Name | CGRP 8-37 (rat) |
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Synonyms |
h-val-thr-his-arg-leu-ala-gly-leu-leu-ser-arg-ser-gly-gly-val-val-lys-asp-asn-phe-val-pro-thr-asn-val-gly-ser-glu-ala-phe-nh2
val-thr-his-arg-leu-ala-gly-leu-leu-ser-arg-ser-gly-gly-val-val-lys-asp-asn-phe-val-pro-thr-asn-val-gly-ser-glu-ala-phe-nh2 vthrlagllsrsggvvkdnfvptnvgseaf-nh2 Rat CGRP-(8-37) |
Description | Rat CGRP-(8-37) (VTHRLAGLLSRSGGVVKDNFVPTNVGSEAF) is a highly selective CGRP receptor antagonist. |
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Target |
CGRP receptor[1] |
In Vitro | CGRP-(8-37) is a truncated version of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) that binds to the CGRP receptor with similar affinity but does not activate the receptor[1]. |
In Vivo | CGRP-(8-37) is effective in alleviating mechanical and thermal allodynia in a dose-dependent manner. The 50 nM dose is most efficacious for both forelimb and hindlimb responses. The period of efficacy is 10 min to onset for a duration of 20 min. Post-drug washout responses are not statistically significant compared to pre-drug responses[1]. Intrathecal administration of 5 nmol or 10 nmol of CGRP-(8-37), but not 1 nmol, induces a significant increase in hindpaw withdrawal latency. Intrathecal administration of CGRP-(8-37) not only reverses the SP-induced decrease in latency to both withdrawal responses but also mediates a significant increase in response latency compared to basal levels[2]. |
Animal Admin | Rats: Adult male Sprague Dawley rats are given a spinal hemisection or a sham surgery at the T13 spinal segment. An externally accessible PE-10 intrathecal catheter that terminated at T13 is used for drug delivery. Animals are allowed to recover for 4 weeks at which time the hemisected animals displayed mechanical and thermal allodynia bilaterally, in both forelimbs and hindlimbs. CGRP-(8-37) is delivered just prior to a testing session in 1, 5, 10, or 50 nM doses in artificial cerebral spinal fluid in 10 mL volumes[1]. |
References |
Molecular Formula | C138H224N42O41 |
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Molecular Weight | 3127.51000 |
Exact Mass | 3125.67000 |
PSA | 1344.65000 |
LogP | 0.05010 |
Storage condition | -20°C |