Biomedical subjects

A Uzan

Publications and source records attributed to A Uzan.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1996

Guinea pig blood: a model for the pharmacologic modulation of the GPIb/IX-vWF axis.

Antithrombotic activity of two recombinant GPIb-binding fragments of vWF, RG12986 (residues 445-733), and VCL (residues 504-728), were assessed in an ex vivo capillary perfusion chamber exposing human type III collagen to native nonanticoagulated guinea pig blood. Platelet adhesion and thrombus formation were evaluated by computer assisted morphometry for two shear rates (650 and 1800 s-1) and for two perfusion times (1.5 and 4 min). At 1800 s-1 and 4 min of perfusion, platelet adhesion decreased from 63 +/- 7% for control, to 46 +/- 4% for 20 mg/kg RG12986, and to 29 +/- 5% for 4 mg/kg VCL, and the mean thrombus height dropped from 40 +/- 8 microns to 24 +/- 3 microns and 7.5 +/- 1 microns, respectively. The two doses did not change bleeding time values. Our results suggest that guinea pig blood and the circular perfusion chamber represent a good model for the evaluation of limited amount of GPIb/IX-vWF axis inhibitors.

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PubMed1996

Physiopathological significance of catalytic phospholipids in the generation of thrombin.

Thrombin generation is the culminating event of the coagulation cascade. It is initiated after the expression of tissue factor by endothelial cells and monocytes exposed to thrombogenic stimuli. Anionic phospholipids, chiefly phosphatidylserine, are necessary for the optimal activity of tissue factor and completion of the clotting process. They display a catalytic potential by allowing the formation of the characteristic enzyme complexes at the membrane surface. Platelets are viewed as the main source of procoagulant phospholipid referred to as platelet factor 3. The plasma membrane of resting cells presents an asymmetrical distribution of phospholipids, aminophospholipids being sequestered in the inner leaflet. Procoagulant phospholipids become available at the outer surface after cell stimulation. The collapse of the membrane asymmetry is thought to promote a phospholipid scrambling accompanied by the shedding of microparticles. The plasma membranes of such vesicles bear irreversibly externalized procoagulant phosphatidylserine and contain glycoproteins that testify to their tissue origin. Hence, microparticles could disseminate a dual procoagulant and adhesive potential. Thrombin autoamplification is exerted through feedback activation loops involving either coagulation factors or platelets. This article details the mechanisms by which procoagulant phospholipids promote the generation of an excess of thrombin. A new pharmacological approach of thrombosis is presented, based on the control of the exposure of procoagulant phospholipids and membrane microparticle shedding.

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PubMed1996

[Current and future antithrombotic therapies].

In spite of progress, antithrombotic therapies involve the risk of haemorrhage. Thrombolytic agents have more or less fibrin specificity which is related to the risk of bleeding. These drugs have efficient antidotes which can be administered locally or by systemic route. The usual anticoagulants are vitamin K antagonists and heparin which have propensity to be given at reduced dose. Low molecular weight heparins have demonstrated good efficacy and tolerance in the prevention and treatment of venous thrombosis. New anticoagulants, specific inhibitors of activated factor X or thrombin, are now expected but they lack of specific antidotes. Platelet aggregation inhibitors, mainly aspirin, are widely used in the prevention of arterial thrombosis. New compounds particularly GPII/IIIa fibrinogen receptor antagonists have a broad spectrum but need to be used watchfully. Research underway suggest new molecules which will likely inhibit the procoagulant, phospholipid dependent, platelet activity or block thrombin receptor. Good knowledge of properties and progress in the preparation of improved haemostat agents could significantly reduce, particularly in dental surgery, the risk of haemorrhage.

Anticoagulants↗

PubMed1993

Comparative effects of enoxaparin and unfractionated heparin in healthy volunteers on prothrombin consumption in whole blood during coagulation, and release of tissue factor pathway inhibitor.

