Assay Report Card

ID: ALA3887171

Type: Binding

Description: Competition Receptor Binding Assay: Competition receptor binding was performed as previously described [Shoemaker et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 314:868-75]. Briefly, 50 μg of mouse brain homogenates were incubated for 90 minutes to attain equilibrium binding at room temperature with 0.2 nM [3H]CP-55,940, 5 mM MgCl2, and either increasing cannabinoid concentrations (0.1 nM to 10 μM), 10 μM WIN-55,212-2 (for non-specific binding) or vehicle (for total binding), in triplicate, in a volume of 1 mL of buffer containing 50 mM Tris, 0.05% bovine serum albumin (BSA) and 1% ethanol vehicle. Reactions were terminated by rapid vacuum filtration through Whatman GF/B glass fiber filters, followed by five washes with ice-cold buffer (50 mM Tris, 0.05% BSA). Filters were immediately placed into 7 mL scintillation vials to which 4 mL of ScintiVerse™ BD Cocktail scintillation fluid (Fisher Scientific, Fair Lawn, N.J.) was added. Bound radioactivity was determined after overnight incubation at room temperature and shaking, by liquid scintillation spectrophotometry with an efficiency of 44% (Tri Carb 2100 TR Liquid Scintillation Analyzer, Packard Instrument Company, Meriden, Conn.).

Organism: Homo sapiens