The effect of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides on hemocyte phagocytosis in two molluscs, Planorbarius corneus and Viviparus ater was studied. The peptides and related fragments examined are those which have been shown to influence hemocyte motility in the two species. The results obtained revealed that the effects on phagocytosis are not directly correlated with previous findings on cell motility. Furthermore, the mode of action of an individual peptide could be species-specific and dose-dependent. The relationships between peptides, locomotion and phagocytosis in these molluscs are discussed.
THE EFFECT OF CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR AND PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN-DERIVED PEPTIDES ON THE PHAGOCYTOSIS OF MOLLUSCAN HEMOCYTES / Ottaviani, Enzo; Franchini, Antonella; Fontanili, P.. - In: EXPERIENTIA. - ISSN 0014-4754. - STAMPA. - 50:(1994), pp. 857-859.
THE EFFECT OF CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR AND PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN-DERIVED PEPTIDES ON THE PHAGOCYTOSIS OF MOLLUSCAN HEMOCYTES
OTTAVIANI, Enzo;FRANCHINI, Antonella;
1994
Abstract
The effect of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides on hemocyte phagocytosis in two molluscs, Planorbarius corneus and Viviparus ater was studied. The peptides and related fragments examined are those which have been shown to influence hemocyte motility in the two species. The results obtained revealed that the effects on phagocytosis are not directly correlated with previous findings on cell motility. Furthermore, the mode of action of an individual peptide could be species-specific and dose-dependent. The relationships between peptides, locomotion and phagocytosis in these molluscs are discussed.
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