sensitive Ca2+-dependent K+ channels, (2) a PACAP specific receptor activated by both PACAP-27 and PACAP-38 but not by VIP and (3) a VIP specific receptor regulated by NPY by yet unknown mechanisms.
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