PMID: 2126276Dec 1, 1990Paper

Distribution of pyroglutamylpeptide amides related to thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in the central nervous system and periphery of the rat

The Journal of Endocrinology
J del Rio-Garcia, D G Smyth

Abstract

A rapid and sensitive chromatographic method is presented for determining TRH and TRH-like peptides in small quantities of tissues and fluids. The procedure was applied to screen a comprehensive range of tissues from the central nervous system (CNS) and periphery of the rat. When hydrochloric acid (100 mmol/l) was used for extraction, the TRH immunoreactivity obtained was identified solely with the known tripeptide hormone. In contrast, when weakly acidic conditions were used for extraction, neutral or acidic TRH-like peptides which lacked the histidine residue at position 2 of the hormone, but reacted with TRH antibodies, were shown to be present in addition to TRH. The TRH-like peptides in the brain were located principally in the hippocampus, brain stem and dorsal colliculi. In the periphery, TRH-like peptides were shown to be present in the male reproductive system and certain endocrine tissues. In addition, the presence of TRH-like peptides was confirmed in portal blood. The results indicate that peptides with a neutral or acidic TRH-like sequence at their C-terminus are widely distributed in the CNS and periphery of the rat. These peptides appear to occur mainly or exclusively in precursor forms from which TRH immunoreact...Continue Reading

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Dec 18, 1992·Brain Research. Developmental Brain Research·P PoulatC Oliver
Jun 3, 1994·Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Applications·R BílekD G Smyth
Jan 1, 1991·Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis·R BilekB A Roos
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