Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a regulator of astrocytes: PACAP stimulates proliferation and production of interleukin 6 (IL-6), but not nerve growth factor (NGF), in cultured rat astrocyte

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1996 Dec 26:805:482-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb17508.x.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Astrocytes / cytology
  • Astrocytes / drug effects*
  • Astrocytes / physiology
  • Cell Division / drug effects
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
  • Cyclic AMP / metabolism
  • Interleukin-6 / biosynthesis*
  • Kinetics
  • Nerve Growth Factors / biosynthesis*
  • Nerve Growth Factors / pharmacology
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / pharmacology
  • Neuropeptides / pharmacology*
  • Neurotransmitter Agents / pharmacology*
  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / pharmacology

Substances

  • Adcyap1 protein, rat
  • Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor
  • Interleukin-6
  • Nerve Growth Factors
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Neuropeptides
  • Neurotransmitter Agents
  • Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
  • Cyclic AMP