Table 1

Bmax and Kd values of BAY 38-7271 and CP 55,940 at rat brain membranes, human cortex membranes, human recombinant CB1, and human recombinant CB2 receptors (radioligand [3H]BAY 38-7271)

CompoundRat Brain MembranesHuman Cortex MembranesRecombinant Human CB1 ReceptorRecombinant Human CB2 Receptor
BmaxKdBmaxKdBmaxKdBmaxKd
pM/mg nM pM/mg nM pM/mg nM pM/mg nM
BAY 38-72713.01 ± 0.461.84 ± 1.440.231-a 2.101-a 0.87 ± 0.132.91 ± 0.301.88 ± 0.214.24 ± 0.18
CP 55,9403.32 ± 0.322.37 ± 1.490.181-a 1.291-a 0.47 ± 0.181.10 ± 0.391.75 ± 0.174.20 ± 0.28
  • 1-a Values from one preliminary experiment; all other values are the mean and standard deviation of at least three independent experiments, each performed in triplicate.