Quantitative distribution of angiotensin II binding sites in rat brain by autoradiography

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Peptides (Fayetteville, N.Y.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0196-9781(86)90044-6· OSTI ID:7190055

Saavedra, J M; Israel, A; Plunkett, L M; Kurihara, M; Shigematsu, K; Correa, F M

Angiotensin II binding sites were localized and quantified in individual brain nuclei from single rats by incubation of tissue sections with 1 nM /sup 125/I-(Sar1)-angiotensin II, (/sup 3/H)-Ultrofilm autoradiography, computerized microdensitometry and comparison with /sup 125/I-standards. High angiotensin II binding was present in the circumventricular organs (organon vasculosum laminae terminalis, organon subfornicalis and area postrema), in selected hypothalamic nuclei (nuclei suprachiasmatis, periventricularis and paraventricularis) and in the nucleus tractus olfactorii lateralis, the nucleus preopticus medianus, the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus and the nucleus tractus solitarii. High affinity (KA from 0.3 to 1.5 X 10(9) M-1) angiotensin II binding sites were demonstrated in the organon subfornicalis, the nucleus tractus solitarii and the area postrema after incubation of consecutive sections from single rat brains with /sup 125/I-(Sar1)-angiotensin II in concentrations from 100 pM to 5 nM. These results demonstrate and characterize brain binding sites for angiotensin II of variable high affinity binding both inside and outside the blood-brain barrier.

• Research Organization: National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD
• OSTI ID: 7190055
• Journal Information: Peptides (Fayetteville, N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: Peptides (Fayetteville, N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN PPTDD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANGIOTENSIN
ANIMALS
AUTORADIOGRAPHY
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER
BODY
BRAIN
CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISTRIBUTION
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
GLOBULINS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 125
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MAMMALS
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PROTEINS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY
RATS
RECEPTORS
RODENTS
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
VASOCONSTRICTORS
VERTEBRATES