title: Identification of endothelin receptor subtype (ETB) in human cerebral cortex using subtype-selective ligands.
abstract: Specific endothelin (ET) binding sites were characterized in membranes prepared from human cerebral cortices using binding assay and cross-linking analysis. The presence of immunoreactive (IR) ET-1 was studied by radioimmunoassay. Saturation binding experiments revealed that the KD and Bmax for 125I-ET-1 and 125I-ET-3 to membranes from gray matter were 25 +/- 6 pM and 115 +/- 15 fmol/mg of protein and 24 +/- 5 pM and 108 +/- 13 fmol/mg of protein, respectively. Similar results were obtained for white matter. In the presence of 10 nM sarafotoxin-6c, which is selective for ETB receptors, 125I-ET-1 and 125I-ET-3 binding was totally abolished. However, in the presence of 1 microM BQ123, which is selective for ETA receptors, both bindings were not affected. These results suggest that the human cerebral cortex contains only ETB receptors. Cross-linking of 125I-ET-1 and 125I-ET-3 to membranes with disuccinimidyl suberate resulted in the labeling of two bands of 48 and 31 kDa. Concentrations of IR-ET-1 in the gray and white matter were 7.0 +/- 3.2 and 2.5 +/- 1.7 fmol/g wet weight, respectively. The demonstration of high-affinity ETB receptors and the presence of IR-ET-1 suggest that the peptide may act as a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator in the human cerebral cortex.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Diabetes e Hipertensión, Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández-Durango
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: de Juan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zimman
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Moya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcia de la Coba
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Cruz
mesh_terms: D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D016232:Endothelins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013388:Succinimides; D014757:Viper Venoms / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D016232:Endothelins; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; D013388:Succinimides; D014757:Viper Venoms; C057354:sarafotoxins s6; C019358:disuccinimidyl suberate