Interaction of D-LSD with binding sites in brain: a study in vivo and in vitro

Thesis/Dissertation · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6655119

Ebersole, B L.J.

The localization of (/sup 3/H)-d-lysergic acid diethylamide ((/sup 3/H)LSD) binding sites in the mouse brain was compared in vivo and in vitro. Radioautography of brain sections incubated with (/sup 3/H)LSD in vitro revealed substantial specific (/sup 3/H)LSD binding in cortical layers III-IV and areas CA1 and dentate gyrus in hippocampus. In contrast, in brain sections from animals that received (/sup 3/H)LSD in vivo, binding in hippocampus was scant and diffuse, although the pattern of labeling in cortex was similar to that seen in vitro. The low specific binding in hippocampus relative to cortex was confirmed by homogenate filtration studies of brain areas from mice that received injections of (/sup 3/H)LSD. Time-course studies established that peak specific binding at ten minutes was the same in cortex and hippocampus. At all times, binding in hippocampus was about one-third of that in cortex; in contrast, the concentration of free (/sup 3/H)LSD did not vary between regions. This finding was unexpected, because binding studies in vitro in membrane preparations indicated that the density and affinity of (/sup 3/H)LSD binding sites were similar in both brain regions. Saturation binding studies in vivo showed that the lower amount of (/sup 3/H)LSD binding in hippocampus was attributable to a lower density of sites labeled by (/sup 3/H)LSD. The pharmacological identify of (/sub 3/H)LSD binding sites in vivo may be relevant to the hallucinogenic properties of LSD and of other related hallucinogens.

• Research Organization: City Univ. of New York, NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6655119
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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