title: Differential effects of the alkylating agent N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-ethoxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline on brain alpha 2-adrenoceptors and I2-imidazoline sites in vitro and in vivo.
abstract: The alkylating agent N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-ethoxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline (EEDQ) is a peptide-coupling agent that is being used to inactivate irreversibly alpha 2-adrenoceptors and other receptors. The aim of the present study was to assess the in vitro and in vivo effects of EEDQ on the newly discovered brain I2-imidazoline sites, located mainly in mitochondria. Preincubation of rat cortical membranes with EEDQ (10(-8)-10(-5) M) markedly decreased (20-90%) the specific binding of the selective antagonist [3H]RX821002 to alpha 2-adrenoceptors without affecting that of [3H]idazoxan (in the presence of adrenaline) to I2-imidazoline sites. In EEDQ-pretreated membranes (10(-5) M, 30 min at 25 degrees C), the density of I2-imidazoline sites (Bmax = 80 +/- 4 fmol/mg of protein) was not different from that determined in untreated membranes in the presence of (10(-6) M (-)-adrenaline (Bmax = 83 +/- 4 fmol/mg of protein), and both densities were lower (24%, p < 0.05) than the total native density of [3H]idazoxan binding sites (Bmax = 107 +/- 6 fmol/mg of protein) (I2-imidazoline sites plus alpha 2-adrenoceptors). Treatment of rats with an optimal dose of EEDQ (1.6 mg/kg, i.p., for 2 h to 30 days) reduced maximally at 6 h (by 95 +/- 1%) the specific binding of [3H]-RX821002 to alpha 2-adrenoceptors, but also the binding of [3H]idazoxan to I2-imidazoline sites (by 44 +/- 5%). Pretreatment with yohimbine (10 mg/kg, i.p.) fully protected against EEDQ-induced alpha 2-adrenoceptor inactivation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Fundamental Biology and Health Sciences, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miralles
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ribas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Olmos
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García-Sevilla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000378:metabolism; D019329:Idazoxan / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000378:metabolism*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D010848:Picolinic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D011804:Quinolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018341:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013816:Thermodynamics; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000378:metabolism; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D004146:Dioxanes; D007093:Imidazoles; D007527:Isoenzymes; D010848:Picolinic Acids; D011804:Quinolines; D018341:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2; D013844:Thiazoles; D014316:Tritium; C063456:Ro 41-1049; C059303:lazabemide; C000470:EEDQ; C058525:2-methoxyidazoxan; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase; D019329:Idazoxan