ea0016p164 | Comparative endocrinology | ECE2008
Valiante Salvatore
, Prisco Marina
, Sciarrillo Rosaria
, Andreuccetti Piero
, Laforgia Vincenza
, De falco Maria
The action of the regulatory neuropeptides vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) carries out through the shared receptors VPAC1 and VPAC2 and the exclusive PACAP receptor PAC1, all of which are G protein-coupled receptors. Formerly, we showed that the administration of both peptides enhance catecholamine, corticosterone and aldosterone release from adrenal cell co-culture. Further...