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7651361

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
Epibatidine is an alkaloid that was first isolated from the skin of the Ecuadoran frog Epipedobates tricolor by Daly et al. [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 102:803-836 (1980)] and was found to have very high affinity for neuronal nicotinic receptors, where it acts as a potent agonist. Here we have measured and characterized the binding of (+/-)(-)[3H]epibatidine to nicotinic receptors in rat brain. In rat forebrain homogenates, (+/-)(-)[3H]epibatidine binds to two sites, with apparent affinities of 15 pM and 360 pM. Both of these binding sites have pharmacological profiles consistent with neuronal nicotinic receptors and a similar brain regional distribution. (+/-)(-)[3H]Epibatidine also binds to sites in rat adrenal gland, suggesting that it can label a subtype of nicotinic receptor found in peripheral ganglia as well as the subtype that predominates in brain. In human cerebral cortex as well, (+/-)(-)[3H]epibatidine binds two sites, one of which appears to have an affinity of < 1 pM. We conclude that (+/-)(-)[3H]epibatidine should be a very useful new tool for characterizing the properties and regulation of neuronal nicotinic receptors, including those not easily measurable with other radioligands.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0026-895X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
280-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of (+/-)(-)[3H]epibatidine binding to nicotinic cholinergic receptors in rat and human brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D. C. 20007, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.