Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide

1 PACAP: Discovery, Gene, Receptors.- 2 Molecular Evolution of PACAP Precursor and PACAP Receptors.- 3 Development of Selective Ligands for PACT, VPAC1 and VPAC2 Receptors.- 4 Molecular Pharmacology and Structure-Function Analysis of PACAP/VIP Receptors.- 5 PACAP Receptor Signaling.- 6 Function of PACAP in the Central Nervous System.- 7 Function of PACAP in the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Complex.- 8 PACAP in the Endocrine Pancreas.- 9 Function of PACAP in the Adrenal Cortex.- 10 PACAP: An ‘Emergency Response’ Co-Transmittter in the Adrenal Medulla.- 11 PACAP in the Urogenital Tract.- 12 Function of PACAP in the Cardiovascular System.- 13 Function of PACAP in the Respiratory System.- 14 Function of PACAP in the Immune System.- 15 PACAP Receptor Knockout and Transgenics. What Have We Learnt?.- 16 Consequences of PACAP Gene Knockout.- 17 The Biological Significance of PACAP and PACAP Receptors in Human Tumors: From Cell Lines to Cancers.