Description
Bombesinisagastrin-releasingpeptideanalogthatbindsbombesinandGRPreceptors.Derivativesofbombesinarecurrentlyunderinvestigationascancerimagingtools,asbombesinreceptorsareoftenoverexpressedintumortissues.Bombesinitselfexhibitsneuromodulatory,hepatoprotective,cardiomodulatory,andvasoconstrictiveactivities.BombesinincreasesthefrequencyandamplitudeofIPSCsintheentorhinalcortex,likelyduetoCa2+-mediatedincreasesinGABArelease.Inanimalmodelsofliverdisease,bombesinincreasesproliferationofovalcellsandhepatocytes,increaseslevelsofglutathione,anddecreasesportalendotoxemia.Bombesinalsoexhibitspressor-likeeffects,increasingmeanarterialpressure,bloodpressure,andheartrate.
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