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High affinity amylin binding sites in rat brain

K Beaumont1, M A Kenney, A A Young

  • 1Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, California 92121.

Molecular Pharmacology
|September 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Amylin, a pancreatic hormone, binds to specific sites in the rat brain. Salmon calcitonin also binds these sites and affects muscle glycogen, suggesting shared biological pathways.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroendocrinology
  • Metabolic Regulation
  • Peptide Hormone Research

Background:

  • Amylin, co-secreted with insulin from pancreatic beta-cells, is structurally related to calcitonin gene-related peptide.
  • Amylin is hypothesized to function as an endocrine partner to insulin, influencing skeletal muscle and liver metabolism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the presence and characteristics of amylin binding sites in the rat brain.
  • To explore the potential shared binding determinants and functional effects between amylin and salmon calcitonin in rat skeletal muscle.

Main Methods:

  • Radioligand binding assays using radioiodinated rat amylin to identify and characterize binding sites in rat nucleus accumbens membranes.
  • Competition binding experiments with rat amylin, calcitonin gene-related peptides, rat calcitonin, and salmon calcitonin.
  • In vitro studies assessing the effect of salmon calcitonin on insulin-stimulated glucose incorporation into glycogen in rat soleus muscle.

Main Results:

  • High-affinity binding sites (Kd = 27 pm) for rat amylin were identified in the nucleus accumbens.
  • Binding affinity was highest for rat amylin, followed by rat calcitonin gene-related peptides, with very low affinity for rat calcitonin.
  • Salmon calcitonin exhibited high affinity for these sites, sharing binding determinants with amylin.
  • Salmon calcitonin potently inhibited insulin-stimulated glucose incorporation into rat soleus muscle glycogen.

Conclusions:

  • The rat brain, specifically the nucleus accumbens, possesses high-affinity binding sites for amylin.
  • Salmon calcitonin shares critical binding determinants with amylin and may interact with similar receptor populations in both the brain and skeletal muscle.
  • These findings suggest a potential overlap in the biological actions and receptor targets of amylin and salmon calcitonin, particularly in regulating glucose metabolism.

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