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The plasma membrane 5-HT transporter (SERT) is the major protagonist in regulating extracellular 5-HT concentration and constitutes the target of drugs used to treat a host of metabolic and psychiatric disorders. The exact mechanisms sustaining SERT function still remain elusive. The present work exploits the properties of the 1C11 neuroectodermal progenitor, which acquires, upon 4 days of differentiation, a functional SERT within an integrated serotonergic phenotype to investigate regulatory mechanisms involved in SERT onset and functions. We show that poly(A) addition precedes SERT mRNA translation on day 2 of the serotonergic program. The newly translated transporter molecules immediately bind cocaine. Day 4 must be awaited to monitor antidepressant recognition and 5-HT uptake. Because external 5-HT reduces both 5-HT transport and SERT antidepressant binding, we identify 5-HT(2B) receptors as key players in controlling the overall 5-HT transport system. In the absence of external 5-HT, 5-HT(2B) receptor coupling to NO production ensures SERT phosphorylation to basal level and maximal 5-HT uptake. In the presence of 5-HT, the 5-HT(2B) receptor-PKC coupling promotes additional phosphorylations of both SERT and Na(+),K(+)-ATPase alpha-subunit, impairing the electrochemical gradient necessary to 5-HT uptake. SERT hyperphosphorylation also affects antidepressant recognition. Finally, such 5-HT(2B) receptor-mediated control of SERT activity operates in primary neurons from raphe nuclei. Altogether, our data shed new light on the 5-HT-driven post-translational modifications involved in the control of SERT activity.
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PMID:Serotonin transport and serotonin transporter-mediated antidepressant recognition are controlled by 5-HT2B receptor signaling in serotonergic neuronal cells. 1694 Jan 56

The oral uptake of zolmitriptan, a novel and highly selectively 5-HT 1B/1D receptor agonist, was evaluated in the human epithelial cell line caco-2 that possesses intestinal enterocyte-like properties when cultured in vitro. The study demonstrated that zolmitriptan uptake significantly depended upon the extracelluar temperature and pH in the Caco-2 cell. The zolmitriptan uptake at 39 degrees C was 2.1 fold as that at 23 degrees C and the zolmitriptan uptake at pH 8.0 was 2.7 fold as that at pH 6.0. The uptake rates of zolmitriptan on both sides increased with increasing zolmitriptan concentration from 0.1 to 10 mmol x L(-1), and it shows concave concentration-dependency at high concentration. The uptake rates of zolmitriptan on the basolateral side (BL) were 3-7 times higher than that on the apical side (AP). Verapamil, nimodipine, nifedipine, flunarizine, amiloride and sumatriptan significantly increased the uptake rates of zolmitriptan on the apical sides. Propafenone significantly inhibited the uptake rate of zolmitriptan on both sides. Propranolol and aspirin have no significant effect. The results indicated that the zolmitriptan uptake in Caco-2 cells was temperature, pH and concentration dependent, and was partially counteracted by the action of an outwardly directed efflux pump, presumably p-glycoprotein. Absorption interactions should be considered when P-gp substrates or inhibitors, Na+ -H+ exchange inhibitors, P-gp ATPase agonists or inhibitors are co-administered with zomitriptan in clinical practice.
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PMID:Zolmitriptan uptake by human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells. 1706 26

Serotonin (5-HT) stimulates smooth muscle cell growth through 5-HT receptors and the 5-HT transporter (5-HTT), and has been associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGFR) have also been associated with PH. We present evidence for the first time that 5-HT transactivates PDGFRbeta through the 5-HTT in pulmonary artery (PA) SMCs. Inhibition of PDGFR kinase with imatinib or AG1296 blocks 5-HT-stimulated PDGFRbeta phosphorylation. 5-HTT inhibitors and the Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor ouabain, but not 5-HT2 and 5-HT1B/1D receptor inhibitors, block PDGFRbeta activation by 5-HT. Notably, 5-HTT binds the PDGFRbeta upon 5-HT stimulation and the 5-HTT inhibitor fluoxetine blocks both the binding and PDGDRbeta activation. Activation of PDGFRbeta may occur through oxidation of a catalytic cysteine of tyrosine phosphatase. 5-HT-activated PDGFRbeta phosphorylation is blocked by the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine and the NADPH oxidase inhibitor, DPI. Inhibition of PDGFR kinase with imatinib or AG1296 significantly inhibits SMC proliferation and migration induced by 5-HT in vitro. Infusion of 5-HT by miniosmotic pumps enhances PDGFRbeta activation in mouse lung in vivo. In summary, these results demonstrate that 5-HT transactivates PDGFRbeta in PASMCs leading to SMC proliferation and migration, and may be an important signaling pathway in the production of PH in vivo.
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PMID:The 5-HT transporter transactivates the PDGFbeta receptor in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. 1750 74

The vacuolar H(+)-ATPase (V-ATPase) in the apical membrane of blowfly (Calliphora vicina) salivary gland cells energizes the secretion of a KCl-rich saliva in response to the neurohormone serotonin (5-HT). We have shown previously that exposure to 5-HT induces a cAMP-mediated reversible assembly of V(0) and V(1) subcomplexes to V-ATPase holoenzymes and increases V-ATPase-driven proton transport. Here, we analyze whether the effect of cAMP on V-ATPase is mediated by protein kinase A (PKA) or exchange protein directly activated by cAMP (Epac), the cAMP target proteins that are present within the salivary glands. Immunofluorescence microscopy shows that PKA activators, but not Epac activators, induce the translocation of V(1) components from the cytoplasm to the apical membrane, indicative of an assembly of V-ATPase holoenzymes. Measurements of transepithelial voltage changes and microfluorometric pH measurements at the luminal surface of cells in isolated glands demonstrate further that PKA-activating cAMP analogs increase cation transport to the gland lumen and induce a V-ATPase-dependent luminal acidification, whereas activators of Epac do not. Inhibitors of PKA block the 5-HT-induced V(1) translocation to the apical membrane and the increase in proton transport. We conclude that cAMP exerts its effects on V-ATPase via PKA.
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PMID:Hormone-induced assembly and activation of V-ATPase in blowfly salivary glands is mediated by protein kinase A. 1797 48

Antiplatelet agents, sarpogrelate (SAR), a 5-HT(2A) receptor antagonist, and cilostazol (CIL), a phosphodiesterase III (PDE-III) inhibitor, are used for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. We tested whether these agents affect cardiac function and subcellular remodelling in congestive heart failure (CHF) induced by myocardial infarction (MI). Three weeks after MI, rats were treated daily with 5 mg/kg SAR or CIL as well as vehicle for 5 weeks. Sham-operated animals served as controls. At end of the treatment period, haemodynamic measurements were performed and the left ventricle was processed for the determination of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-uptake and -release activities, and expression of SR Ca(2+)-pump, phospholamban and ryanodine receptors, as well as myofibrillar ATPase activities, expression of alpha- and beta-myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms, and phosphorylation of phospholamban and cardiac troponin-I (c Tn-I). Marked haemodynamic changes in the MI-induced CHF were associated with depressions in SR Ca (+)-uptake and -release activities as well as in protein content and gene expression for SR proteins. Furthermore, myofibrillar Ca(2+)-stimulated ATPase activity, as well as protein content and gene expression for alpha-MHC were decreased whereas those for beta-MHC were increased in the failing heart. Also, phosphorylation levels of phospholamban and cTn-I were reduced in failing hearts. The MI-associated changes in cardiac function, SR and myofibillar activities, as well as SR and myofibrillar protein and gene expression were attenuated by treatment with SAR or CIL. The results suggest that SAR and CIL improve cardiac function by ameliorating subcellular remodelling in the failing heart and indicate the potential therapy of CHF with antiplatelet agents.
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PMID:Antiplatelet therapy attenuates subcellular remodelling in congestive heart failure. 1808 89

