TABLE 2

[35S]GTPγS binding in Tet-Off cells expressing mMOR-1/mMOR-1G

[35S]GTPγS binding was performed using membranes from −Doxy and +Doxy cells with six conc. of indicated drugs (0–10 µM), as described in Materials and Methods. EC50 and % stimulation values over basal level (% stim) were calculated by nonlinear regression analysis (Prism 7). So, the basal level is, as always, 0%. Results are the mean ± S.D. of three independent experiments. Significant differences between −Doxy and +Doxy groups were analyzed by two-tailed Student’s t test.

mMOR-1/mMOR-1G
+Doxy (100 ng/ml) No mMOR-1G−Doxy (0 ng/ml) With mMOR-1G
EC50 (µM)% stimEC50 (µM)% stim95% CI of % stima
Morphine0.2 ± 0.134 ± 50.3 ± 0.0109 ± 24*−145 to −5.5
Increase of % stim: ↑ 321%
DAMGO0.6 ± 0.163 ± 10.2 ± 0.0**139 ± 19**−124 to −27
Increase of % stim: ↑ 221%
M6G0.7 ± 0.543 ± 180.2 ± 0.091 ± 22*−87 to −9.0
Increase of % stim: ↑ 212%
Β-endorphin0.8 ± 0.575 ± 160.9 ± 0.2139 ± 71−224 to 97
Increase of % stim: ↑ 183%
  • a CI, Confidence Interval.

  • * P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.