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

D Vaudry, A Falluel-Morel, S Bourgault, M Basille… - Pharmacological …, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

Alternative splicing of the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide receptor PAC1: mechanisms of fine tuning of brain activity

J Blechman, G Levkowitz - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Alternative splicing of the precursor mRNA encoding for the neuropeptide receptor
PAC1/ADCYAP1R1 generates multiple protein products that exhibit pleiotropic activities …

Post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with PACAP and the PAC1 receptor

KJ Ressler, KB Mercer, B Bradley, T Jovanovic… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is known to broadly regulate the
cellular stress response. In contrast, it is unclear if the PACAP–PAC1 receptor pathway has …

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide protects against β-amyloid toxicity

P Han, Z Tang, J Yin, M Maalouf, TG Beach… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a neurotrophin. However, its
role in human Alzheimer's disease (AD) is largely unknown. We examined PACAP …

Protective effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) against apoptosis

T Seaborn, O Masmoudi-Kouli… - Current …, 2011 - benthamdirect.com
Apoptosis is a regulated process leading to cell death, which is implicated both in normal
development and in various pathologies including heart failure, stroke and …

Induction of neuronal differentiation of murine N2a cells by two polyphenols present in the mediterranean diet mimicking neurotrophins activities: resveratrol and …

A Namsi, T Nury, H Hamdouni, A Yammine, A Vejux… - Diseases, 2018 - mdpi.com
In the prevention of neurodegeneration associated with aging and neurodegenerative
diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease), neuronal differentiation is of interest. In …

Impaired nerve regeneration and enhanced neuroinflammatory response in mice lacking pituitary adenylyl cyclase activating peptide

BD Armstrong, C Abad, S Chhith, G Cheung-Lau… - Neuroscience, 2008 - Elsevier
Peripheral nerve injury models are used to investigate processes that can potentially be
exploited in CNS injury. A consistent change that occurs in injured peripheral neurons is an …

Pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating polypeptide is an intrinsic regulator of Treg abundance and protects against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

YV Tan, C Abad, R Lopez, H Dong, S Liu, A Lee… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - pnas.org
Pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a widely expressed
neuropeptide originally discovered in the hypothalamus. It closely resembles vasoactive …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of PACAP in central and peripheral nerve injuries

A Tamas, D Reglodi, O Farkas, E Kovesdi, J Pal… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a bioactive peptide with
diverse effects in the nervous system. In addition to its more classic role as a …

Mechanisms of ethanol-induced death of cerebellar granule cells

J Luo - The Cerebellum, 2012 - Springer
Maternal ethanol exposure during pregnancy may cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASD). FASD is the leading cause of mental retardation. The most deleterious effect of fetal …