| Assay Method Information | |
| | Sert Binding Assay |
| Description: | Specifically, a solution containing 50 μL of [3H]-citalopram (GE Healthcare) diluted with SERT buffer (50 mmol/L Tris-HCl (pH=7.4) containing 120 mmol/L NaCl and 5 mmol/L KCl) (the final concentration: about 2 nmol/L), 149 μL of h-SERT/CHO cell membrane sample (40 μg/well for the amount of protein), and 1 μL of a solution of a test compound in DMSO or a solvent (DMSO) was reacted at room temperature for 60 minutes, and then filtered promptly by aspiration under lower pressure with a glass fiber filter coated with a 0.05% aqueous polyethyleneimine solution. The filtered substance on the glass fiber filter was washed with 250 μL of SERT buffer twice, and then transferred to an ACS-II (Amersham) 4-mL-glass vial. The radioactivity of the filtered substance remained on the filter was measured by liquid scintillation counter. The radioactivity value measured by liquid scintillation counter was deemed to be a receptor binding activity, and the binding inhibition was calculated from the total binding (TB), non-specific binding (NSB), and specific binding (SB) of a test compound according to the following equations. |
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