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Title: Mapping of angiotensin II receptor subtype heterogeneity in rat brain.
Austin Authors: Song, K;Allen, A M;Paxinos, G;Mendelsohn, Frederick AO
Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 22-Feb-1992
Publication information: The Journal of Comparative Neurology; 316(4): 467-84
Abstract: Angiotensin II (Ang II) exerts a number of central actions on fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, autonomic activity, and neuroendocrine regulation. In order to evaluate likely sites where these actions are mediated, Ang II receptor binding was localized in rat brain by in vitro autoradiography with the aid of the antagonist analogue 125I-[Sar1, Ile8]Ang II. Two subtypes of Ang II receptor have been identified using recently developed peptide and nonpeptide antagonists. In the periphery, the receptor subtypes differ in distribution, second messenger coupling, and function. Brain Ang II receptor subtypes were therefore differentiated into AT-1 (type I) and AT-2 (type II) subtypes by using unlabelled nonpeptide antagonists specific for the two Ang II subtypes. AT-1 binding was determined to be that inhibited by Dup 753 (10 microM) and AT-2 binding to be that inhibited by PD 123177 (10 microM). The reducing agent dithiothreitol (DTT) decreased binding to AT-1 receptors and enhanced binding to AT-2 receptors. Many brain structures, such as the vascular organ of the lamina terminalis, subfornical organ, median preoptic nucleus, area postrema, nucleus of the solitary tract, and dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus, which are known to be related to the central actions of Ang II, contain exclusively AT-1 Ang II receptors. By contrast, the locus coeruleus, ventral and dorsal parts of lateral septum, superior colliculus and subthalamic nucleus, many nuclei of the thalamus, and nuclei of the inferior olive contain predominantly AT-2 Ang II receptors. The detailed binding characteristics of each subtype were determined by competition studies with a series of analogues of angiotensin and antagonists. The pharmacological specificity obtained in rat superior colliculus and the nucleus of the solitary tract agreed well with published data on AT-1 and AT-2 receptors, respectively. There was a high degree of correlation between the distribution of Ang II binding sites with published data on Ang II-immunoreactive fields and on the sites of Ang II-responsive neurons. The present study also reveals pharmacological heterogeneity of brain Ang II receptors. The subtype-specific receptor mapping described here is relevant to understanding the role of angiotensin peptides in the central nervous system and newly discovered central actions of nonpeptide Ang II receptor antagonists.
Gov't Doc #: 1577995
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/9889
DOI: 10.1002/cne.903160407
Journal: The Journal of comparative neurology
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1577995
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: 1-Sarcosine-8-Isoleucine Angiotensin II.metabolism
Angiotensin I.metabolism
Angiotensin II.antagonists & inhibitors.metabolism
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Animals
Autoradiography
Binding, Competitive.drug effects
Biphenyl Compounds.pharmacology
Brain.metabolism.physiology
Brain Mapping
Dithiothreitol.pharmacology
Imidazoles.pharmacology
Iodine Radioisotopes.diagnostic use
Losartan
Male
Pyridines.pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Receptors, Angiotensin.drug effects.metabolism
Tetrazoles.pharmacology
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