PACAP 1-38

Alias: PACAP (1-38), human, ovine, rat; Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide 38
Cat No.:V2752 Purity: ≥98%
PACAP 1-38 is a highly potent agonist of the PACAP (Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide) receptor with Kd of 100 pM.
PACAP 1-38 Chemical Structure CAS No.: 137061-48-4
Product category: cAMP
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Other Forms of PACAP 1-38:

  • PACAP (1-38) free acid
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Purity: ≥98%

Product Description

PACAP 1-38 is a highly potent agonist of the PACAP (Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide) receptor with Kd of 100 pM. The ADCYAP1 gene in humans encodes the protein PACAP. PACAP and vasoactive intestinal peptide are comparable. It stimulates cells that resemble enterochromaffin, among other things. It binds to both the PACAP receptor and the vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor. The small peptide PACAP 1-38 promotes phagocytosis and adenylate cyclase (AC). Strong, long-lasting, and effective stimulatory effects on sympathetic neuronal NPY and catecholamine production are exhibited by PACAP 1-38. By inhibiting p38 MAPK and NFκB translocation via both PAC1 and VPAC1 receptors, PACAP 1-38 significantly prevents damage to cultured renal proximal tubule cells caused by myeloma light chains. This is achieved through suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokine production.

Biological Activity I Assay Protocols (From Reference)
Targets
PAC1 ( Ki = 1.1 nM ); PAC1s ( Ki = 1.7 nM ); PAC1vs ( Ki = 121 nM )
ln Vitro

In vitro activity: PACAP 1-38 has strong, long-lasting stimulatory effects on catecholamine synthesis and sympathetic neuronal NPY[1]. This neuropeptide is pleiotropic, displaying a range of biologic actions in immune cells, such as neurotransmitter, neuromodulator, neurotrophic factor, and immunomodulator via modulating NFκB activation and MAPK signaling. By blocking the production of proinflammatory cytokines, PACAP 1-38 significantly reduces the harm that myeloma light chains cause to cultured renal proximal tubule cells. This is achieved by blocking p38 MAPK and NFκB translocation via both PAC1 and VPAC1 receptors. In addition to directly preventing myeloma cell adhesion-induced production of the growth factor IL-6 from bone marrow stromal cells, PACAP38 may also have an indirect effect on myeloma cell growth inhibition. In a dose-dependent manner, PACAP38 inhibited the release of TNFα and IL-6[2].

ln Vivo
PACAP38 is highly effective at blocking the production of cytokines triggered by light chains, thereby averting the in vivo cell damage that would otherwise occur. PACAP is thought to act as an autoregulatory factor for some tumors, promoting their growth in an autocrine manner[2].
Cell Assay
Human renal proximal tubule cells are cultured for 24 hours at 37°C in DRM-23E medium with 0.5% (vol/vol) FBS after being plated onto 6-well tissue culture plates. Following a prewash with serum-free medium, the cells are cultured with κ-LC (1.5 mg/ml, approximately 50 μM) for three days, both in the presence and absence of different concentrations of transcription factor and kinase inhibitors, as well as PACAP38 or dexamethasone. Trypan blue exclusion assays are used to determine the viability of cells; in all experiments, at least 85% of the cells are still viable. For cytokine assays, culture supernatants are removed and kept at -70°C after being exposed to test substances. The cells are lysed using Sigma Mammalian Cell Lysis Reagents to extract the proteins after the medium is removed, and the cells are then rinsed with ice-cold PBS. Following scraping, lysates are centrifuged at 12,000 g for 10 minutes at 4°C, and a 21-gauge needle is used to shear DNA. Substratum is subsequently collected and utilized in kinase research.
Animal Protocol
physiologic saline; 2 nmol/10 mL; i.v.
Male Sprague-Dawley rats
References

[1]. Ann N Y Acad Sci . 1996 Dec 26:805:204-16; discussion 217-8.

[2]. Blood . 2006 Jan 15;107(2):661-8.

[3]. J Neuroendocrinol . 1999 Dec;11(12):941-9.

These protocols are for reference only. InvivoChem does not independently validate these methods.
Physicochemical Properties
Molecular Formula
C203H331N63O53S
Molecular Weight
4534.26
CAS #
137061-48-4
Related CAS #
PACAP (1-38), human, ovine, rat TFA; PACAP (1-38) free acid TFA; PACAP (1-38) free acid; 129405-61-4
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Synonyms
PACAP (1-38), human, ovine, rat; Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide 38
Storage

Powder      -20°C    3 years

                     4°C     2 years

In solvent   -80°C    6 months

                  -20°C    1 month

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Room temperature (This product is stable at ambient temperature for a few days during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs)
Solubility Data
Solubility (In Vitro)
DMSO: N/A
Water: ~100 mg/mL (~22.1 mM)
Ethanol: N/A
Solubility (In Vivo)
N/A
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Preparing Stock Solutions 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
1 mM 0.2205 mL 1.1027 mL 2.2054 mL
5 mM 0.0441 mL 0.2205 mL 0.4411 mL
10 mM 0.0221 mL 0.1103 mL 0.2205 mL

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Biological Data
  • PACAP 1-38
    Production of inflammatory cytokines stimulated by the light chain in the cultured human renal proximal tubule cells and its suppression by PACAP38 or dexamethasone.2006 Jan 15;107(2):661-8.
  • PACAP 1-38
    Photomicrograph of cultured human renal proximal tubule cells.2006 Jan 15;107(2):661-8.

  • PACAP 1-38
    Effect of PACAP38 and dexamethasone on LC-stimulated activation of MAPKs and NFκB2006 Jan 15;107(2):661-8.
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