title: Pharmacology and regional distribution of the binding of 6-[3H]nitro-7-sulphamoylbenzo[f]-quinoxaline-2,3-dione to rat brain.
abstract: 6-Nitro-7-sulphamoylbenzo[f]quinoxaline-2,3-dione (NBQX) is a competitive antagonist selective for alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate (AMPA) receptors. Here we report the pharmacological characteristics and anatomical distribution of [3H]NBQX binding to rat brain. The association rate of [3H]NBQX to rat cerebrocortical membranes was rapid, with peak binding occurring within 10 min at 0 degree C. The off-rate was also rapid, with near-complete dissociation of the radioligand within 5 min of addition of 1 mM unlabelled L-glutamate. [3H]NBQX bound to a single class of sites with KD and Bmax values of 47 nM and 2.6 pmol mg-1 of protein, respectively. The rank order of inhibition of [3H]NBQX binding by AMPA receptor ligands was NBQX > > 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX) > or = (S)-5-fluorowillardiine > or = AMPA > > L-glutamate. The chaotrope KSCN had no effect on the IC50 value of unlabelled NBQX displacement of [3H]NBQX binding. The kainate receptor-selective ligands NS102 and kainate were only very weak displacers. It is interesting that NBQX and CNQX displaced significantly more [3H]NBQX than any of the agonists tested. Autoradiographic analysis of the binding of [3H]NBQX to coronal sections showed a distribution compatible with that of [3H]AMPA binding. These data indicate that [3H]NBQX provides a useful novel tool to characterise the antagonist binding properties of AMPA receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Bristol, Medical School, England.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Dev
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honoré
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Henley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000502:physiology; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000378:metabolism; D018092:Kainic Acid Receptors / Q000378:metabolism; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D011810:Quinoxalines; D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D018092:Kainic Acid Receptors; D014316:Tritium; C062865:2,3-dioxo-6-nitro-7-sulfamoylbenzo(f)quinoxaline