title: Agonist and inverse agonist efficacy at human recombinant serotonin 5-HT1A receptors as a function of receptor:G-protein stoichiometry.
abstract: Membrane preparations were made from Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells expressing 1.6 and 4.2 pmol/mg of recombinant human 5-HT1A receptors, as determined by saturation binding with the selective antagonist, [3H]-S 15535 ([3H]-4-(benzodioxan-5-yl)]-(indan-2-yl)piperazine). There was no change in the number of G-proteins activated by the full agonist, serotonin (5-HT; approximately 1.1 pmol/mg in each preparation, measured by [35S]-GTP gamma S saturation binding), therefore increasing the receptor:G-protein ratio from approximately 1.4:1 (RGlow) to approximately 4:1 (RGhigh). Agonist efficacy was measured by stimulation of [35S]-GTP gamma S binding. The serotonergic agonist, eltoprazine, behaved as a partial agonist (Emax = 52.7%) at RGlow membranes but virtually as a full agonist (Emax = 93.2%) at RGhigh membranes, relative to 5-HT (= 100%). The latter exhibited a two-fold shift to the left in its concentration-response curve in RGhigh compared to RGlow membranes (P < 0.01). WAY 100,635 (N-¿2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl¿-N-(2-pyridinyl) -cyclo-hexane-carboxamide), did not alter [35S]-GTP gamma S binding from basal levels in either membrane preparation. In contrast, spiperone displayed inverse agonist activity, decreasing [35S]-GTP gamma S binding from basal levels by 17% in RGlow membranes but by 28% in RGhigh membranes. These data indicate that an increased receptor:G-protein ratio (i) augments the potency of full agonists, (ii) increases the efficacy of partial agonists and (iii) increases the negative efficacy of inverse agonists at recombinant human 5-HT1A receptors. Furthermore, these data suggest that spiperone induces, or stabilises, a G-protein-coupled, but inactive conformation of the receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychopharmacology, Institut de Recherches Servier, Croissysur-Seine, Paris, France. 101511.274@compuserve.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Newman-Tancredi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chaput
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verrièle
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Millan
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000494:pharmacology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011865:Radioisotope Dilution Technique; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010879:Piperazines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; C079549:4-(benzodioxan-5-yl)-1-(indan-2-yl)piperazine; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins