title: Modulation of [3H]-dopamine binding by cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8).
abstract: Cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-8) is a putative neurotransmitter which has been demonstrated previously to occur in midbrain dopamine neurones. We observe that CCK-8 causes changes in both the affinity and density of binding sites for [3H]-dopamine in rat striatal homogenates, in vitro, upon incubation with the peptide at a concentration of 1 micromolar. A dose-response study of the competetion of CCK-8 with [3H]-dopamine binding indicates an IC50 for the peptide of 450 nM; desulfated CCK-8 and the related peptide caerulin are at least 4-fold less active than CCK-8. CCK-8 was also administered to rats in a separate study; the binding of [3H]-dopamine was evaluated to homogenates of striata and olfactory tubercles obtained from these animals, which had been treated with systemic injection at a dose of 20 micrograms/kg, daily, for four days. A decrease in the number of striatal binding sites for the radioligand was observed, with a concomitant increase in the number of binding sites in the olfactory tubercle. These data collectively suggest a possible regulatory role for CCK-8 in the ascending dopamine systems.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects; D012844:Sincalide; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D014316:Tritium; D002766:Cholecystokinin; D012844:Sincalide; D004298:Dopamine