title: Characteristics of endothelin A and B binding sites and their vascular effects in pig peripheral tissues.
abstract: The characteristics of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and endothelin-3 (ET-3) binding, and their relationship to second messenger formation in vitro and vascular effects in vivo were studied in the pig. Specific high-affinity binding sites for [125I]ET-1 and [125I]-ET-3 with extremely slow dissociation rates were demonstrated in membrane preparations from the spleen, lung, kidney and spinal cord. Displacement studies showed that receptor populations with much higher affinity for ET-1 than for ET-3 (ETA type) were present in the spleen and renal arteries, while in the whole kidney and spinal cord, receptor populations with similar affinity for ET-1 and ET-3 were found (ETB type). In the lung both receptor subtypes may be present. The precursor forms big ET-1 and big ET-3 were poor ligands although big ET-1 was more active on the ETA site than big ET-3 on the ETB site. Scatchard analysis revealed linear plots in all tissues studied. Both ET-1 and ET-3 increased formation of inositol phosphates in the lung, while ET-1 but not ET-3 was effective in the spleen. Neither ET-1 nor ET-3 were observed to influence basal or stimulated cyclic AMP formation in lung or spleen. ET-1 caused a much more potent and long-lasting increase in splenic and renal vascular resistance in vivo than did ET-3. On the other hand, ET-1 and ET-3 decreased vascular resistance with almost equal potency in the bronchial circulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hemsén
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lundberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001980:Bronchi / Q000098:blood supply; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016232:Endothelins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism; D008566:Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D015290:Second Messenger Systems / Q000187:drug effects; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism; D013552:Swine; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D000242:Cyclic AMP