CHEMBL5736059

Radioligand Binding Assay: Radioligand binding assays were performed using the commercially available 5-HT2 receptor agonist [125I]DOI as the radioligand and nonspecific binding was determined in the presence of unlabeled DOI at a saturating concentration of 10 μM. Competition experiments utilized 5-HT2 receptor expressing HEK293 cell membranes obtained as described in Example 3 (15-25 μg membrane protein/well) and radioligand at final assay concentrations of 0.4 to 0.6 nM. Experiments comprised addition of 95 μL of assay buffer (20 mM HEPES, pH 7.4, 10 mM MgCl2), 50 μL of membranes, 50 μL of radioligand stock, and 5 μL of test compound diluted in assay buffer to 96-well microtiter plates, which were then incubated for 1 h at room temperature. Assay incubations were terminated by rapid filtration through PerkinElmer F/C filtration plates under reduced pressure using a 96-well Packard filtration apparatus, followed by washing three times with ice cold assay buffer. Plates were then dried at 45° C. for a minimum of 2 h. Finally, 25 μL of BetaScint scintillation cocktail was added to each well and the plates were counted in a Packard TopCount scintillation counter. In each competition study, test compounds were dosed at ten concentrations with triplicate determinations at each test concentration.