Blowfly salivary gland cells have a vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase (V-ATPase) in their apical membrane that energizes secretion of a KCl-rich saliva upon stimulation with serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT). We have used BCECF to study microfluometrically whether V-ATPase and carbonic anhydrase (CA) are involved in intracellular pH (pH(i)) regulation, and we have localized CA activity by histochemistry. We show: (1) mean pH(i) in salivary gland cells is 7.5+/-0.3 pH units (N=96), higher than that expected from passive H(+) distribution; (2) low 5-HT concentrations (0.3-3 nmol l(-1)) induce a dose-dependent acidification of up to 0.2 pH units, with 5-HT concentrations >10 nmol l(-1), causing monophasic or multiphasic pH changes; (3) the acidifying effect of 5-HT is mimicked by bath application of cAMP, forskolin or IBMX; (4) salivary gland cells exhibit CA activity; (5) CA inhibition with acetazolamide and V-ATPase inhibition with concanamycin A lead to a slow acidification of steady-state pH(i); (6) 5-HT stimuli in the presence of acetazolamide induce an alkalinization that can be decreased by simultaneous application of the V-ATPase inhibitor concanamycin A; (7) concanamycin A removes alkali-going components from multiphasic 5-HT-induced pH changes; (8) NHE activity and a Cl(-)-dependent process are involved in generating 5-HT-induced pH changes; (9) the salivary glands probably contain a Na(+)-driven amino acid transporter. We conclude that V-ATPase and CA contribute to steady-state pH(i) regulation and 5-HT-induced outward H(+) pumping does not cause an alkalinization of pH(i) because of cytosolic H(+) accumulation attributable to stimulated cellular respiration and AE activity, masking the alkalizing effect of V-ATPase-mediated acid extrusion.
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PMID:Intracellular pH homeostasis and serotonin-induced pH changes in Calliphora salivary glands: the contribution of V-ATPase and carbonic anhydrase. 1828 44

The serotonergic system may play a role during general anesthesia but the effect of the volatile anesthetic halothane on the release of serotonin (5-HT) is not fully understood. Rat brain cortical slices were labeled with [3H]5-HT to investigate the effects of halothane on the release of this neurotransmitter from the central nervous system. Halothane induced an increase on the release of [3H]5-HT that was dependent on incubation time and anesthetic concentration (0.006, 0.012, 0.024, 0.036, 0.048 and 0.072 mM). This effect was independent of extracellular calcium and was not affected by tetrodotoxin (blocker of voltage dependent Na+ channels). In contrast, the halothane-evoked [3H]5-HT release was reduced by BAPTA-AM, a membrane-permeable BAPTA analog that chelates intracellular Ca2+. The anesthetic-induced [3H]5-HT release depends on the ryanodine-sensitive intracellular calcium store since it was blocked by dantrolene and azumolene (inhibitors of the calcium-release through ryanodine receptors) but was not affected by aminoethoxydiphenylborate (2-APB), an inhibitor of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor. The [3H]5-HT release induced by halothane comes mainly from the vesicular pool since it was reduced in about 70% by reserpine, a blocker of vesicular monoamine transporter. The halothane-evoked release of [3H]5-HT release is reduced by fluoxetine, an inhibitor of 5-HT uptake, and the volatile agent also decreased the uptake of [3H]5-HT into rat brain cortical slices. Moreover, a decrease on halothane-induced release of [3H]5-HT was also observed when the brain cortical slices were incubated at low temperature, which is known to interfere with the carrier-mediated release of the neurotransmitter. Ouabain, a Na+/K+ ATPase pump inhibitor, which induces 5-HT release through reverse transport, also decreased [3H]5-HT release induced by halothane, confirming the involvement of a carrier-mediated release of the neurotransmitter in the presence of halothane. In conclusion, these data suggest that halothane induces vesicular and carrier-mediated release of [3H]5-HT in rat brain cortical slices.
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PMID:Halothane induces vesicular and carrier-mediated release of [3H]serotonin from rat brain cortical slices. 1828 41

