Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide and its receptors: 20 years after the discovery

D Vaudry, A Falluel-Morel, S Bourgault, M Basille… - Pharmacological …, 2009 - ASPET
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a 38-amino acid C-terminally
α-amidated peptide that was first isolated 20 years ago from an ovine hypothalamic extract …

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide and its receptors: from structure to functions

D Vaudry, BJ Gonzalez, M Basille, L Yon… - Pharmacological …, 2000 - ASPET
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a 38-amino acid peptide that
was first isolated from ovine hypothalamic extracts on the basis of its ability to stimulate …

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) and PACAP/vasoactive intestinal polypeptide receptors: actions on the anterior pituitary gland

SR Rawlings, M Hezareh - Endocrine reviews, 1996 - academic.oup.com
I. Introduction PITUITARY adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) was first
isolated from ovine hypothalamus by its potent activity in stimulating cAMP production in rat …

Role of VIP, PACAP, and related peptides in the regulation of the hypothalamo—Pituitary–adrenal axis

GG Nussdorfer, LK Malendowicz - Peptides, 1998 - Elsevier
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating
polypeptide (PACAP) are members of a family of regulatory peptides that are widely …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular evolution of the growth hormone-releasing hormone/pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide gene family. Functional implication in the …

M Montero, L Yon, S Kikuyama, S Dufour… - Journal of Molecular …, 2000 - academia.edu
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating
polypeptide (PACAP) belong to the same superfamily of regulatory neuropeptides and have …

Understanding the multifactorial control of growth hormone release by somatotropes: lessons from comparative endocrinology

MD Gahete, M Durán‐Prado, RM Luque… - Annals of the New …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Control of postnatal growth is the main, but not the only, role for growth hormone (GH) as this
hormone also contributes to regulating metabolism, reproduction, immunity, development …

Distribution, Characterization, and Growth Hormone-Releasing Activity of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide in the European Eel, Anguilla anguilla

M Montero, L Yon, K Rousseau, A Arimura… - …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
The complementary DNA encoding pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide
(PACAP) has been cloned from two species of teleost fishes, the Sockeye salmon and the …

Current state of understanding of the role of PACAP in the hypothalamo-hypophyseal gonadotropin functions of mammals

K Köves, E Szabó, O Kántor, A Heinzlmann… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
PACAP was discovered 30 years ago in Dr. Akira Arimura's laboratory. In the past three
decades since then, it has become evident that this peptide plays numerous crucial roles in …

Localization and characterization of PACAP receptors in the rat cerebellum during development: evidence for a stimulatory effect of PACAP on immature cerebellar …

M Basille, BJ Gonzalez, P Leroux, L Jeandel… - Neuroscience, 1993 - Elsevier
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) and its receptors are abundant
in the brain and particularly in the cerebellum of adult rats. In contrast, the occurrence of …

The inflammatory changes of adipose tissue in late pregnant mice

L Zhang, T Sugiyama, N Murabayashi… - Journal of …, 2011 - jme.bioscientifica.com
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a member of the family of glycoprotein hormones
containing a common alpha-subunit and distinct beta-subunits that confer hormonal …