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(/sup 3/H) Boc (Nle/sup 28,31/)CCK/sub 27-33/, a new highly labelled ligand for CCK receptors: binding on brain and on pancreas

Journal Article · · Life Sci.; (United States)
Preliminary results on the binding of (/sup 3/H)Boc(Nle/sup 28,31/)CCK/sub 27-33/, designated (/sup 3/H)Boc(diNle)CCK/sub 7/, on mouse brain and rat pancreas membranes are presented. This new ligand for CCK receptors possesses a high specific activity (144 Ci/mmole), and binds in a saturable manner to mouse brain (Kd = 0.49 nM, Bmax = 49 fmoles/mg protein) and rat pancreas (Kd = 4.4 nM, Bmax = 696 fmoles/mg protein). Unlabelled Boc(diNle)CCK/sub 7/ displaces (/sup 125/I)CCK/sub 8/ from its binding sites on mouse brain membranes with a high affinity, slightly superior to that of CCK/sub 8/. The order of potencies to displace (/sup 3/H)Boc(diNle)CCK/sub 7/ from its binding sites was the same in mouse brain and rat pancreas: (/sup 3/H)Boc(diNle)CCK/sub 7/ > CCK/sub 8/, Boc-CCK/sub 7/ > non-sulfated CCK/sub 8/, the pancreas binding sites being more discriminative than the brain binding sites. Thus (/sup 3/H)Boc(diNle)CCK/sub 7/ is a very promising new probe for the characterization of CCK receptors and their interaction with different CCK fragments. 20 references, 4 figures, 1 table.
Research Organization:
CNRS, Paris, France
OSTI ID:
6301378
Journal Information:
Life Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Life Sci.; (United States) Vol. 37:26; ISSN LIFSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English