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  • Title: [3H]MDL 100,907: a novel selective 5-HT2A receptor ligand.
    Author: Johnson MP, Siegel BW, Carr AA.
    Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol; 1996 Jul; 354(2):205-9. PubMed ID: 8857599.
    Abstract:
    In studies using standard radioligands, unlabeled MDL 100,907 (R-(+)-alpha-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-[2-(4-fluorophenyl) ethyl]-4-piperidinemethanol) has been shown to have a high degree of selectivity for the 5-HT2A receptor. The present study was undertaken to investigate the receptor binding characteristics of [3H]MDL 100,907 in rat cortical homogenates. [3H]MDL 100,907 was found to reach equilibrium at 37 degrees C after 15 min. Saturation experiments indicated binding to a single site with a KD of 0.56 nM, Hill slope of 1.15, and a Bmax of 512 fmol/mg protein. In parallel experiments with the standard 5-HT2A receptor radioligand, [3H]ketanserin, with prazosin added to block alpha 1 receptors, a similar Hill slope and Bmax was noted but a two-fold higher KD was found. In competition binding studies using 0.5 nM [3H]MDL 100,907, some 19 standard ligands to various receptors including the 5-HT1A, D2, alpha 1, and sigma receptors resulted in estimated KI values that were consistent with [3H]MDL 100,907 selectively binding to the 5-HT2A receptor. A comparison of the KI values for 17 standard 5-HT2A receptor agonists and antagonists displacing [3H]MDL 100,907 versus [3H]ketanserin resulted in a highly significant linear correlation (R2 = 0.96, P < 0.001). Taken together these results suggest that [3H]MDL 100,907 is binding to the 5-HT2A receptor with a sub-nanomolar affinity without the use of secondary blocking agents.
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