Table 1

Inhibition of [3H]methylspiperone binding to D2-like dopamine receptors by pseudo-noble-gas configuration cations

Receptor SubtypeZincCadmiumCopperSilverGoldMercury
D2L receptor
K i(μM)10  ± 2.02.4  ± 2.80.40  ± 0.170.32  ± 0.1928  ± 180.15  ± 0.04
 IC50 (μM)133  ± 2745  ± 528.0  ± 3.36.3  ± 3.8553  ± 3542.8  ± 0.8
 pseudo Hill Slope0.81  ± 0.110.90  ± 0.200.91  ± 0.093.3  ± 1.11.8  ± 0.041.4  ± 0.26
D3 receptor
K i(μM)7.5  ± 1.42.5  ± 1.914  ± 171.3  ± 0.334  ± 160.62  ± 0.31
 IC50(μM)23  ± 6.512  ± 8.966  ± 774.7  ± 1.2154  ± 732.8  ± 1.4
 pseudo Hill Slope0.84  ± 0.081.9  ± 0.911.2  ± 0.313.4  ± 1.51.1  ± 0.361.7  ± 1.0
D4 receptor
K i (μM)23  ± 9.54.7  ± 2.641  ± 152.9  ± 1.361  ± 280.73  ± 0.43
 IC50 (μM)46  ± 197.9  ± 4.373  ± 264.8  ± 2.2106  ± 491.8  ± 1.1
 pseudo Hill Slope1.3  ± 0.132.8  ± 1.61.1  ± 0.143.3  ± 1.11.6  ± 0.682.9  ± 0.30

Cation K i values were calculated from the IC50 values using the Cheng-Prussoff equation. Data are the arithmetic mean values of individual experiments (n = 3) with a S.D.