Abstract
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors were studied in human labial salivary glands with (-)-[3H]MQNB. The radioligand bound with a Kd value of 150 pM. The density of muscarinic receptors was 220 fmol/mg protein. Most muscarinic antagonists bound to a homogenous population of muscarinic receptors in this tissue. However, the inhibition curves of pirenzepine had a Hill slope of 0.57 and could be analyzed by a two site model. These results suggest that the muscarinic receptors in human labial salivary glands are a mixture of M1 and M3 types.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 367-370 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | European Journal of Pharmacology |
Volume | 176 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 13 1990 |
Keywords
- Labial salivary gland (human)
- Muscarinic receptor antagonists
- Muscarinic receptor subtypes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology