title: Radioiodinated D-(+)-N1-ethyl-2-iodolysergic acid diethylamide: a ligand for in vitro and in vivo studies of serotonin receptors.
abstract: Radioiodinated D-(+)-N1-ethyl-2-iodolysergic acid diethylamide ([125I]-EIL) has been evaluated as a ligand for in vitro and in vivo studies of cerebral serotonin 5-HT2 receptors. [125I]-EIL exhibited high affinity (KD = 209 pM) for 5-HT2 receptors with a high degree of specific binding (80-95%) in membranes from rat prefrontal cortex. The regional distribution of [125I]-EIL binding in vivo to seven areas of mouse brain correlated significantly (Rs = 0.93) with known densities of 5-HT2 receptors. In vivo specificity, defined by tissue to cerebellum radioactivity ratios, reached a maximum for frontal cortex at 6 hr (21.2) and persisted through 16 hr (8.8). Ketanserin, a 5-HT2 receptor antagonist, fully inhibited binding in a dose dependent fashion in all brain regions except cerebellum. By contrast, blockers for dopamine D2, alpha- or beta-adrenergic receptors did not significantly inhibit radioligand binding in any region. [125I]-EIL selectively labels 5-HT2 receptors in vivo with the highest specificity of any serotonergic ligand reported to date, indicating that [123I]-EIL should prove applicable to single photon emission computed tomography studies in living brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lever
authors.forename: U A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Scheffel
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Musachio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stathis
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D001931:Brain Mapping; D008024:Ligands; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000187:drug effects; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; C039496:2-iodolysergic acid diethylamide; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide