title: Interaction of brain cannabinoid receptors with guanine nucleotide binding protein: a radioligand binding study.
abstract: The binding of a classical cannabinoid agonist, [3H]R-(+)-(2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-[(4-morpholinyl)methyl]pyrol[1,2 ,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl)(1-napthalenyl)methanone monomethanesulfonate ([3H] WIN55212-2), and a selective cannabinoid receptor (CB1) antagonist, N-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-meth yl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide hydrochloride ([3H]SR141716A), to rat cannabinoid receptors was evaluated using rat cerebellar membranes. Guanine nucleotides inhibited [3H]WIN55212-2 binding by approximately 50% at 10 microM and enhanced [3H]SR141716A binding very slightly. In the same tissue, the binding of guanosine 5'-O-[gamma-[35S]thio]triphosphate ([35S]GTP-gamma-S) was characterized and the influence of cannabinomimetics evaluated on this binding. Cannabinoid receptor agonists enhanced [35S]GTP-gamma-S binding, whereas SR141716A was devoid of action by itself but antagonized the action of cannabinoid receptor agonists. The good correlation obtained between the half maximum efficient concentration (EC50) values in [35S]GTP-gamma-S binding and the IC50 values [3H]WIN55212-2 binding shows that [35S]GTP-gamma-S binding could be a good functional assay for brain cannabinoid receptors.
authors.affiliation: Neurochemistry Department, Rhône-Poulenc Rorer S.A., Vitry-sur-Seine, France. francois.petitet@rp.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petitet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jeantaud
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Capet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doble
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D048588:Benzoxazines; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000378:metabolism*; D009025:Morpholines / Q000378:metabolism; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism; D010880:Piperidines / Q000378:metabolism; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000378:metabolism; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D043882:Receptors, Cannabinoid; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000378:metabolism*; D000077285:Rimonabant
chemical_list: D048588:Benzoxazines; D009025:Morpholines; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010880:Piperidines; D011720:Pyrazoles; D043882:Receptors, Cannabinoid; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); C070417:(3R)-((2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-((4-morpholinyl)methyl)pyrrolo-(1,2,3-de)-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl)(1-naphthalenyl))methanone; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D000077285:Rimonabant