New Dopamine D2 Receptor Agonist, [3H]MCL-536, for Detecting Dopamine D2high Receptors in Vivo

Autor: Philip Seeman, Sivan Subburaju, Anna W. Sromek, John L. Neumeyer
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: ACS Chem Neurosci
ISSN: 1948-7193
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00096
Popis: Increases in the D2 receptor high affinity state are associated with certain neurological disorders. We synthesized and characterized the high-affinity D2high ligand [(3)H]MCL-536 in competition binding against the D2/3 agonist R-(−)-N-n-propylnorapomorphine (NPA) and the D2/3 antagonist raclopride. The total binding of [(3)H]MCL-536 (minus that in the presence of 100 nM NPA) was measured by saturation binding in CHO cells expressing human D2long; the data yielded separable, nonsaturable nonspecific, and saturable specific components. The former represents an aporphine site common to NPA and [(3)H]MCL-536. The latter indicated specific binding to the total D2 receptors (both high and low-affinity states). [(3)H]MCL-536 had a K(d) of 0.8 nM. In competition binding, NPA had a K(i) of 0.16 nM, and a K(i) of 0.9 nM for raclopride. Co-incubation with guanylylimidodiphosphate abolished binding to D2high. This unique profile makes radiolabeled MCL-536 a versatile tool for diagnostics and therapeutics, and may quantify D2high sites in schizophrenia and PD patients in vivo.
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