| Literature DB >> 8166740 |
Y Ishizaka1, Y Ishizaka1, M Tanaka, K Kitamura, K Kangawa, N Minamino, H Matsuo, T Eto.
Abstract
A newly identified human peptide, adrenomedullin (AM) increased cAMP levels with dose and time dependencies in a manner similar to that of human calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). The EC50 value of human AM is 2 x 10(-8) M which is slightly higher than that of CGRP (8.5 x 10(-9) M). In a receptor binding assay for AM in rat VSMC, the binding of [125I] AM was competitively inhibited by human AM, but not by human CGRP. Thus, AM is thought to increase intracellular cAMP in rat VSMC via its specific receptor to evoke vasodilation.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8166740 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1994.1496
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575