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Dopamine D4-like binding sites labeled by [3H]nemonapride include substantial serotonin 5-HT2A receptors in primate cerebral cortex
Authors:Noda-Saita K  Matsumoto M  Hidaka K  Hatanaka K  Ohmori J  Okada M  Yamaguchi T
Institution:Pharmacology Laboratories, Institute for Drug Discovery Research, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ibaraki, Japan.
Abstract:Dopamine D4-like binding sites are abundant in human cerebral cortex as detected by 3H]nemonapride. The extremely low density of D4 mRNA in human cerebral cortex is inconsistent with the high amount of D4-like binding sites. To investigate the nature of the D4-like receptors, 3H]nemonapride binding sites in the nonhuman primate cerebral cortex were characterized. Although 3H]nemonapride binding sites were D4-like, displaceable by clozapine but not raclopride, 3H]nemonapride binding was not displaced by selective D4 antagonists but was displaced by the selective 5-HT2A antagonist MDL100907. Using 3H]ketanserin as a 5-HT2A ligand, nemonapride showed high affinity for monkey (Ki = 10.4 nM) and cloned human (Ki = 9.4 nM) 5-HT2A receptors, while its affinity for rat receptors was lower (Ki = 140 nM). The present study demonstrates that cerebral cortical D4-like binding sites labeled by 3H]nemonapride in nonhuman primates consist of a very small portion of D4, but a substantial portion of 5-HT2A receptors. The unexpectedly high affinity of nemonapride for primate 5-HT2A receptor suggests reconsidering previous data from other studies using 3H]nemonapride, particularly those on D4-like receptors.
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