Loss of striatal Mu/sub 1/ opiate binding by substantia nigra lesions in the rat

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Life Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3205(88)90480-8· OSTI ID:6244668

Bodnar, R J; Clark, J A; Cooper, M L; Pasternak, G W

Opiate receptors have been identified within the striatum and some have been localized presynaptically to nigrostriatal neurons. Using unilateral ablative lesion of the substantia nigra, the authors examined binding in the ipsilateral and contralateral striata. Lesions significantly lowered both /sup 3/H(D-Ala/sup 2/, MePhe/sup 4/, Gly(ol)/sup 5/) enkephalin (DAGO) and /sup 3/H(D-Ala/sup 2/,Leu/sup 5/) enkephalin (DADL) binding. The inclusion of competitors in these assays revealed a decrease in both mu/sub 1/ and mu/sub 2/ receptors. Mu/sub 1/ binding was slightly more sensitive to the lesioning than mu/sub 2/ binding. Selective mu/sub 1/ and mu/sub 2/ binding assays supported these observations. No change in delta binding was observed in the lesioned striata. These studies raise the possibility that both mu/sub 1/ and mu/sub 2/, but not delta, receptors are localized presynaptically on nigrostriatal neurons.

• Research Organization: Cornell Univ. Medical College, New York, NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6244668
• Journal Information: Life Sci.; (United States), Vol. 43:21
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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