1st Edition

Metabolism of Brain Peptides

By Gerard O'Cuinn Copyright 1995

    Metabolism of Brain Peptides discusses neuropeptide metabolism in light of recent research. It describes the processing mechanisms in the production of biologically active peptides. It details distribution of the variety of neuropeptides in the brain and comprehensively reviews the effects of these neuropeptides on behavioral and physiological functions. The book also examines termination mechanisms for the biological activities of neuropeptides in light of recent knowledge of their distribution, their receptors and their possible inactivation enzymes in various functional regions of the brain and at the blood-brain barrier.

    The Production of Biologically Active Peptides in Brain Tissues, J. Donlon, University College of Galway, Republic of Ireland
    Specific Aspects of Peptide Proteins
    Peptide Amidation
    Biological Activity of Peptides in Brain Tissues, F. Roman, Institut de Recherche Jouveinal, France
    Introduction
    Neuropeptide Y
    Calcitonin-gene Related Peptide
    Cholecystokinin
    Galanin
    Neurotensin
    Neuropeptide Receptor-Ion Channel Coupling in the Mammalian Brain, P. Boden, Parke-Davis Neuroscience Research Centre, Cambridge, England
    Methodological Approaches
    Neuropeptides and Ion Channels: Mechanistic Studies
    Inactivation of Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone (TRH). The TRH-Degrading Enzyme as a Regulator and/or Terminator of TRH Signals, K. Bauer, Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Endocrinology, Hannover, Germany
    Characteristics of the TRH-Degrading Serum Enzyme and the membrane-Bound TRH-Degrading Enzyme
    Cellular and Subcellular Localization
    Purification and Cloning
    Hormonal Regulation of the TRH-Degrading Enzymes
    Intracellular Peptide Turnover: Properties and Physiological Significance of the Major Peptide Hydrolases of Brain Cystosol, S. Wilk, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
    Endopeptidases
    Oligopeptidases
    Exopeptidases
    Omega Peptidases

    Biography

    O'Cuinn\, Gerard