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. 1990 Oct;101(2):297–300. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb12704.x

Effects of galanin, its analogues and fragments on rat isolated fundus strips.

S Katsoulis 1, W E Schmidt 1, H Schwörer 1, W Creutzfeldt 1
PMCID: PMC1917707  PMID: 1701674

Abstract

1. Rat and porcine galanin (rGal and pGal) produced dose-dependent contraction of rat fundus strips in a concentration range of 6 nM-100 nM. 2. The stimulatory effect of rGal on rat fundus strips was not modified in the presence of somatostatin (250 nM), naloxone (1 microM), guanethidine (10 microM), a mixture of propranolol (3 microM) and phentolamine (3 microM), tetrodotoxin (1 microM), indomethacin (10 microM), atropine (1 microM), a mixture of methysergide (2.5 microM) and ketanserine (2.5 microM), a mixture of mepyramine (10 microM) and cimetidine (10 microM), and saralasin (10 microM) or when strips were desensitized to substance P and neurotensin. 3. These results suggest the localization of specific Gal receptors on the surface of smooth muscle cells of rat fundus. 4. The galanin analogues [D-Trp2]-rGal, [Nle4]-rGal, [D-Ala7]-rGal, [D-Trp2-NLe4-D-Ala7]-rGal and fragments [Cys23]-Gal (1-23), Gal (1-18) were fully active. In contrast, rGal (3-29) was completely inactive and showed no antagonistic properties to the contractile effect of intact galanin. 5. The order of potency of the galanin peptides, analogues and fragments to contract rat fundus strips was: pGal greater than rGal greater than [NLe4]-rGal greater than [Cys23]-Gal (1-23) greater than Gal (1-18) greater than [D-Ala7]-rGal greater than [Trp2]-rGal greater than [D-Trp2-NLe4-D-Ala7]-rGal. 6. The data originating from our structure-activity study suggest that the C-terminal portion of Gal contributes mainly to the affinity of Gal receptors whereas the N-terminal portion of Gal is responsible for the full activation of Gal receptors in this tissue.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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