Animal experiment:

Mice[1]Mice are anaesthetized with isofluorane, and saline or TF-NH2 (3?μmol/kg in 25?μL physiological saline) is injected into the lateral tail vein. Evans blue (33.3mg/kg in 50?μL saline) is co-injected with the peptide. Mice are perfused transcardially at 10?min after administration of TF-NH2 with physiological saline containing 20?u/mL heparin at a pressure of 80-100?mmHg for 2-3?min. Excised tissues are incubated in 1?mL of formamide for 48?h, and Evans blue content is measured spectrophotometrically at 650?nm[1].

TFLLR-NH2 (TFA) is a selective PAR1 agonist with an EC50 of 1.9 μM. EC50: 1.9 μM (PAR1)[1]

PAR1 agonists stimulate concentration-dependent increases in [Ca2+]i and in the proportions of neurones. The maximal increase in [Ca2+]i above basal is detected in response to 10 μm TF-NH2 (peak 196.5±20.4 nM, n=25) when 50-80% of identified neurones responded[1]. SW620 cells cultured in the supernatant of TFLLR-NH2-activated platelets upregulate E-cadherin expression and downregulate the vimentin expression. In the in vitro platelet culture system, a TFLLR-NH2 dose-dependent increase of secreted TGF-β1 is detected in the supernatant[2].

Injection of TF-NH2 into the rat paw stimulates a marked and sustained oedema. An NK1R antagonist and ablation of sensory nerves with capsaicin inhibit oedema by 44% at 1 h and completely by 5 h. In wild-type but not PAR1-/- mice, TF-NH2 stimulates Evans blue extravasation in the bladder, oesophagus, stomach, intestine and pancreas by 2-8 fold. Extravasation in the bladder, oesophagus and stomach is abolished by an NK1R antagonist[1]. TFp-NH2 produces notable contraction at 3-50 μM and relaxation at 0.3-50 μM, in the absence of apamin. The concentration-response curve for TFp-NH2-induced contraction is remarkably shifted left, when the TFp-NH2-induced relaxation is blocked by apamin at 0.1 μM[3].

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