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Reversible and irreversible binding of beta-funaltrexamine to mu, delta and kappa opioid receptors in guinea pig brain membranes.

S W Tam and L Y Liu-Chen
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics November 1986, 239 (2) 351-357;
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The effect of beta-funaltrexamine (beta-FNA), an irreversible mu receptor blocker in isolated tissue bioassays, on mu, kappa and delta opioid receptor binding and the binding of beta-[3H]FNA were determined in guinea pig brain membranes. beta-FNA inhibited the binding of mu, kappa and delta opioid ligands to their receptors with Ki values of 2.2, 14 and 78 nM, respectively. Pretreatment of brain membranes with beta-FNA (less than 2 microM) followed by extensive washing inhibited mu binding and to a lesser degree delta binding, without changing kappa binding. The extent of the irreversible inhibition was dependent on the concentration of beta-FNA, and this inhibition on mu binding could be observed with as little as 1 nM beta-FNA. The irreversible inhibition of mu binding by beta-FNA pretreatment was due to a decrease in the number of binding sites with little change in Kd, and was more pronounced in the presence of increasing concentrations of NaCl. Specific binding of beta-[3H]FNA to opioid receptors was demonstrated. The rate of specific binding with 2 nM beta-[3H]FNA was rapid in the initial 10 min and did not reach maximum in 90 min. The dissociation of bound beta-[3H]FNA (5 nM added) by the addition of excess unlabeled naloxone reached maximum at 30 min with approximately 35% of specifically bound beta-[3H]FNA remaining. Mu opioids were most effective in preventing specific binding of beta-[3H]FNA when added before beta-[3H]FNA. Opioids added 1 hr after 2 nM beta-[3H]FNA could displace maximally only 70 to 75% of specific binding.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Reversible and irreversible binding of beta-funaltrexamine to mu, delta and kappa opioid receptors in guinea pig brain membranes.

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Reversible and irreversible binding of beta-funaltrexamine to mu, delta and kappa opioid receptors in guinea pig brain membranes.

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