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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
Using selective surgical ablations we have investigated the localization of vanilloid receptors (specific [3H] resiniferatoxin binding sites) on terminals of the pelvic, hypogastric, and pudendal nerves in the rat urinary bladder. Pelvic and hypogastric nerve resections resulted in 90% and 25% loss of specific [3H] resiniferatoxin (RTX) binding sites, respectively, whilst pudendic nerve resection had no measurable effect on the binding. In control animals, the density of vanilloid receptors was 1.7-fold higher in the neck than in the dome of the urinary bladder; the Bmax values were 57 +/- 8 and 34 +/- 7 fmol/mg protein, respectively. The binding characteristics of the vanilloid receptor were similar in the urinary bladder of the rat and mouse: Kd values were 87 +/- 15 and 61 +/- 11 pM, Bmax values were 37 +/- 2 and 60 +/- 10 fmol/mg protein, respectively. In contrast to the findings for the rat and mouse, in the urinary bladder of the guinea pig and the hamster the low level of specific [3H]RTX binding prevented the detailed characterization of vanilloid receptors. Nonetheless, at a fixed (60pM) concentration of [3H]RTX, specific binding both in the guinea pig and hamster urinary bladder was approximately 20% of that in the rat urinary bladder. In the urinary bladder of newborn rats, as in adults, a single class of specific [3H]RTX binding sites was found which bound RTX with an affinity of 110 +/- 20 pM and with a maximal binding capacity of 30 +/- 5 fmol/mg protein.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0028-1298
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
347
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
624-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Vanilloid receptors in the urinary bladder: regional distribution, localization on sensory nerves, and species-related differences.
pubmed:affiliation
Pharmacology Department, Menarini Ricerche Sud, Pomezia, Roma, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro