Regional distribution of pyroglutamyl peptidase II in rabbit brain, spinal cord, and organs

Abstract:

Pyroglutamyl peptidase II (PPII) is a narrow specificity ectoenzyme that degrades thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). We detected the enzyme in the brain of various mammals, with highest specific activity in rabbit brain. In this species, activity was heterogeneously distributed in the central nervous system. There was a 28-fold difference between regions of highest and lowest PPII activity. Enzyme activity was highest in the olfactory bulb and posterior cortex. In the spinal cord, activity was low but unevenly distributed, with highest values detected in the thoracic (T) region. Segments T1 and T2 activities were particularly high. Other organs contained low or undetectable levels of activity. The levels of TRH-like immunoreactivity (TRH-LI) in spinal cord segments were greatest in T3–T4 and lumbar L2–L6. Low concentrations were found in T1 and T9–T12. There was a partial correlation between the distribution of PPII …

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1992

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