title: Characterization of kappa-opioid receptors in the guinea-pig ileum.
abstract: Equilibrium binding saturation studies with [3H]bremazocine, under mu- and delta-suppressed conditions and [3H]U69593 have demonstrated that both radioligands bind with high affinity to an apparently homogeneous population of binding sites in the guinea-pig ileum longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus preparation. In competition studies, the absolute affinities and slopes of the inhibition curves for several unlabelled ligands against [3H]bremazocine were not significantly different to those against [3H]U69593 and were consistent with binding to the kappa-opioid binding site. In the intestinal layers underlying the longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus [3H]bremazocine, under kappa-selective conditions, recognized both a high and low affinity site. In contrast, [3H]U69593 bound to a homogeneous population of binding sites. The [3H]U69593 binding site and the [3H]bremazocine high affinity site demonstrated comparable characteristics to the single, kappa site identified in the longitudinal muscle layer. The nature of the low affinity site was not investigated due to difficulties associated with low specific binding, and its significance therefore remains to be investigated.
authors.affiliation: Parke-Davis Research Unit, Addenbrookes Hospital Site, Cambridge, U.K.
authors.forename: V U
authors.initials: VU
authors.lastname: Dissanayake
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044482:Benzeneacetamides; D001575:Benzomorphans / Q000494:pharmacology; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000187:drug effects; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D016308:Enkephalin, Leucine-2-Alanine; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007082:Ileum / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000494:pharmacology; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000502:physiology*; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D044482:Benzeneacetamides; D001575:Benzomorphans; D004745:Enkephalins; D011758:Pyrroles; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa; D013876:Thiophenes; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; C054718:PD 117302; D009270:Naloxone; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine; D016308:Enkephalin, Leucine-2-Alanine; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; C027248:bremazocine; C045444:U 69593