In a randomized crossover study twelve healthy male volunteers (23.5 +/- of 4.8 years, 73.0 +/- 6.4 kg, 180.8 +/- 5.7 cm) received one subcutaneous injection of either enoxaparin (EN) at 40 mg or 1 mg kg-1, or unfractionated heparin (UH) at 5,000 IU at one week intervals. Area under curves (AUC) of Anti-Xa and Anti-IIa activities correlated with EN dose. The relative effectiveness of EN versus UH 5,000 U as assessed by AUC ratio (EN/UH) was 7 and 15 for Anti-Xa activity, 1.3 and 3.1 for Anti-IIa activity after sc injection of EN 40 mg (4,000 Anti-Xa IU and 1,200 Anti-IIa U) and 1 mg kg-1 (7,300 +/- 640 Anti-Xa IU and 2,190 +/- 290 Anti-IIa IU) respectively. In volunteers receiving EN, a dose dependent inhibition of thrombin generation rate in platelet depleted plasma (PDP), measured with a new and simple chromogenic thrombin generation assay, was observed when compared with baseline values. Similarly, intrinsic prothrombin activation in whole blood, evidenced by measuring residual factor II in serum 2 hours after clotting (prothrombin consumption test: PC), was inhibited in a dose dependent manner. In UH treated volunteers, although the inhibition of thrombin generation rate in PDP was similar to that observed with EN 40 mg, prothrombin consumption in whole blood was not significantly modified. Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) activity release was increased similarly for UH and EN 40 (1.4 fold increase above baseline values) and 1.9 fold for the higher dose of EN. The discrepancy between prothrombin consumption in whole blood and inhibition of thrombin generation rate in PDP in the UH and not in the EN group strongly suggests that UH and not EN is influenced by the presence of a platelet component. This could be formed during thrombin induced platelet activation. Platelet factor 4 is a possible candidate. Another hypothesis involves the role of TFPI-UH complex anticoagulant activity which might be inhibited more during whole blood coagulation than the TFPI-EN complex.

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PubMed1993

Aggregate formation is more strongly inhibited at high shear rates by dRGDW, a synthetic RGD-containing peptide.

The effect of D-Arg-Gly-Asp-Trp (dRGDW), a synthetic RGD-containing peptide, on platelet adhesion and aggregate formation on various purified adhesive proteins and the extracellular matrix of endothelial cells was investigated with anticoagulated blood recirculating through a parallel-plate perfusion chamber. Aggregate formation on the extracellular matrix of phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-stimulated endothelial cells and on collagen type I was more strongly inhibited by dRGDW at higher shear rates than at a low shear rate. Platelet adhesion to the extracellular matrix of nonactivated and PMA-stimulated endothelial cells was inhibited by dRGDW, especially at high shear rates, probably as a consequence of the inhibition of platelet spreading. Inhibition by dRGDW of platelet adhesion to von Willebrand factor, fibronectin, and fibrinogen was almost complete, indicating that platelet adhesion to these substrates is mediated through RGD-directed receptors. Platelet adhesion to laminin was not inhibited by the peptide, whereas platelet adhesion to collagen was increased as a consequence of the inhibition of aggregate formation. Our results show that dRGDW is a strong inhibitor of platelet adhesion and aggregate formation, especially at high shear rates.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

PubMed1992

Inhibition of platelet adhesion to fibrin(ogen) in flowing whole blood by Arg-Gly-Asp and fibrinogen gamma-chain carboxy terminal peptides.

We have employed synthetic peptides with sequences corresponding to the integrin receptor-recognition regions of fibrinogen as inhibitors of platelet aggregation and adhesion to fibrinogen- and fibrin-coated surfaces in flowing whole blood, using a rectangular perfusion chamber at wall shear rates of 300 s-1 and 1,300 s-1. D-RGDW caused substantial inhibition of platelet aggregation and adhesion to fibrinogen and fibrin at both shear rates, although it was least effective at blocking platelet adhesion to fibrin at 300 s-1. RGDS was a weaker inhibitor, and produced a biphasic dose-response curve; SDRG was inactive. HHLGGAKQAGDV partially inhibited platelet aggregation and adhesion to fibrin(ogen) at both shear rates. These results support the identification of an RGD-specific receptor, most likely the platelet integrin glycoprotein IIb:IIIa, as the primary receptor responsible for platelet:fibrin(ogen) adhesive interactions under flow conditions, and indicate that platelet adhesion to surface bound fibrin(ogen) is stabilized by multivalent receptor-ligand contacts.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

PubMed1992

On the relationship between molecular mass and anticoagulant activity in a low molecular weight heparin (enoxaparin).

