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Synthesis of new substance P analogues releasing histamine from rat peritoneal mast cells
Chen,Mousli,Thoret,Fischer,Landry,Michelot
, p. 931 - 937 (2007/10/02)
New analogues of the N-terminal fragment of substance P [Arg-Pro-Lys-Pro, SP(1-4)] were synthesized and their activities on histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells were compared. The potency of these compounds decreases in the following order (in abbreviation): SP(1-4)C12 > C'12-SP(1-4)-OCH3 > C'12-SP(1-4)-OH, H-Lys-Pro-C12 and SP. Benzalkonium chloride, a competitive antagonist of peptide-induced histamine release from rat mast cells, inhibits the effect of SP and SP analogues with IC50 in the range of micromolar concentrations. SP(1-4)-C12 and C'12-SP(1-4)-OCH3 have been found to be 10-fold more active than SP on the GTPase activity of purified G proteins (G(o)/G(i)). The lack of clear structural relationships for agonist activities supports a receptor-less mechanism for histamine release by SP and its analogs. This effect could be elicited by a direct stimulation of G proteins.
INVESTIGATION ON PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS BY FRAGMENT CONDENSATION. PART I. SYNTHESIS OF C1 - C4 FRAGMENT OF SUBSTANCE P IN SOLUTION AND BY THE SOLID PHASE METHOD
Orlowska, Alicja,Drabarek, Stefania
, p. 1893 - 1899 (2007/10/02)
The synthesis of protected tetrapeptide Z3-Arg-Pro-Lys(Z)-Pro-OH corresponding to C1 - C4 fragment of substance P in solution and by the solid phase method has been elaborated.
