| Assay Method Information | |
| | Receptor Binding Assay |
| Description: | NOP:The hNOP receptor binding assay was performed as homogeneous SPA-assay (scintillation proximity assay) using the assay buffer 50 mM TRIS-HCl. 10 mM MgCl2. 1 mM EDTA (pH 7.4). The final assay volume (250 μl/well) included 0.5 nM of [leucyl-3H]nociceptin as ligand (PerkinElmer Life Sciences. Inc. Boston. Mass. USA). and either test compound in dilution series or 1 μM unlabelled nociceptin for determination of unspecific binding. The test compound was diluted with 25% DMSO in H2O to yield a final 0.5% DMSO concentration. which also served as a respective vehicle control. The assay was started by adding wheat germ agglutinin coated SPA beads (GE Healthcare UK Ltd. Buckinghamshire. UK) which had been preloaded with hMOP receptor membranes (PerkinElmer Life Sciences. Inc. Boston. Mass. USA). After incubation for 60 minutes at RT and centrifugation for 20 minutes at 500 rpm the signal rate was measured by means of a 1450 Microbeta Trilux -counter (PerkinElmer Life Sciences/Wallac. Turku. Finland). Half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values reflecting 50% displacement of [3H]nociceptin-specific receptor binding were calculated by nonlinear regression analysis and Ki values were calculated by using the Cheng-Prusoff equation. |
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