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  • Title: Localization of atrial natriuretic factor receptors in the mesenteric arterial bed. Comparison with angiotensin II and endothelin receptors.
    Author: De León H, Bonhomme MC, Thibault G, Garcia R.
    Journal: Circ Res; 1995 Jul; 77(1):64-72. PubMed ID: 7788883.
    Abstract:
    Although receptors for atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) and angiotensin II (Ang II) have been reported in rat mesenteric arteries, both peptides induce weak biological responses. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) evokes a potent vasoconstriction in the mesenteric artery. To identify the tissue localization of ANF, Ang II, and ET-1 receptors, radioligand binding experiments with 125I-ANF, 125I-[Sar1,Ile8]Ang II, and 125I-ET-1 were performed in defatted mesenteric arteries and in the surrounding adipose tissue. 125I-ANF binding assays in adipose tissue showed a single class of high-affinity binding sites (Bmax, 420 +/- 16 fmol/mg protein; Kd, 343 +/- 16 pmol/L). In vascular membranes, most 125I-ANF binding was nonspecific. The majority of receptors present in adipose tissue recognized ANF, C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), and des-[Gln18,Ser19,Gly20,Leu21,Gly22]ANF-(4- 23) (C-ANF) with close affinities, with C-ANF competing for > 98% of the binding sites. In adipocytes, ANF and CNP stimulated cGMP generation. cGMP production by mesenteric arteries was stimulated by sodium nitroprusside but not by ANF or CNP. Autoradiographic localization of 125I-ANF and 125I-ET-1 showed that in the case of ANF, most specific binding occurred in adipocytes, whereas for ET-1, specific binding was present in both adipose tissue and mesenteric arteries. Cross-linking of 125I-ANF followed by SDS-PAGE revealed two receptor species of 130 and 70 kD in adipose membranes and none in vascular tissue. Both were completely displaced by ANF, CNP, and C-ANF. 125I-[Sar1,Ile8]Ang II binding assays in adipose tissue exhibited a single class of binding sites (Bmax, 211 +/- 4 fmol/mg protein; Kd, 520 +/- 10 pmol/L.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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