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[3H]1‐[2‐(4‐Aminophenyl)Ethyl]‐4‐(3‐Trifluoromethylphenyl)Piperazine: A Selective Radioligand for 5‐HT1A Receptors in Rat Brain
Published Jan 1, 1986 · R. Ransom, K. Asarch, J. Shih
Journal of Neurochemistry
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Abstract: 1‐[2‐(4‐Aminophenyl)ethyl]‐4‐(3‐trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (PAPP) inhibits [3H]5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT, serotonin) binding to 5‐HT1A and 5‐HT1B sites in rat brain with apparent equilibrium dissociation constants (KD) of 2.9 and 328 nM, respectively. [3H]PAPP was synthesized, its binding to central serotonin receptors was examined, and its potential usefulness as a 5‐HT1A receptor radioligand was evaluated. With either 10 μM 5‐HT or 1 μM 8‐hydroxy‐2‐(di‐n‐propylamino)tetralin to define nonspecific binding, [3H]PAPP bound to a single class of sites in rat cortical membranes with a KD of 1.6 nM and a maximal binding density (Bmax) of 162 fmol/mg of protein. d‐Lysergic acid diethylamide and 5‐HT, two nonselective inhibitors of [3H]5‐HT binding, displaced 1 nM [3H]PAPP with a potency that matched their affinity for 5‐HT1 receptors. Spiperone and 8‐hydroxy‐2‐(di‐n‐propylamino)tetralin, two compounds that discriminate [3H]5‐HT binding to 5‐HT1A and 5‐HT1B sites, inhibited [3H]PAPP binding in accordance with their much higher affinities for the 5‐HT1A receptor subtype. Furthermore, the ability of N‐(m‐trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine and ketanserin to inhibit [3H]PAPP binding reflected their low affinities for the 5‐HT1A receptor. Several nonserotonergic compounds were also found to be relatively poor displacers of [3H]PAPP binding. The regional distribution of serotonin‐sensitive [3H]PAPP sites correlated with the densities of 5‐HT1A receptors in the cortex, hippocampus, corpus striatum, and cerebellum of the rat. These results indicate that [3H]PAPP binds selectively and with high affinity to 5‐HT1A receptor sites in rat brain.
[3H]PAPP selectively and with high affinity binds to 5HT1A receptor sites in rat brain, suggesting its potential usefulness as a 5HT1A receptor radioligand.
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