title: Effects of pentobarbital tolerance to and dependence on GABAB receptor-binding.
abstract: Effects of pentobarbital pellet implantation on [3H]baclofen binding in the frontal cortex of cerebellum of rat brains were examined. In the frontal cortex, pentobarbital tolerance caused an increase in the number of binding sites (Bmax) without changing their affinity (KD). Twenty-four hours after withdrawal of the pentobarbital pellets, there was a significant increase in the KD and Bmax values. Cerebellar binding, in contrast, was not significantly changed in any of the treatment groups. Addition of 1 mM of pentobarbital directly to binding assays using cortical membrane produced as increase in KD without a change in Bmax. In vitro, pentobarbital affected neither the KD nor the Bmax in the cerebellar [3H]baclofen binding. These results suggest that like the GABAA receptor, [3H]baclofen binding to the GABAB receptor in rat frontal cortex was affected by pentobarbital tolerance and dependence, and that there are regional differences in the properties of the GABAB receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001418:Baclofen / Q000378:metabolism*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010424:Pentobarbital / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D001418:Baclofen; D010424:Pentobarbital