Identification of three muscarinic receptor subtypes in rat lung using binding studies with selective antagonists

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1989 · Life Sciences; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3205(90)90572-9· OSTI ID:6796067

Fryer, A D; El-Fakahany, E E ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore (USA)

Heterogeneity of the muscarinic receptor population in the rat central and peripheral lung was found in competition binding experiments against ({sup 3}H)quinuclidinyl benzilate (({sup 3}H)QNB) using the selective antagonists pirenzepine, AF-DX 116 and hexahydrosiladifenidol (HHSiD). Pirenzepine displaced ({sup 3}H)QNB with low affinity from preparations of central airways indicating the absence of M{sub 1} receptors in the trachea and bronchi. Muscarinic receptors in the central airways are comprised of both M{sub 2} and M{sub 3} receptors since AF-DX 116, an M{sub 2}-selective antagonist, bound with high affinity to 70% of the available sites while HHSiD, an M{sub 3}-selective antagonist bound with high affinity to the remaining binding sites. In the peripheral lung, pirenzepine bound with high affinity to 14% of the receptor population, AF-DX 116 bound with high affinity 79% of the binding sites while HHSiD bound with high affinity to 18% of the binding sites. The presence of M{sub 1} receptors in the peripheral airways but not in the central airways was confirmed using ({sup 3}H)telenzepine, an M{sub 1} receptor ligand. ({sup 3}H)Telenzepine showed specific saturable binding to 8% of ({sup 3}H)QNB labeled binding sites in homogenates of rat peripheral lung, while there was no detectable specific binding in homogenates of rat trachea or heart.

• OSTI ID: 6796067
• Journal Information: Life Sciences; (USA), Journal Name: Life Sciences; (USA) Vol. 47:7; ISSN 0024-3205; ISSN LIFSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DRUGS
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ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
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RATS
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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