title: Differential ontogeny of divalent cation effects on rat brain delta-, mu-, and kappa-opioid receptor binding.
abstract: The effect of the divalent cations, Mn2+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ on rat forebrain delta-, mu- and kappa-receptor binding was examined during postnatal development. It was found that delta-receptor binding, assessed with [3H]D-Ala2-D-Leu5-enkephalin ([3H]DADLE) (+ 10 nM D-Ala2- MePhe4-Gly-ol5-enkephalin (DAMGE)), was stimulated by the 3 cations in a dose- and developmental time-dependent manner. delta-Binding was most sensitive to the cations during the first week postnatal, prior to the appearance of high-affinity delta-binding. In contrast, inhibition of mu-receptor binding ([3H]DAMGE) by divalent cations appeared early in development and remained constant throughout the postnatal period. Divalent cation inhibition of kappa-binding ([3H]ethylketocyclazocine ([3H]EKC) + 100 nM DAMGE and 100 nM DADLE) appeared after the second week postnatal. These results demonstrate that the characteristics and postnatal development of divalent cation modulation of mu-, delta- and kappa-binding is distinctly different. Thus, the neonate may be a good model system to examine the binding properties and functions of delta- and kappa-receptor subtypes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D016308:Enkephalin, Leucine-2-Alanine; D004745:Enkephalins; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008345:Manganese / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D004745:Enkephalins; D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D008345:Manganese; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine; D016308:Enkephalin, Leucine-2-Alanine; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium