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Effect of propylbenzilylcholine mustard on contraction and radioligand binding parameters of muscarinic receptors in guinea pig ileum

Journal Article · · Life Sci.; (United States)

The receptor occupancy-biological effect relationship for muscarinic receptors in guinea pig ileal smooth muscle has been studied by comparison of radioligand binding and contractile response. Muscarinic receptors in homogenates of ileal smooth muscle were labeled with (/sub 3/H)-1-Quinuclidinyl benzilate. Treatment with propylbenzilylcholine mustard (PrBCM), to inactivate irreversibly muscarinic receptors, caused a large dose dependent rightward shift of the dose-response curve to three agonistic furtrethonium derivatives with a concomitant decrease in maximal response. Using those data, the fraction of receptors remaining unoccupied (q-values) and true affinity constants (-log K/sub A/-values) were calculated. Exposure to 20 or 60 nM PrBCM for 15 minutes resulted in a 39% and a 61% reduction in specific (/sup 3/H)-1-Quinuclidinyl benzilate binding sites respectively to be compared with a 62% and a 85% decrease expected from calculated q-values. K/sub A/-values for the methyl and ethyl derivative agreed well with the dissociation constants for the high affinity agonist sites determined from displacement of (/sup 3/H-)-1-Quinuclidinyl benzilate. The K/sub A/-value for the propylfurtrethonium corresponds to the low affinity agonist dissociation constant. The fraction of receptors in the high affinity agonist state differs considerably for the three furtrethonium derivatives investigated. Neither the fraction of receptors in the high affinity agonist state, nor the ratio of dissociation constants for these states is affected by the alkylation of 85% of the functional muscarinic receptors. The inactivation of components of the effector system by PrBCM seems unlikely. 22 references, 3 figures, 3 tables.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Nijmegen, Netherlands
OSTI ID:
6076119
Journal Information:
Life Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Life Sci.; (United States) Vol. 41:17; ISSN LIFSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English