[3H]Nemonapride and [3H]Spiperone Label Equivalent Numbers of D2 and D3 Dopamine Receptors in a Range of Tissues and Under Different Conditions |
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Authors: | John M. Vile Ursula M. D'Souza Philip G. Strange |
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Affiliation: | Research School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, England |
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Abstract: | Abstract: [3H]Nemonapride and [3H]spiperone are very widely used to study dopaminergic systems in vitro and in vivo, but it has been reported that [3H]nemonapride and [3H]spiperone give markedly different B max values for preparations of D2 dopamine receptors from recombinant cell lines or animal tissues. We have used the two radioligands in parallel to study a range of dopamine receptors [D2(short), D2(long), and D3] in different buffers. B max values derived using either radioligand differ by an average of <20%, independent of receptor type or buffer conditions. All competition experiments show that the two ligands compete at a single site. It seems that [3H]spiperone and [3H]nemonapride do not differentiate between different forms or populations of D2-like receptors. |
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Keywords: | D2 dopamine receptor D3 dopamine receptor Antagonist binding |
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