title: Autoradiographic quantification of vasoactive intestinal peptide binding sites in sections from human blood mononuclear cell pellets.
abstract: Quantitative autoradiographic methods were utilized to characterize specific, high-affinity vasoactive intestinal peptide binding sites (Kd = 310 +/- 60 pmol/L; Bmax = 93 +/- 11 fmol/mg protein) in frozen sections obtained from a mononuclear cell pellet derived from 20 ml of human blood. The method is at least one order of magnitude more sensitive than conventional membrane binding techniques, and it has the potential for wide applications in studies of neuropeptide, biogenic amine, and drug binding in clinical samples.
authors.affiliation: Unit on Preclinical Neuropharmacology, Laboratory of Clinical Science, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gutkind
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castrén
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Saavedra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001345:Autoradiography; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011964:Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D018005:Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011964:Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone; D018005:Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide