title: Different affinity of cortical GHB binding sites in sardinian alcohol-preferring (sP) and -non preferring (sNP) rats.
abstract: Specific gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) binding sites in cortical membranes of selectively bred alcohol-preferring sP and alcohol-non preferring sNP rats were compared using [2,3(-3)H]GHB ligand. The sP rat line showed an increased affinity (approximately 40% lower Kd) of both the high- and low-affinity sites in comparison with the sNP line. No significant difference in GHB receptor density (Bmax) was detected between the two rat lines. The results raise the possibility that differences in GHB binding sites may play a role in the genetic predisposition to ethanol preference in our rat line.
authors.affiliation: Bernard B. Brodie Department of Neuroscience, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frau
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marchese
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stefanini
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gessa
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000818:Animals; D001070:Appetitive Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000187:drug effects*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012978:Sodium Oxybate / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D012978:Sodium Oxybate