A low molecular weight heparin (enoxaparin, mean molecular weight approximately 4,400) was separated by gel chromatography into eight different fractions with a narrow distribution around the following mean molecular weights: 1,800, 2,400, 2,900, 4,200, 6,200, 8,600, 9,800 and 11,000. We compared the influence of enoxaparin on the generation of thrombin in plasma to that of the eight fractions. We determined: a) the % of material with high affinity to antithrombin III (HAM) and the % of HAM above the critical chain length necessary to allow for thrombin inhibition (ACLM), b) the specific catalytic activity on the decay of endogenous thrombin, and c) the inhibition of over-all thrombin formation in the extrinsic and the intrinsic pathway. From b and c we calculated the inhibition of prothrombin conversion in these pathways. We found that a) there is a gradual decrease of the HAM fraction with decreasing molecular weight; b) the specific catalytic activity for the inactivation of thrombin does not vary significantly between the fractions when expressed in terms of ACLM; c) the potency to inhibit prothrombin conversion does not vary significantly between the fractions when expressed in terms of HAM.

Antithrombin III↗

PubMed1992

Enoxaparin (Clexane, Lovenox), a low molecular weight heparin, enhances t-PA-induced coronary thrombus lysis in anesthetized dogs without inducing hypocoagulability.

An occlusive coronary thrombus was obtained in barbiturate anesthetized dogs within 60 min following the angiographic placement of a copper coil into the left descending coronary artery. This thrombus persisted for the 60 min experimental period, within which the effects of i.v. t-PA (10 micrograms/kg/min for 30 min) alone or combined with i.v. heparin (0.63 mg/kg twice) or enoxaparin (1.5 mg/kg twice) were evaluated. t-PA alone achieved recanalization for 20 min in only 2 out of the 5 dogs studied. Combination of t-PA with either heparin or enoxaparin produced this effect in all the 5 dogs studied. In dogs treated with t-PA associated to either heparin or enoxaparin, the thrombus weight was smaller (decreases of 34% and 44% respectively) than in animals given t-PA alone. The plasma amidolytic activity, expressed as t-PA activity, was greater 15 min after the beginning of t-PA infusion, in dogs pretreated with either heparin or enoxaparin than in animals given t-PA alone. Conversely, during t-PA infusion, the apparent t-PA inhibitor and antiplasmin activities were no longer measurable in the plasma, but reappeared 10 min after the end of t-PA infusion. Plasma coagulation time was not modified by t-PA, but was slightly prolonged (2-fold) by enoxaparin and markedly (7-fold) by heparin on initiation of t-PA infusion. Plasma anti-IIa activity was 3-fold higher in dogs pretreated with heparin as opposed to enoxaparin. On the contrary, both compounds increased similarly plasma anti-Xa activity. In conclusion, these results indicate that enoxaparin, like heparin, enhances the thrombolytic effects of t-PA. This favourable effect occurs independently of a plasma hypocoagulable state, which was clearly produced by heparin but not enoxaparin. Its mechanism may be the significant elevation of plasma t-PA activity produced by both heparin and enoxaparin during t-PA infusion.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

PubMed1991

Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of technetium 99m labelled standard heparin and a low molecular weight heparin (enoxaparin) after intravenous injection in normal volunteers.

For a better understanding of low molecular weight heparin pharmacokinetics, 99m technetium labelled heparin and enoxaparin were injected intravenously to four normal volunteers, after approval by the Ethics Committee and preliminary animals studies. In vitro and in vivo, the labelled products proved to be stable and identical to the non-labelled drugs. Radioactivity curves in blood, organs and urines were similar for both products. Anti Xa plasma half-life was 3 times longer for enoxaparin than for heparin. Anti IIa plasma half-lives were similar. However, radioactivity persisted much longer than biological activities for both products. After chromatography, most of the radioactivity was bound to AT III, where an anti Xa activity peak was also detected. The anti Xa activity peak seen after adding AT III to plasma was much higher with heparin than with enoxaparin. In urine, biological activities, measured with AT III supplementation, were higher with enoxaparin than with heparin. These results suggest that phenomena other than biodistribution are responsible for the differences in pharmacokinetics observed between these two products. The two most likely explanations are differences in metabolism and/or a release of an endogenous factor.

