Non-peptide angiotensin receptor antagonists bind to tachykinin NK3 receptors of rat and guinea pig brain.

[3H]Senktide, a highly selective tachykinin NK3 receptor agonist, was used to study tachykinin NK3 receptors of rat and guinea pig brain. Guinea pig brain membranes had a Kd of 3.9 +/- 0.5 nM and a Bmax of 42 fmol/mg. Dose-displacement experiments with neurokinins and selective tachykinin receptor agonists revealed the following order of potency: [MePhe7]neurokinin B > neurokinin B > substance P > neurokinin A. This order is typical for a tachykinin NK3 receptor. To further characterize the specificity of this receptor, the effects of unrelated compounds such as: bradykinin, angiotensin II, bombesin and their structural analogs were also evaluated on the binding of [3H]senktide. Unexpectedly, the angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonists, DuP 753 (2-n-butyl-4-chloro-5-hydroxymethyl-1-[2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)bip hen yl-4-yl)methyl]imidazole potassium salt), L-158,809 (5,7-dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-[(2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl) [1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl) methyl]-3H-imidazo[4,5-beta]pyridine H2O) and EXP 3174 (2-n-butyl-4-chloro-1-[2'-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]i midazole- 5-carboxylic acid), inhibited the binding of [3H]senktide to its receptor in the guinea pig brain membranes with IC50 values of 18 microM, 25 microM and 50 microM, respectively. Similar effects were also observed with rat brain membranes. Angiotensin II, saralasin ([Sar1,Val5,Ala8]angiotensin II, a peptide angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonist) and PD 123,319 (1-[4-(dimethylamino)3-methylphenyl]methyl-5-(diphenylacetyl)-4,5, 6,7- tetrahydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid, a known non-peptide angiotensin AT2 receptor antagonist) did not inhibit the binding of [3H]senktide to either type of membrane.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)