title: Muscarinic receptor of rat pancreatic acini: [3H]QNB binding and amylase.
abstract: Binding studies were performed on rat pancreatic dispersed acini with (--)-[3H]QNB, in parallel with secretory studies to establish that the muscarinic receptors characterized are involved in enzyme secretion. Scatchard analysis of [3H]QNB saturation isotherm gave an apparent KD value of 3.09 X 10(-10) M with binding capacities of 2605 fmol/mg of DNA. The true KD calculated from the ratio of the kinetic parameters was 64 pM. The receptor population can be divided into two classes for the agonist binding sites: a population of high affinity sites and one of low affinity sites. With carbamylcholine, maximal stimulation of amylase release occurred with 40% receptor occupation while occupation of the remaining 60% caused a progressive decrease in stimulation of amylase release. Moreover, the dissociation constant of the high affinity sites for carbamylcholine (1.78 X 10(-6) M) is very close to the ED50 of carbamylcholine (5.81 X 10(-7) M) found for the stimulation of enzyme secretion. These data suggest that the physiological response of the pancreatic acini to a muscarinic agonist would involve the high affinity site population.
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002217:Carbachol / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011812:Quinuclidines / Q000378:metabolism*; D011813:Quinuclidinyl Benzilate / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000378:metabolism*; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000378:metabolism*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D011812:Quinuclidines; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D014316:Tritium; D011813:Quinuclidinyl Benzilate; D002217:Carbachol; D000681:Amylases