Table 1

Drug specificities of H/F-tagged α1-AR subtypes stably expressed in HEK293 cells

−log KI(M)
NEPrazosinYohimbine(+)-NiguldipineBMY 7378
H/Fα1A 5.06  ± 0.239.16  ± 0.075.50  ± 0.168.32  ± 0.126.13  ± 0.08
H/Fα1B 5.12  ± 0.159.21  ± 0.085.62  ± 0.156.35  ± 0.116.28  ± 0.07
H/Fα1D 4.98  ± 0.229.42  ± 0.126.02  ± 0.106.29  ± 0.158.60  ± 0.13

Membranes were collected from HEK293 cells stably expressing each tagged α1-AR subtype. Affinity constants for agonists and antagonists were determined by inhibition of specific 125I-BE (50 pM) binding, as described in the text.