AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 258, Issue 1 86-G95, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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Pancreatic receptors for cholecystokinin: evidence for three receptor classes

D. H. Yu, S. C. Huang, S. A. Wank, S. Mantey, J. D. Gardner and R. T. Jensen
Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

For inhibition of binding of 125I-Bolton-Hunter-labeled cholecystokinin octapeptide (125I-BH-CCK-8) to guinea pig pancreatic acini, the potencies for agonists were CCK-8 greater than desulfated [des(SO3)] CCK-8 greater than gastrin-17-I greater than pentagastrin greater than CCK-4 and for the antagonists L 364718 greater than proglumide analogue 10 greater than CBZ-CCK-(27-32)-NH2. For all non-sulfated agonists, the curves were biphasic with 20% of the tracer bound to sites with high affinity for these agonists with the following relative potencies: gastrin-17-I greater than pentagastrin greater than des(SO3)CCK-8 much greater than CCK-4; whereas 80% was bound to low-affinity sites with the following potencies: des(SO3)CCK-8 greater than gastrin-17-I = pentagastrin much greater than CCK-4. For L 364718 and proglumide analogue 10, 80% of 125I-BH-CCK-8 was bound to sites with high affinity for these antagonists and 20% to sites with low affinity. Analysis of the dose-inhibition curve for CCK-8 demonstrated two binding sites; however, comparison with the analysis in the presence of 0.1 microM gastrin-17-I suggested three binding sites. The gastrin-17-I dose-inhibition curve was significantly better fit by a three-site model than by a two-site model. The affinities of the various agonists and antagonists for the three sites were compared with their abilities to inhibit binding of 125I-gastrin-I and either stimulate or inhibit CCK-8-stimulated amylase release. These results demonstrate that 125I-BH-CCK-8 binds to three classes of receptors, not two as reported previously. Two classes are CCK-preferring, bind 83% of 125I-BH-CCK-8 at tracer concentrations, and comprise high- and low-affinity CCK-preferring sites that can be distinguished by all agonists but have equally high affinity for L 364718 and proglumide 10. A third class binds 17% of the tracer, cannot be differentiated from high-affinity CCK-preferring receptors by CCK-8, and has low affinities for L 364718 and proglumide 10. Future studies relating binding of 125I-BH-CCK-8 to biological activity or characterization of the CCK receptor by using radiolabeled agonists should consider CCK interaction with three receptors, not two as was done in the past.

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