title: Receptor autoradiographic evidence of specific brain natriuretic peptide binding sites in the porcine subfornical organ.
abstract: Specific binding sites of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), a newly discovered peptide in the subfornical organ (SFO) of porcine brain were investigated, following incubation of related tissue sections with 125I-BNP, then using autoradiography and an image analysis coupled with computer-assisted microdensitometry. Specific 125I-BNP binding sites were found to be localized in the SFO, an area densely labeled by 125I-alpha-rat atrial natriuretic peptide and 125I-(Sar1,Ile8)-angiotensin II. Specific 125I-BNP binding to the SFO was displaced by unlabeled BNP, with a high affinity, and was calculated to be Ka = 0.385 x 10(-9) M and Bmax = 40.1 fmol/mg using a LIGAND computer program. Acquisition of these present findings enhances our knowledge of the physiology of BNP, atrial natriuretic peptides and angiotensin II system in the SFO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shigematsu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuchiyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000378:metabolism*; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D013356:Subfornical Organ / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor