In the present study non-5-HT₁(A)/non-5-HT₁(C) binding sites in the rabbit caudate nucleus (CN) were examined to determine if they might be identical to the recently discovered 5-HT₁(D) sites in the bovine CN. The characterizations were carried out measuring high-affinity [³H]5-HT binding under conditions where 5-HT₁(A) and 5-HT₁(C) sites were pharmacologically masked in both tissues. Comparison of the pharmacologic profiles of the bovine 5-HT₁(D) and rabbit non-5-HT₁(A)/non-5-HT₁(C) sites revealed similarities, but showed distinct differences. [³H]5-HT binding in the bovine CN was significantly more sensitive to inhibition by GTP than was [³H]5-HT binding in the rabbit CN, and this effect was differentially sensitive to calcium and other divalent cations (i.e., Mg²⁺, Mn²+)⁺in the two tissues. [³H]5-HT binding in the bovine CN was significantly more sensitive to inhibition by NEM than it was in the rabbit CN. Thus, it may be concluded that the non-5-HT₁(A)/non-5-HT₁(C) [³H]5-HT binding sites in rabbit CN are distinct from those in the bovine CN, and we propose that they be tentatively identified as 5-HT₁(R) to distinguish them from the 5-HT₁(D) site.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/291537 |
| Date | January 1989 |
| Creators | Xiong, Wen-cheng, 1962- |
| Contributors | Nelson, David L. |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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