An inhibitor of endopeptidase-24.15 blocks the degradation of intraventricularly administered dynorphins.
An inhibitor of endopeptidase-24.15 blocks the degradation of intraventricularly administered dynorphins.
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肽链内切酶 24.15 抑制剂可阻止脑室内注射强啡肽的降解。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1471-4159.1990.tb04177.x
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发表时间:
1990
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Ayala,JM
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作者:
Molineaux,CJ;Ayala,JM
Conversion of the octapeptide dynorphin (Dyn) A‐(1–8) to Leu5‐enkephalin (LE) by endopeptidase EC 3.4.24.15 (EP‐24,15) in vivo was examined using the technique of ventriculocisternal perfusion. Peptides were administered intra‐cerebroventricularly in the presence or absence of the EP‐24.15 inhibitorN‐[1‐(R,S)‐carboxy‐3‐phenylpropyl]‐Ala‐Ala‐Phe‐p‐aminobenzoate (cFPAAF‐pAB) via cannulae placed into the lateral ventricle of urethane‐anesthetized rats. The concentration of Dyn‐like peptides and LE within the CSF was monitored by radioimmunoassay in samples of CSF taken from a second cannula placed in the cisterna magna. In the absence of inhibitor, <5% of the Dyn A‐(1–8) administered was recovered in CSF. Immunoreactive LE, which is normally not found in CSF, increased rapidly in content following Dyn A‐(1–8) infusion, an observation suggesting that the larger peptide is converted to LE. When the inhibitor cFPAAF‐pAB was coadministered with Dyn A‐(1–8), the concentration of immunoreactive Dyn A‐(1–8) after 5 min was 40 times higher than that found in the absence of inhibitor. The angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor captopril reduced the degradation of Dyn A‐(1–8) to a much lesser degree. The inhibitor of EP‐24.15 also afforded some protection of other Dyn‐like peptides. No EP‐24.15 activity was found in rat CSF, whereas high activity was found in the choroid plexus. Taken together, these data clearly indicate that an ectoenzyme form of EP‐24.15 rapidly converts intra‐cerebroventricularly administered Dyn‐like peptides to LE. Key Words: Dynorphin—Enkephalin—Enkephalinase—Ectoenzyme—Ventriculocisternal—Angiotensin converting enzyme.Molíneaux C. J. and Ayala J. M. An inhibitor of endopeptidase‐24.15 blocks the degradation of intraventricularly administered dynorphins.J. Neurochem. 55, 611–618 (1990).