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M D Johnson1, M Ko, K S Choo, J R Traynor, H I Mosberg, N N Naughton, J H Woods.
Abstract
Bombesin along with several closely related neuropeptides elicit scratching behavior when administered centrally. The first part of the study was designed to determine the antagonistic effects of a novel phyllolitorin analogue [desTrp(3),Leu(8)]phyllolitorin (DTP) on scratching induced by three peptides (bombesin, neuromedin-C, and [Leu(8)]phyllolitorin). In addition, the binding affinity of each peptide for the bombesin receptor site was determined. DTP (30 microg) inhibited scratching induced by these peptides, but unlike the peptides, DTP had no affinity for the bombesin site, thereby suggesting that DTP is displaying physiological antagonism through an unknown mechanism.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10482814 PMCID: PMC2863106 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)01708-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252