Biochemical and functional evidence for the presence of dopamine D1 receptors in the bovine ciliary body.
Exp Eye Res
; 51(5): 495-501, 1990 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1979033
ABSTRACT
The present paper reports both functional and biochemical evidence for the presence of dopamine D1 receptors in the bovine ciliary body. Dopamine (DA) and dopamine D1 agonists (such as SKF 38,393) but not D2 agonists (such as LY 141,865) produced a concentration-related decrease in the tone induced by a maximally active concentration of carbachol (1 x 10(-4)-5 x 10(-4) M). The maximal relaxation obtained was 100% of the carbachol response using 10(-5) M dopamine or 5 x 10(-6) M SKF 38,393. SCH 23,390, a D1 antagonist, but not (-)-sulpiride, antagonized the effect of DA and SKF 38,393. In accordance with the functional data, radioreceptor binding experiments revealed the existence of a high affinity saturable [3H]SCH 23,390 binding to membranes prepared from ciliary body (Bmax 344 fmol mg protein-1; Kd 0.87 nM). The binding was specifically displaced by SCH 23,390, dopamine and dopamine D1 agonists, but not by norepinephrine, D2 agonists, or antagonists such as LY 141,865 and sulpiride. No specific binding was found when using dopamine D2 ligands, such as tritiated spiroperidol.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ciliary Body
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Receptors, Dopamine
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Exp Eye Res
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy
Country of publication:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM