Abstract
Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-(1-24) decreased the binding of the dopamine D2 agonist [3H]N-n-propylnorapomorphine [3H](NPA) to the dopamine D2 receptor in rat striatal membranes in vitro. The association and dissociation of [3H]NPA to the dopamine D2 receptor was inhibited by ACTH-(1-24), suggesting an apparent competitive interaction between ACTH-(1-24) and the binding of [3H]NPA. ACTH-(1-24) was able to inhibit the binding of the dopamine D2 receptor antagonist [3H]spiperone to the dopamine D2 receptor, both in the high- and the low-affinity state. These observations suggest a G-protein-independent mechanism of action. The inhibitory effect of ACTH-(1-24) and ACTH-(7-16)-NH2 was diminished after the addition of polylysine chains, presumably via a blockade of the attachment sites for ACTH-(1-24) on the dopamine D2 receptor. The effect of ACTH-(1-24) on membrane fluidity and on the inhibition of the binding of [3H]NPA to the dopamine D2 receptor appeared to be unrelated because lowering the incubation temperature from 25 degrees C to 4 degrees C, which causes a strong decrease of membrane fluidity, did not diminish the effect of ACTH-(1-24) on the binding of [3H]NPA to the dopamine D2 receptor. Furthermore, in both young and old rats, whose membranes are reported to differ in lipid composition and membrane fluidity, ACTH-(1-24) inhibited the binding of [3H]NPA to the dopamine D2 receptor to nearly the same extent.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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