Shared and independent roles of CGRP and PACAP in migraine pathophysiology

A Kuburas, AF Russo - The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2023 - Springer
The neuropeptides calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-
activating polypeptide (PACAP) have emerged as mediators of migraine pathogenesis. Both …

Tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylation: regulation and consequences

PR Dunkley, L Bobrovskaya, ME Graham… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The rate‐limiting enzyme in catecholamine synthesis is tyrosine hydroxylase. It is
phosphorylated at serine (Ser) residues Ser8, Ser19, Ser31 and Ser40 in vitro, in situ and in …

Immunomodulatory role of neuropeptides in the cornea

S Puri, BM Kenyon, P Hamrah - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The transparency of the cornea along with its dense sensory innervation and resident
leukocyte populations make it an ideal tissue to study interactions between the nervous and …

Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide: a potential neuroprotective peptide

A Somogyvari-Vigh, D Reglodi - Current pharmaceutical design, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) was first isolated from
hypothalamic extracts on the basis of its ability to stimulate cAMP formation in pituitary cells …

Selenoprotein T is a PACAP‐regulated gene involved in intracellular Ca2+ mobilization and neuroendocrine secretion

L Grumolato, H Ghzili, M Montero‐Hadjadje… - The FASEB …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Selenoproteins contain the essential trace element selenium, the deficiency of which is
associated with cancer or accelerated aging. Although selenoproteins are thought to be …

PACAP induces light aversion in mice by an inheritable mechanism independent of CGRP

A Kuburas, BN Mason, B Hing, AS Wattiez… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
The neuropeptides CGRP (calcitonin gene-related peptide) and PACAP (pituitary adenylate
cyclase-activating polypeptide) have emerged as mediators of migraine, yet the potential …

cAMP dose-dependently prevents palmitate-induced apoptosis by both protein kinase A-and cAMP-guanine nucleotide exchange factor-dependent pathways in β …

G Kwon, KL Pappan, CA Marshall, JE Schaffer… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Lipid accumulation in pancreatic β-cells is thought to cause its dysfunction and/or
destruction via apoptosis. Our studies show that incubation of the β-cell line RINm5F with the …

The neurotrophic effects of PACAP in PC12 cells: control by multiple transduction pathways

A Ravni, S Bourgault, A Lebon, P Chan… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Pituitary adenylate cyclase‐activating polypeptide (PACAP) and vasoactive intestinal
polypeptide (VIP) are closely related members of the secretin superfamily of neuropeptides …

PACAP regulates immediate catecholamine release from adrenal chromaffin cells in an activity‐dependent manner through a protein kinase C‐dependent pathway

BA Kuri, SA Chan, CB Smith - Journal of neurochemistry, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Adrenal medullary chromaffin cells are a major peripheral output of the sympathetic nervous
system. Catecholamine release from these cells is driven by synaptic excitation from the …

Exposure to cAMP and β‐adrenergic stimulation recruits CaV3 T‐type channels in rat chromaffin cells through Epac cAMP‐receptor proteins

M Novara, P Baldelli, D Cavallari… - The Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
T‐type channels are expressed weakly or not at all in adult rat chromaffin cells (RCCs) and
there is contrasting evidence as to whether they play a functional role in catecholamine …