Hart S L, Kitchen I, Waddell P R
Br J Pharmacol. 1979 Jul;66(3):361-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1979.tb10838.x.
The inhibitory potency of methionine (Met)-enkephalin on the field-stimulated mouse vas deferens was greatly increased by a reduction in current strength whilst that of leucine (Leu)-enkephalin increased only slightly. All currents were submaximal and all muscle twitches were neuronally evoked. These results suggest that inhibitory effects of Met- and Leu-enkephalin in the mouse vas deferens are not commonly mediated and provide a rapid method for ascertaining heterogeneity of enkephalin extracts.
通过降低电流强度,甲硫氨酸(Met)-脑啡肽对电场刺激的小鼠输精管的抑制效力显著增强,而亮氨酸(Leu)-脑啡肽的抑制效力仅略有增加。所有电流均为次最大电流,所有肌肉抽搐均由神经元诱发。这些结果表明,Met-脑啡肽和Leu-脑啡肽在小鼠输精管中的抑制作用并非通过共同机制介导,并且提供了一种确定脑啡肽提取物异质性的快速方法。