title: MIF-1 and Tyr-MIF-1 do not alter GABA binding on the GABAA receptor.
abstract: The endogenous brain peptides MIF-1 and Tyr-MIF-1 have been reported to alter binding at several sites on the GABAA receptor. To determine whether these peptides affect binding at the GABA site, we assessed effects of MIF-1 and Tyr-MIF-1 on [3H]SR 95531 binding in mouse cortical synaptosomal membranes. Neither peptide altered [3H]SR 95531 binding across a wide range of concentrations (10(-12)-10(-6) M). Scatchard analysis indicated no change in either apparent affinity or receptor density at both the high-affinity and low-affinity GABA sites with MIF-1 or Tyr-MIF-1, 10(-9) M. Thus, MIF-1 and Tyr-MIF-1 do not affect binding at the GABA site on the GABAA receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kastin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009075:MSH Release-Inhibiting Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D011724:Pyridazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011724:Pyridazines; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; C036930:tyrosyl-prolyl-leucyl-glycinamide; D009075:MSH Release-Inhibiting Hormone; C049853:gabazine