title: [Alteration of endothelin-1 receptor in the choroid plexus of rats with kaolin-induced experimental hydrocephalus].
abstract: Specific binding sites for endothelin-1 (ET-1) in the choroid plexus of rats with kaolin-induced hydrocephalus were analyzed using quantitative receptor autoradiographic technique with 125I-ET-1. Unlabeled ET-1 and its natural analog ET-3 inhibited the binding of 125I-ET-1 to the choroid plexus of control rats with similar high potencies. However, possibly related substances, such as ion channel regulators (omega-conotoxin GVIA, nitrendipine, verapamil, diltiazem, alpha-bungatmtoxin, aconitine, apamin), ouabain and atrial natriuretic peptide did not affect the binding. Scatchard analysis revealed the presence of a single class and high affinity binding sites for ET-1 in the choroid plexus. The number of 125I-ET-1 binding sites in the choroid plexus of rats with kaolininduced hydrocephalus was significantly lower, when compared with those in the age-matched control rats; maximum number of binding sites (Bmax) was 16.3 +/- 0.6 and 36.2 +/- 2.5 fmol/mg, respectively (p less than 0.01, n = 5). There was no significant difference in the binding affinities; affinity constants (Ka) was 2.6 +/- 0.3 x 10(9) M in control rats and 3.5 +/- 0.5 x 10(9) in hydrocephalic rats (n = 5). These results suggest that ET receptors may play a role in the regulation of cerebrospinal fluid production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D001665:Binding Sites; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000378:metabolism*; D016232:Endothelins / Q000378:metabolism; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D007616:Kaolin; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; D007616:Kaolin