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PubMed1989

Mechanism of lipolytic action of a new alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist of the piperazinopyrimidine family: RP 55462.

The in vivo lipid mobilizing effect of alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist has been demonstrated previously. This has attracted attention to the putative interest of such compounds in a lipid-mobilizing strategy. RP 55462 [6-chloro-4-(isopropylamino)-5-(methyl)-2 piperazinopyrimidine], a piperazinopyrimidine derivative, has already been shown to exert alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist actions on fat cell function in vitro. Moreover, RP 55462 exhibits a direct in vitro lipolytic action which is independent of its alpha-2-blocking potency. When administered i.v. RP 55462 is also able to induce an increment in plasma nonesterified levels in dogs. The mechanism of action of RP 55462 was studied and the nature of its lipomobilizing effect was explored. RP 55642-dependent lipolysis was not affected by beta adrenergic blockers on rat fat cells and RP 55462 had no direct effect on adenylylcyclase activity on fat cell membranes. Moreover, RP 55462 did not compete with [3H]phenyl isopropyl adenosine binding (A1-adenosine receptor agonist) on fat cell membranes. In fact, RP 55462 inhibited, in a dose-dependent manner, the cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent phosphodiesterase (PDE) activity in rat adipose tissue. Several derivatives with the piperazinopyrimidine structure also inhibited cAMP-dependent PDE activity and exerted lipolytic effects. A short structure-activity study was performed with various derivatives. In dogs, by contrast with yohimbine, the in vivo lipid mobilizing effect of RP 55462 was not abolished by pretreatment with propranolol, and lasted longer. It is concluded that the in vivo lipolytic activity of RP 55462 is connected with its ability to inhibit cAMP-dependent PDE activity; a property of several piperazinopyrimidine derivatives. The lipid mobilizing effect induced in vivo by RP 55462 results from a combination of its alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist properties and its direct lipolytic action mediated by cAMP-dependent PDE inhibiting effects.

1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine↗

PubMed1989

Lipolytic action of a new alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist of the piperazinopyrimidine family: RP 55462.

Recent investigations have demonstrated the in vitro lipid mobilizing effects induced by alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist administration and have focused attention on the putative therapeutic interest of such compounds in the treatment of obesity as adjuvants in caloric restriction programs. We studied the impact of RP 55462 [6-chloro-4-(isopropylamino)-5-(methyl)-2, piperazinopyrimidine], a new alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist compound of the piperazinopyrimidine family, on fat cell function. The alpha-2-blocking properties of this agent, which had been defined initially on the brain were confirmed on adipocytes. RP 55462 competed with [3H]yohimbine binding sites on human fat cell membranes and inhibited the antilipolytic action of alpha-2-agonist compounds (UK 14304, clonidine and epinephrine) in human and hamster fat cells. It was also noticed that RP 55462 alone was able to activate lipolysis in isolated fat cells from various species (man, rat, hamster and dog). Moreover, the lipolytic response induced by isoproterenol or synacthene was largely amplified in the presence of RP 55462 in rat fat cells which are the least alpha-2 adrenergic responsive tested. RP-55462-dependent stimulation of lipolysis was not affected by the presence of other alpha-2 adrenergic antagonists (idazoxan, yohimbine or phentolamine). Intravenous administration of RP 55462 in alert dogs promoted an increment in plasma nonesterified acid concentrations reflecting its lipid mobilizing action. In summary this study focuses attention on a new alpha-2-antagonist compound which exhibits an in vivo lipid mobilizing action which could be attributable to its alpha-2 adrenergic antagonist properties. Inasmuch as the lipolytic activity of RP 55462, revealed in in vitro studies, seems to be independent from its alpha-2 adrenolytic properties; further studies are required to define the mechanism of such a lipolytic effect as well as its possible involvement in in vivo conditions.

Adenosine Deaminase↗

PubMed1989

Riluzole, a novel antiglutamate, prevents memory loss and hippocampal neuronal damage in ischemic gerbils.

The neuroprotective effects of riluzole, a novel antiglutamate, has been demonstrated in a model of ischemia induced in female Mongolian gerbils by transient bilateral carotid occlusion. Riluzole was administered at a dose of 4 mg/kg, i.p., just before, 4 hr after, and for the 14 d following the transient bilateral carotid occlusion (10 min). The functional sequelae of ischemic damage were assessed using a memory test (passive avoidance) and the extent of neuronal damage by histological examination and quantitative autoradiography of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in the hippocampus. The performance of the ischemic gerbils in the memory test was about half that of control animals. This memory deficit was completely reversed in animals treated with riluzole. This protective effect of riluzole was confirmed by histological and autoradiographic studies. The neuronal degeneration of CA1 pyramidal cells in the hippocampus observed in the ischemic group was not seen in the riluzole-treated animals, which resembled the control group. This neuronal degeneration in the CA1 area was confirmed by a quantitative measurement of muscarinic receptors: The binding was decreased by a third in the lacunosum moleculare, the stratum oriens, and the stratum radiatum. By contrast in riluzole-treated gerbils, this decrease was reversed by 50%. Finally, a clear-cut correlation was found between the deficit in the memory test and the decrease in muscarinic receptor binding in the CA1 fields. These results are compatible with the idea that glutamic acid may be involved in the neuronal degeneration of the hippocampus following ischemia, and could be foreseeable.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Amnesia↗

PubMed1987

Binding in vitro of pipequaline (45319 RP) onto plasma proteins and blood cells in man.

Serum binding of pipequaline, a new anxiolytic drug, was studied in vitro by equilibrium dialysis. The percent binding in serum is high, 96.3%, and remains constant within the range of therapeutic concentrations. Investigations performed on isolated proteins with a wide range of concentrations showed one site with a high affinity constant (Ka = 450,000 M-1) for alpha 1-acid glycoprotein and two sites with a lower affinity constant (Ka = 58,000 M-1) for human serum albumin. Binding to lipoproteins was saturable, with an affinity constant of 22,000 less than or equal to Ka less than or equal to 35,000 M-1. Over the range of therapeutic concentrations, the ratio of pipequaline concentrations in serum and red blood cells remained constant (14.4%) and was shown to be dependent on the free fraction of pipequaline in serum.

Adult↗

PubMed1987

Binding sites for a peripheral type benzodiazepine antagonist ([3H]PK 11195) in human iris.

Peripheral-type benzodiazepine binding sites have been characterized on sections of 8 normal human iris/ciliary-body preparations. Saturability was determined at 25 degrees C with [3H] PK 11195 (1 nM) a specific ligand of peripheral type sites. The studies revealed a single class of binding sites for PK 11195 with a nanomolar range affinity (KD = 1.45 nM) and a maximal capacity (Bmax) of 35.5 fmol/mg protein. The displacement potency order of the benzodiazepines tested suggest that these sites belong to the peripheral type: PK 11211 (IC50 = 12 nM) greater than Ro 5-4864 (IC50 = 770 nM) greater than clonazepam (IC50 = 20,000 nM). The present data demonstrate that high affinity binding sites for peripheral type benzodiazepines are present in human iris/ciliary-body. This tissue is therefore a suitable tool for evaluation of the putative functional role of these binding sites.

Aged↗

PubMed1987

Labelling of peripheral-type benzodiazepine binding sites in human brain with [3H]PK 11195: anatomical and subcellular distribution.

The peripheral-type benzodiazepine binding site, erstwhile characterized in the rodent and feline brain, has now been characterized in post-mortem human brain using [3H]PK 11195. The kinetics and pharmacological properties of the binding of this ligand are similar to peripheral-type benzodiazepine binding sites elsewhere. The potency of RO5-4864 for this site in human brain is close to that seen in ruminant and carnivore tissues but considerably lower than in rodent tissues. The regional distribution of these binding sites would suggest a neuronal rather than a glial localization. [3H]PK 11195 bound in a similar fashion to slide-mounted sections of human brain, thus allowing quantitative studies of the regional distribution of peripheral-type benzodiazepine binding sites to be made. The binding sites were distributed heterogeneously, but were restricted to the grey matter. Highest densities of binding sites were found in forebrain structures. The localization was not limited to any functional system, nor did it resemble any previously described transmitter system. The similarities between peripheral-type benzodiazepine binding sites in human and in feline brain in terms of their pharmacological characteristics and their regional and subcellular distribution suggest that the cat, rather than the rat, may be the better model for studying a possible role for this site in human cerebral function.

Animals↗

PubMed1987

Quantitative autoradiographic determination of binding sites for a peripheral benzodiazepine ligand ([3H]PK 11195) in human iris.

Specific binding sites of peripheral-type benzodiazepines were investigated in human iris/ciliary body (8 eyes). Examination of color-coded prints and densitometric quantification of autoradiograms were performed on slides (20 micron) labelled with [3H]PK 11195 (1 nM) at 25 degrees C. Nonspecific binding was determined with PK 11211 (5 microM) or Ro 5-4864 (5 microM). Binding sites were present on all the slides, with equivalent density in the 3 regions of the preparation (ciliary body, iris, and pupil margin). The numbers of binding sites in ciliary body, iris, and pupil margin, respectively, were: 42.7 +/- 0.2, 30.1 +/- 0.5, and 37.4 +/- 0.4 femtomol/mg protein. Labelling on the pupil margin seemed to coincide with the iris sphincter muscle. The presence of peripheral benzodiazepine binding sites in iris muscular tissue, and particularly in the pupil margin, suggests that the iris preparation may be a valuable tool to detect putative physiological effects of peripheral benzodiazepines on muscular motility.

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PubMed1987

Circadian rhythm in the membrane of circulating human blood cells: microviscosity and number of benzodiazepine binding sites. A search for regulation by plasma ions, nucleosides, proteins or hormones.

Circadian rhythms in both the number of peripheral type binding sites for benzodiazepines in platelet membranes and the microviscosity of the erythrocyte membrane were demonstrated in 7 healthy men. Neither variable appeared to be linked to each other, or regulated by the plasma concentrations of total or free cortisol, testosterone, potassium, magnesium, calcium, cAMP, cGMP or proteins or by the erythrocytic concentration of magnesium or potassium or by the plasma cAMP:cGMP ratio or by the ratio of intra-erythrocyte:plasma concentrations of potassium or magnesium. A highly significant negative correlation was found between the microviscosity of the erythrocyte membrane and the activity of the membrane-bound enzyme, methyltransferase I. Such a correlation was validated both on raw data and on 24 hr-means (r = 0.84; P less than 0.01). A circadian rhythm in the activity of this enzyme was also demonstrated. Moreover, a highly significant correlation was also found between plasma transcortin concentration (TRC) and microviscosity (r = 0.50, P less than 0.01), and between TRC and methyltransferase I activity (r = 0.61, P less than 0.01). Such findings may constitute clues towards the understanding of the regulation of the circadian rhythm in the fluidity of the red blood cell membrane in man and guide future steps with regard to the role of this rhythm upon the availability of drug binding sites at the cell surface.

Adult↗

PubMed1987

Partial purification and pharmacology of peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors.

This report describes the results obtained with a new photoaffinity ligand for the "peripheral-type" benzodiazepine binding site (PBS), using a digitonin solubilized preparation from rat heart or adrenals. The specific binding activity of the solubilized adrenal preparation is higher than 50 pmol/mg protein, with binding properties and pharmacological specificity identical to the membrane bound PBS. The apparent molecular weight of the solubilized PBS, determined by gel filtration is 215 KDa. The photoaffinity ligand (PK 14105) is a nitrophenyl derivative of PK 11195, which attaches covalently and specifically to all the PBS when cardiac membranes are irradiated with this compound under ultraviolet light. After photolabelling with [3H]PK 14105 and solubilization in SDS of heart or adrenal membranes, gel electrophoresis indicates the existence of a single protein band whose molecular weight (18 KDa) is unaltered by incubation with sulphydryl-reducing or protein cross-linking agents. This molecule seems to be a low molecular weight, acidic protein. Diethylpyrocarbonate decreases partially (60%) the binding of [3H]PK 11195 without affecting [3H] RO5-4864 binding, which implies a vital histidine residue in the binding domain of [3H]-PK 11195. Treatment with phospholipase A2 or mellitin, a stimulant of endogenous PLA2, led to a selective loss of [3H] RO5-4864 binding with no change in the binding of [3H]PK 11195. Such differences between a benzodiazepine ligand and an isoquinoline ligand suggest that these compounds may induce, on binding, different conformational changes in the PBS, which is compatible with the hypothesis that RO5-4864 and PK 11195 may be an agonist and an antagonist respectively at the PBS.

Adrenal Glands↗