title: Inhibition and dissociation of [3H]-paroxetine binding to human platelets.
abstract: Previous data on dissociation studies of [3H]-imipramine and [3H]-paroxetine binding to the human platelet 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin) transporter have suggested that the binding is heterogeneous in nature and/or is subject to allosteric modifications through a separate low affinity site. The platelet 5-HT transporter is often used as a biological marker in psychiatric conditions. Therefore, it was of interest to further characterize the 5-HT uptake site by using [3H]-paroxetine. The 5-HT uptake inhibitors tested (citalopram, clomipramine, imipramine, norzimeldine and paroxetine) and 5-HT itself produced competitive inhibition patterns in saturation experiments, suggesting that these agents bind to the same site. In dissociation experiments in the presence of the 5-HT uptake inhibitors, the half-time values for dissociation were the same, whereas 5-HT slowed the dissociation. These data suggest that with the concentrations used of the 5-HT uptake inhibitors, they do not modify the 5-HT transporter. However, in the presence of 5-HT, the [3H]-paroxetine dissociation is decreased, suggesting an allosteric modification of the [3H]-paroxetine binding site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Umeå Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marcusson
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000502:physiology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D017374:Paroxetine; D010880:Piperidines / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D010880:Piperidines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D012701:Serotonin; D017374:Paroxetine