title: Identification of thromboxane A2 receptor in cultured vascular endothelial cells of rat aorta.
abstract: The binding site for [3H]SQ29,548, a potent and selective thromboxane A2 (TXA2) receptor antagonist, was studied in cultured vascular endothelial cells (VEC) of the rat aorta. Specific binding of [3H]SQ29,548 to rat VEC at 24 degrees C was saturable, displaceable and of high affinity. Scatchard analysis of equilibrium binding studies indicated that rat VEC contain a single class of binding sites with a Kd of 2.7 nM. The number of maximum binding sites (25.8 fmol/10(6) cells) for [3H]SQ29,548 on rat VEC was respectively 23 and 3.2 times more than that on rat platelets and rat vascular smooth muscle cells. Four TXA2 receptor antagonists and U46619 completely suppressed [3H]SQ29,548 binding to rat VEC, whereas other prostanoids, such as PGD2, PGF2 alpha, PGE1 and Iloprost, displaced the ligand binding only at considerably higher concentrations. These results suggest that the specific receptor for TXA2 is present in rat vascular endothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Shionogi Research Laboratories, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000166:cytology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000032:analysis*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D006834:Hydrazines / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011982:Receptors, Prostaglandin / Q000032:analysis*; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane
chemical_list: D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D006834:Hydrazines; D011982:Receptors, Prostaglandin; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane; C045749:SQ 29548