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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4941
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
Endothelin (ET), originally characterized as a 21-residue vasoconstrictor peptide from endothelial cells, is present in the porcine spinal cord and may act as a neuropeptide. Endothelin-like immunoreactivity has now been demonstrated by immunohistochemistry in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclear neurons and their terminals in the posterior pituitary of the pig and the rat. The presence of ET in the porcine hypothalamus was confirmed by reversed-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography and radioimmunoassay. Moreover, in situ hybridization demonstrated ET messenger RNA in porcine paraventricular nuclear neurons. Endothelin-like immunoreactive products in the posterior pituitary of the rat were depleted by water deprivation, suggesting a release of ET under physiological conditions. These findings indicate that ET is synthesized in the posterior pituitary system and may be involved in neurosecretory functions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
247
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
462-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-3-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Endothelins, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Male, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Pituitary Gland, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-RNA Probes, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Radioimmunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Rats, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Supraoptic Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Tissue Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:2405487-Water Deprivation
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Endothelin: a novel peptide in the posterior pituitary system.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't