Open AccessHigh Affinity Binding of Azasetron Hydrochloride to 5-Hydroxytryptamine3 Receptors in the Small Intestine of Rats.
Author(s) -
Kenichi Katayama,
Kiyoshi Asano,
Keiichiro Haga,
Toshihiko Fukuda
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
japanese journal of pharmacology/japanese journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1347-3506
pISSN - 0021-5198
DOI - 10.1254/jjp.73.357
Subject(s) - receptor , chemistry , hydrochloride , small intestine , medicine , pharmacology , biochemistry , biology
The binding affinity of azasetron hydrochloride (azasetron) for the 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptor in a tissue preparation of rat small intestine was investigated by using [3H]granisetron as a radioligand. Scatchard analysis of specific [3H]granisetron binding revealed a single population of saturable binding sites in the tissue preparation. At this site, azasetron was concentration-dependently competitive with [3H]granisetron, and it inhibited the specific [3H]granisetron binding with a Ki value of 0.33 nM. Azasetron has a high affinity for 5-HT3 receptor in the gastrointestinal organ, the very site of its antiemetic action against chemotherapy-induced emesis.