Abstract
The catabolism of two gastric neuropeptides, the C-terminal decapeptide of gastrin releasing peptide-27 (GRP10) and substance P (SP), by membrane-bound peptidases of the porcine gastric corpus and by porcine endopeptidase-24.11 ("enkephalinase") has been investigated. GRP10 was catabolized by gastric muscle peptidases (specific activity 1.8 nmol min-1 mg-1 protein) by hydrolysis of the His8-Leu9 bond and catabolism was inhibited by phosphoramidon (I50 approx. 10-8 M), a specific inhibitor of endopeptidase-24.11. The same bond in GRP10 was cleaved by purified endopeptidase-24.11, and hydrolysis was equally sensitive to inhibition by phosphoramidon. SP was catabolized by gastric muscle peptidases (specific activity 1.7 nmol min-1 mg-1 protein) by hydrolysis of the Gln6-Phe7, Phe7-Phe8 and Gly9-Leu10 bonds, which is identical to the cleavage of SP by purified endopeptidase-24.11. The C-terminal cleavage of GRP10 and SP would inactivate the peptides. It is concluded that a membrane-bound peptidase in the stomach wall catabolizes and inactivates GRP10 and SP and that, in its specificity and sensitivity to phosphoramidon, this peptidase resembles endopeptidase-24.11.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 277-283 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Peptides |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1985 |
Keywords
- Angiotensin converting enzyme
- Captopril
- Endopeptidase-24.11
- Gastrin releasing peptide
- Phosphoramidon
- Substance P
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Endocrinology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience