[125I]‐(Pyr1)Apelin‐13 is a novel radioligand for localizing the APJ orphan receptor in human and rat tissues with evidence for a vasoconstrictor role in man
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 132 (6), 1255-1260
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0703939
Abstract
1. We have determined the binding characteristics of [(125)I]-(Pyr(1))Apelin-13, a putative ligand for the APJ orphan receptor in human cardiovascular and rat tissue and investigated the functional properties of (Pyr(1))Apelin-13 in human saphenous vein. 2. The binding of [(125)I]-(Pyr(1))Apelin-13 to sections of human heart tissue was time dependent and rapid at 23 degrees C. Data were fitted to a single site model with an association rate constant (k(obs)) of 0.115 min(-1). [(125)I]-(Pyr(1))Apelin-13 also dissociated from a single site with a dissociation rate constant of 0.0105 min(-1). 3. In saturation binding experiments [(125)I]-(Pyr(1))Apelin-13 bound to human left ventricle with a K(D) value of 0.35+/-0.08 nM, B(max) of 4.3+/-0.9 fmol mg(-1) protein with a Hill slope of 0.97+/-0.04 and to the right atria with a K(D) of 0.33+/-0.09 nM, B(max) of 3.1+/-0.6 fmol mg(-1) protein and a Hill slope of 0.93+/-0.05. 4. [(125)I]-(Pyr(1))Apelin-13 binding sites were localized using autoradiography to human cardiovascular tissue, including coronary artery, aorta and saphenous vein grafts. In rat tissue a high density of receptors were localized to the molecular layer of the rat cerebellum, rat lung, rat heart and low levels in the rat kidney cortex. 2. (Pyr(1))Apelin-13 potently contracted human saphenous vein with a pD(2) value of 8.4+/-0.2 (n=8). The maximum response elicited by the peptide was 22.6+/-6% of 100 mM KCl. 6. We provide the first evidence of APJ receptor expression, relative densities and functional properties of (Pyr(1))Apelin-13 in human cardiovascular tissue.Keywords
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