title: Binding characteristics of 3H-CGP12177 to beta-adrenoceptors in rat myocardial membranes.
abstract: The present study was designed to examine the selectivity of 3H-CGP-12177 (4-(3-t-butylamino-2-hydroxypropoxy)-[5,7-3H]benzimidazole-2-one hydrochloride) for beta 1- and beta 2-adrenergic receptors by the Scatchard and the displacement analysis. The plots of specific binding obtained from the Scatchard analysis using 3H-CGP12177 for the rat myocardium membrane were uniphasic when the non-specific binding was determined by the use of 10 microM I-propranolol, and the Kd and Bmax values were 408.53 +/- 67.20 pM and 12.27 +/- 0.83 fmoles/mg protein, respectively. On the other hand, two binding sites were observed in the displacement curve when I-metoprolol was used as a competitor. The existence of these two binding sites implied the selectivity of 3H-CGP12177 to beta-adrenoceptors because 3H-CGP12177 was 1.8-fold more selective towards beta 1-adrenoceptors than beta 2-adrenoceptors. In addition, these two binding sites could be regarded as beta 1- and beta 2-adrenergic receptors from the evaluation of the binding characteristics beta-adrenoceptors by the displacement analysis using beta-selective antagonists. Thus, 3H-CGP12177, a hydrophilic radioligand, was useful for the binding assay of beta-adrenoceptors in rat myocardial membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Niigata College of Pharmacy, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuchihashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagatomo
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008790:Metoprolol / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011412:Propanolamines; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D008790:Metoprolol; C033394:CGP 12177