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A reliable assay for beta-adrenoceptors in intact isolated human fat cells with a hydrophilic radioligand, [3H]CGP-12177

D Lacasa, P Mauriege, M Lafontan, M Berlan and Y Giudicelli

The beta-adrenergic receptors of isolated human fat cells were identified using a new hydrophilic beta-adrenergic radioligand (+/- )[3H]CGP-12177. The results were compared with those from [3H]dihydroalprenolol binding to fat cells and membranes. [3H]CGP-12177 binding to isolated fat cells showed lower nonspecific binding (less than 15% of total binding) than the lipophilic [3H]dihydroalprenolol (40-60%) at 3 times the KD. At 37 degrees C, [3H]CGP-12177 binding was rapid, reversible, of high affinity (1.2 +/- 0.3 nM) and saturable. The total number of binding sites per cell in subcutaneous adipocytes was 25,000 +/- 6,000 and was equivalent to that found using membrane fractions. Displacement of [3H]CGP-12177 bound to adipocytes by propranolol was stereoselective, consistent with competition at a single site, and had the same characteristics as in membranes. The displacement curves of the beta 1-selective antagonists (atenolol and betaxolol) were biphasic, the high affinity displacement accounting for 70% of the total binding sites. Beta-adrenergic agonists also competed with [3H]CGP-12177 binding in the order of potency: (-) isoproterenol greater than (-) norepinephrine greater than (-) epinephrine, similar to that found in membranes and in in vitro studies on the lipolytic activity of isolated fat cells. This study demonstrates that the sites specifically labeled by [3H]CGP-12177 are the physiological beta- adrenoceptors and also shows that the ligand is better than [3H]dihydroalprenolol for the accurate identification of these receptors in intact human adipocytes. The methodology, which requires biopsies of less than 1 gram of adipose tissue, can be of potential interest for clinical studies investigating the status of fat cell beta- adrenoceptors in various pathophysiological situations.
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