Abstract
The development of putative nicotinic binding sites in brains from human fetuses of 12-19 weeks gestation was studied. The binding of [3H](-)nicotine to fetal human brain membranes, using a rapid filtration method, was saturable and stereospecific. Scatchard analysis revealed a single class of high affinity sites with a Kd of 1.5 +/- 0.5 nM and a Bmax of 4.5 +/- 1.9 fmol/mg protein (n = 11). [3H](-)nicotine binding increased between the ages of 12 and 19 weeks in human fetal brain (r = 0.63, n = 20, P less than 0.01). In competition studies nicotinic agonists were the most effective in inhibiting [3H](-)nicotine binding whereas antagonists were relatively ineffective. Ki values for displacing ligands in the presence of [3H](-)nicotine were: cytisine, 1.6 nM; (-)nicotine, 16 nM; (+) nicotine, 510 nM; dihydro-beta-erythroidine, 1.9 microM; dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium, 6.5 microM; choline chloride, 25 microM. Atropine and alpha-bungarotoxin failed to inhibit binding up to 50 microM. Comparison of dissected brain regions revealed regional variations in the density of nicotinic binding sites: specific binding of [3H](-)nicotine was greatest in the nucleus basalis of Meynert, globus pallidus, caudate-putamen and thalamus, and lowes...Continue Reading
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