Table 1

Affinity of various H3 agonists and antagonists for the different rat H3 receptor isoforms as determined by [125I]IPP binding studies. Data are the means ± S.E.M. from at least three independent experiments

Receptor subtype[125I]IPPpKiValues
KDBmaxHistamineImmepip(R)-α-methyl histamineImpentamineClobenpropitThioperamide
nM pmol/mg of protein
H3A 2.1  ± 0.21.2  ± 0.075.7  ± 0.157.5  ± 0.086.4  ± 0.26.9  ± 0.068.3  ± 0.027.2  ± 0.08
H3B 1.4  ± 0.11.2  ± 0.096.2  ± 0.18.0  ± 0.066.9  ± 0.087.4  ± 0.058.6  ± 0.17.5  ± 0.15
H3C 1.3  ± 0.11.3  ± 0.16.3  ± 0.078.0  ± 0.17.1  ± 0.147.6  ± 0.048.5  ± 0.037.6  ± 0.06