| Assay Method Information | |
| | [125I]Iodo-MLA Binding Assay |
| Description: | Adult male rat cerebral cortices (Pel-Freez Biologicals, Rogers, Ark.) were homogenized (polytron) in 39 volumes of ice-cold 50 mM Tris buffer (assay buffer; pH 7.4 at 4° C.) containing 120 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 2 mM CaCl2, and 1 mM MgCl2. The homogenate was centrifuged at 35,000 g for 10 min at 4° C. and the supernatant discarded. The pellet was resuspended in the original volume of buffer and the wash procedure repeated twice more. After the last centrifugation step, the pellet was resuspended in one-tenth the original homogenization volume and stored at −80° C. until needed. Triplicate samples were run in 1.4-mL polypropylene tubes (Matrix Technologies Corporation, Hudson, N.H.). Briefly, in a final volume of 0.5 mL, each assay sample contained 3 mg wet weight rat cerebral cortex (added last), 40-50 pM [125I]MLA and 50 nM final concentration of test compound dissolved in buffer containing 10% DMSO, giving a final DMSO concentration of 1%. Total and nonspecific binding were deter |
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