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  • Title: Properties of [3H]1-desamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin as a radioligand for vasopressin V2-receptors in rat kidney.
    Author: Marchingo AJ, Abrahams JM, Woodcock EA, Smith AI, Mendelsohn FA, Johnston CI.
    Journal: Endocrinology; 1988 Apr; 122(4):1328-36. PubMed ID: 2964362.
    Abstract:
    [3H]1-Desamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin [3H] DDAVP was assessed as a radioligand for vasopressin V2-receptors by studying its membrane-binding characteristics and in vitro autoradiographic localization in rat kidney, a rich source of V2-receptors. [3H]DDAVP bound specifically to a single class of high affinity, low capacity sites in rat medullopapillary membranes. Specific [3H]DDAVP binding at 25 C reached equilibrium after 2 h of incubation and was saturable and linear with protein concentration up to 2.2 mg/ml protein. Saturation analysis gave an equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) of 0.76 nM. Displacement of [3H]DDAVP binding by unlabeled arginine vasopressin (AVP) and related analogs gave the following order of potency, consistent with that expected for a V2-receptor: DDAVP approximately equal to AVP approximately equal to 1-desamino-AVP greater than lysine vasopressin greater than oxytocin greater than [1-(beta-mercapto-beta, beta-cyclopentamethylene-propionic acid, 2-(O-methyl)tyrosine]AVP. The C-terminal metabolites of AVP, (pGlu4Cyt6)AVP-(4-9), and (pGlu4Cyt6)AVP-(4-8) did not displace [3H]DDAVP binding. No degradation of [3H] DDAVP during incubation could be detected by HPLC analysis. In vitro autoradiography of [3H]DDAVP binding to rat kidney sections showed a very dense localization of displaceable binding over inner and outer medulla, with a much lower density in cortex, consistent with the known major localization of V2-receptors on renal collecting tubules. These studies suggest that [3H]DDAVP is a suitable radioligand for labeling V2-receptors and may be useful in the characterization of vasopressin receptor subtypes in a variety of tissues and in purification of the V2-receptor.
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