title: Influence on 5-[3H]hydroxytryptamine binding site development in chick embryo by serotonergic compounds.
abstract: Saturable and specific binding sites for 5-[3H]hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin) characterized by a KD of 3.5-4.5 nM were detected in the chick embryo brain and were shown to develop linearly as a function of age, weight, and protein content. Saturation and displacement studies using unlabeled 5-HT as the displacing ligand suggested a single population of binding sites. However, displacement studies using 5-methoxytryptamine, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), 2-bromo-lysergic acid diethylamide (BOL), methysergide, and spiperone as competing ligands suggested the existence of subclasses of [3H]5-HT binding sites because the Hill coefficients were less than unity. When compared with the reported [3H]5-HT binding sites (5-HT1) in the rat forebrain, the IC50 values of the competing ligands were similar. However, the Hill coefficients for LSD and methysergide were less than unity which suggested that the [3H]5-HT binding sites in the chick embryo brain may be more similar to those found in rat spinal cord than rat forebrain. To study [3H]5-HT binding site regulation and development, various serotonergic compounds were injected into the chorioallantoic fluid of the eggs at different times during embryonic development. Multiple pretreatments with d,l-5-hydroxytryptophan, 5-HT, or BOL were found to have no significant effects on either the affinity (KD) or number (Bmax) of specific [3H]5-HT binding sites. Multiple pretreatments with p-chlorophenylalanine were found to increase the Bmax of specific [3H]5-HT binding by 23% (p less than 0.01) whereas multiple pretreatments with LSD were found to decrease the Bmax of specific binding by 45% (p less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Soblosky
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jeng
mesh_terms: D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002642:Chick Embryo; D010134:Fenclonine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan; D010134:Fenclonine