TY - JOUR
T1 - Two allosteric modulators interact at a common site on cardiac muscarinic receptors
AU - Ellis, John
AU - Seidenberg, M.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - The abilities of gallamine, obidoxime, tetrahydroaminoacridine (THA), and 8-(N,N-diethylamino)octyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate (TMB-8) to alter the rate of dissociation of N-[3H]methylscopolamine from rat cardiac muscarinic receptors were investigated. All four ligands monotonically slowed the dissociation, with the order of potency gallamine > TMB-8 > THA > obidoxime. There was a dramatic difference in the efficacy of these allosteric modulators. Gallamine, TMB-8, and THA slowed the dissociation of N- methylscopolamine by >90% at maximally effective concentrations, whereas obidoxime was capable of slowing it by only about 50%. In a manner analogous to the action of a partial agonist, obidoxime was able to partially reverse the effects of the other three modulators. Furthermore, the concentration- dependent effects of combinations of obidoxime and gallamine were in good agreement with the model of competitive interaction between these two ligands. These results provide the first evidence that two muscarinic allosteric modulators interact competitively at a well defined site.
AB - The abilities of gallamine, obidoxime, tetrahydroaminoacridine (THA), and 8-(N,N-diethylamino)octyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate (TMB-8) to alter the rate of dissociation of N-[3H]methylscopolamine from rat cardiac muscarinic receptors were investigated. All four ligands monotonically slowed the dissociation, with the order of potency gallamine > TMB-8 > THA > obidoxime. There was a dramatic difference in the efficacy of these allosteric modulators. Gallamine, TMB-8, and THA slowed the dissociation of N- methylscopolamine by >90% at maximally effective concentrations, whereas obidoxime was capable of slowing it by only about 50%. In a manner analogous to the action of a partial agonist, obidoxime was able to partially reverse the effects of the other three modulators. Furthermore, the concentration- dependent effects of combinations of obidoxime and gallamine were in good agreement with the model of competitive interaction between these two ligands. These results provide the first evidence that two muscarinic allosteric modulators interact competitively at a well defined site.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0027054955&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0027054955&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 1435741
AN - SCOPUS:0027054955
VL - 42
SP - 638
EP - 641
JO - Molecular Pharmacology
JF - Molecular Pharmacology
SN - 0026-895X
IS - 4
ER -