title: Characterization of muscarinic receptors of bovine adrenal chromaffin cells: binding, secretion and anti-microtubule drug effects.
abstract: 1. Binding of [3H]QNB to adrenal membranes is saturable, specific and to a single class of receptors. 2. Tubulozole, and not other microtubule drugs, inhibits [3H]QNB binding. 3. Pretreating cultured chromaffin cells with oxotremorine, a muscarinic receptor agonist, has no effect on either basal, nicotine (10 microM) or K(+)-stimulated catecholamine release and failed to enhance secretion of submaximal concentrations of nicotine (3-5 microM). 4. These results confirm that binding of [3H]QNB is associated with muscarinic receptors on bovine adrenal medullary tissue. 5. These studies also demonstrate that although bovine adrenal chromaffin cells possess muscarinic receptors, these receptors do not appear to be coupled to secretory processes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacology, Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: English
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D002838:Chromaffin System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004148:Dioxolanes / Q000494:pharmacology; D006165:Guanylyl Imidodiphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008870:Microtubules / Q000187:drug effects*; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010095:Oxotremorine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010277:Parasympathomimetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D011813:Quinuclidinyl Benzilate / Q000494:pharmacology; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002395:Catecholamines; D004148:Dioxolanes; D010277:Parasympathomimetics; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D006165:Guanylyl Imidodiphosphate; C040422:tubulazole; D010095:Oxotremorine; D011813:Quinuclidinyl Benzilate; D009538:Nicotine