PMID: 9533632Apr 9, 1998Paper

Characterization of actions of Leucophaea tachykinin-related peptides (LemTRPs) and proctolin on cockroach hindgut contractions

Peptides
A M WintherD R Nässel

Abstract

The nine Leucophaea Tachykinin-Related Peptides (LemTRP 1-9) isolated from the midgut and brain of the cockroach, Leucophaea maderae, all induced increases in spontaneous contractions of the L. maderae hindgut. Synthetic LemTRP 1 and 3-9, were equally potent in inducing contractions of the hindgut. More than seven of the nine C-terminal residues of the closely related locust peptide locustatachykinin I (LomTK I) are required for full activity of the peptide on the L. maderae hindgut. Proctolin, a well characterized myostimulatory neuropeptide, was shown to be more potent than LemTRPs. LemTRP 1 and proctolin did not have synergistic actions in potentiating the amplitude and tonus of contractions of the L. maderae hindgut. Several differences could be seen in actions of LemTRP 1 and proctolin. In contrast to proctolin, LemTRP 1 could not override the inhibitory action of 10(-9) M of the myoinhibitory peptide leucomyosuppressin. Spantide I, an antagonist of the mammalian tachykinin receptors, at a concentration of 5 microM, blocked the response to LemTRP 1, but not to proctolin. The competitive proctolin receptor antagonist [alpha-methyl-L-tyrosine2]-proctolin blocked the action of both proctolin and LemTRP 1 when applied at 1 mic...Continue Reading

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