ISSN:
1432-1912
Keywords:
Alpha2 adrenoceptors
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Radioligand binding
;
[3H]L-654,284
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[3H]Rauwolscine
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[3H]Clonidine
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary L-654,284 ((2R, 12bS)-N-(1,3,4,6,7,12b-hexahydro-2H-benzo[b]-furo[2,3-a]quinolizin-2-yl)-N-methyl-2-hydroxyethanesulfonamide), a potent and selective antagonist of the alpha2 adrenoceptor, was tritiated to high specific activity. Saturation binding to cell membrane suspensions obtained from calf cerebral cortex revealed a high affinity binding site (0.63 nM). Kinetics of association and dissociation were well represented by single exponential processes, and the equilibrium dissociation constant obtained from the ratio of rate constants agreed well with that found by saturation binding. A direct comparison of saturation binding revealed that the antagonist [3H]L-654,284 had roughly the same affinity for the alpha2 adrenoceptor as the agonist [3H]clonidine and eight times the affinity of the antagonist [3H]rauwolseine. The maximum receptor densities of these radioligands were not significantly different. Competition assays with a series of compounds of known receptor affinity revealed that [3H]L-654,284 selectively binds to a site with all of the characteristics expected of the alpha2 adrenoceptor.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00168811
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