Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UNIPROT:P01189 (beta-endorphin)
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The dopamine agonist apomorphine (10(-6) M) significantly reduced the 50 mM K+-stimulated, Ca2+-dependent release of immunoreactive alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) from superfused slices of rat hypothalamus but did not alter baseline peptide release. Flupenthixol (10(-6) M), a dopamine receptor antagonist, significantly increased both basal and 50 mM K+-stimulated alpha-MSH release, possibly via blockade of inhibition caused by endogenous dopamine release. The latter increases were Ca2+-dependent and were inhibited by 10(-6) M apomorphine.
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PMID:Dopaminergic inhibition of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone release from superfused slices of the rat hypothalamus. 285 67