The abdominal portion of the salivary glands in the blowfly has been studied intensively. Here, we examine the thoracic part of the salivary glands, emphasizing structural and functional aspects. The initial segment downstream of the abdominal portion is secretory and resembles the latter in most structural and functional aspects: the apical membrane is enfolded, forms a canalicular system and contains V-H(+)-ATPase that assembles upon stimulation with the hormone serotonin (5-HT); Na,K-ATPase is localized in the basolateral membrane; septate junctions are not prominent, as deduced from immunofluorescence staining for the marker proteins discs large and fasciclin III. 5-HT elicits, at low concentrations, cytoplasmic [Ca2+] oscillations, and, at saturating concentrations, a tonic [Ca2+] rise. The following, so-called "re-absorptive" segment loops through the coiled secretory portion of the salivary gland. The apical membrane of the re-absorptive cells is not enfolded, and septate junctions are prominent. V-H(+)-ATPase and Na,K-ATPase reside on the apical and basolateral membranes, respectively. Finally, re-absorptive cells are also sensitive to 5-HT; however, whereas V-ATPase assembly has a 5-HT concentration dependence similar to other segments, the Ca2+ response occurs only at higher 5-HT concentrations, and displays a different kinetic pattern.
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PMID:Morphological and functional characterization of the thoracic portion of blowfly salivary glands. 1840 7

Although Na-K-ATPase plays an important role in vascular smooth muscle function, it is unknown which isoforms of the enzyme are present in the pulmonary vasculature and whether they possess different affinities for ouabain. Unlike rodents, Na-K-ATPase in sheep and humans displays greater affinity for ouabain. Thus, the present study examined the presence of various isoforms of the enzyme by Western blot analysis and their sensitivity to inhibition by ouabain (biochemical estimation of enzyme activity/K-relaxations) in the ovine pulmonary artery. Further, we studied the effect of ouabain on the basal tone and agonist-induced contractions in this vessel. Our results show the presence of both alpha1 and alpha2 isoforms of Na-K-ATPase in this vessel. The biphasic shape of the ouabain inhibition curve indicates that the alpha1 and alpha2 isoforms of the enzyme may possess low and high affinity, respectively, for the cardiac glycoside. Concentrations of ouabain <1 microM had no significant effect on the basal tone of the vessel. At 1 microM concentration, however, there was a significant increase in the basal tension (55% of 5-HT 1 microM contraction). Ouabain (0.1 microM) selectively increased the vasoconstrictor potency of 5-HT (pD2 6.81 +/- 0.10 versus control pD2 5.95 +/- 0.07), but not that of phenylephrine (pD2 5.80 +/- 0.07 versus control pD2 6.05 +/- 0.05). Neither endothelium removal nor treatment with PKG inhibitor KT 5823 (2 microM) had any effect on the sodium pump function. These results indicate that the low, but not the high, ouabain-sensitive isoform of Na-K-ATPase regulates basal tone and agonist-induced contractility in the ovine pulmonary artery.
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PMID:Role of low ouabain-sensitive isoform of Na+-K+-ATPase in the regulation of basal tone and agonist-induced contractility in ovine pulmonary artery. 1867 Mar 62

Secretion in blowfly (Calliphora vicina) salivary glands is regulated by the neurohormone serotonin (5-HT), which activates the InsP(3)/Ca(2+) pathway and the cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) pathway in the secretory cells. The latter signaling cascade induces the activation of a vacuolar H(+)-ATPase on the apical membrane. Here, we have determined the distribution of PKA by using antibodies against the PKA regulatory subunit-II (PKA-RII) and the PKA catalytic subunit (PKA-C) of Drosophila. PKA is present in high concentrations within the secretory cells. PKA-RII and PKA-C co-distribute in non-stimulated glands, being enriched in the basal portion of the secretory cells. Exposure to 8-CPT-cAMP or 5-HT induces the translocation of PKA-C to the apical membrane, whereas the PKA-RII distribution remains unchanged. The recruitment of PKA-C to the apical membrane corroborates our hypothesis that vacuolar H(+)-ATPase, which is enriched in this membrane domain, is a target protein for PKA.
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PMID:Stimulus-induced translocation of the protein kinase A catalytic subunit to the apical membrane in blowfly salivary glands. 1876 82


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