J Mol Cell Cardiol 22 (Supplement IV) (1990) 154USE-DEPENDENT BINDING OF THE CALCIUM CHANNEL ANTAGONIST (-)-(aH]-D888 IN VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. L. RAKOTOARISOA, C. MI RONNEAU, J. MIRONNEAU. Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Pharmacologic MolBculaire, INSERM JF 88-13, Universite de Bordeaux II, 3 place de la Victoire, 33076 Bordeaux. Binding of the phenylalkylamine calcium antagonist (-)-[3H]-D888 was studied in intact strips of rat portal vein. In 5 mMKsolutions, veins showed specific binding of (-)-[IHI-D888 with a dissociation constant (KD) of 0.36 ) 0.05 nM and a maximum receptor density (B,,,) of 16 + 1 fmol/mg wet weight (n = 6). Unlabelled (-)D888, D600 and diltiazem completely inhibited (-)-[3H]-D888 binding in a competitive manner. Unlabelled 1,4-dihydropyridines ((+)-PN 200110 ; nifedipine; (-)-PN 200-110) also inhibited (-)-[3H]-D888 binding but they acted as negative allosteric effecters of phenylalkylamine binding sites. Increase in extracellular potassium concentration (135 mM) or addition of cromakalim (0.1 to 10 PM) produced a gradual decrease of the number of (-)-[3H]-D888 binding sites. These results suggest that the binding of (-)-[XH]-D888 is usedependent, and that opening of calcium channels is required for the binding of (-)-[XH]-D888 at its sites.
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