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5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) activates the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in the vasculature, resulting in contraction. The mechanisms by which this occurs are unclear. G protein-coupled receptors can activate Erk MAPK pathways through a variety of mechanisms, including stimulation of Src, phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI-3-K), protein kinase C (PKC), or the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor tyrosine kinase. We hypothesize that 5-HT uses one or more of these pathways. In isolated strips of rat aorta, the MAPK/Erk kinase inhibitor U0126 (50 microM), Src inhibitor PP1 (0.5 microM), PKC inhibitors calphostin C (1 microM) and chelerythrine (10 microM), and the PI-3-K inhibitor LY294002 (1-20 microM) reduced 5-HT-induced contraction. The EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG1478 (0.25-1 microM) was without effect. Thus, 5-HT activates PKC, Src, and possibly PI-3-K to result in contraction. In rat aortic myocytes, 5-HT (1 microM) activated Erk MAPK proteins 2- to 3-fold over basal values; activation was reduced by U0126, PP1, and LY294002 and unaffected by calphostin C or chelerythrine, wortmannin, or AG1478. The lack of effect of EGF receptor tyrosine kinase and PI-3-K inhibitors was confirmed in that the EGF receptor immunoprecipitated from 5-HT-exposed cells did not display an increase in autophosphorylation, nor did 5-HT significantly increase activation of Akt/protein kinase B, a downstream substrate for PI-3-K. These data suggest that the rat aortic 5-HT(2A) receptor uses Src but not PKC, PI-3-K, or the EGF receptor tyrosine kinase in stimulating Erk MAPK activation.
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PMID:Mechanisms of 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A) receptor activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway in vascular smooth muscle. 1056 40

We have previously shown that fluoxetine causes ERK(1/2) phosphorylation in cultured mouse astrocytes mediated exclusively by stimulation of 5-HT(2B) receptors (Li et al., 2008b). This raises the question whether this is also the case for serotonin (5-HT) itself. In the present study serotonin was found to induce ERK(1/2) phosphorylation by stimulation of 5-HT(2B) receptors with high affinity (EC(50): 20-30 pM), and by stimulation of 5-HT(2C) receptor with low affinity (EC(50): 1 microM or higher). ERK(1/2) phosphorylation induced by stimulation of either 5-HT(2B) or 5-HT(2C) receptors was mediated by epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor transactivation (Peng et al., this issue), shown by the inhibitory effect of AG1478, an inhibitor of the EGF receptor tyrosine kinase, and GM6001, an inhibitor of Zn-dependent metalloproteinases, and thus of 5-HT(2B) receptor-mediated EGF receptor agonist release. It is discussed that the high potency of the 5-HT(2B)-mediated effect is consistent with literature data for binding affinity of serotonin to cloned human 5-HT(2B) receptors and with observations of low extracellular concentrations of serotonin in brain, which would allow a demonstrated moderate and modality-dependent increase in specific brain areas to activate 5-HT(2B) receptors. In contrast the relevance of the observed 5-HT(2C) receptors on astrocytes is questioned.
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PMID:Serotonin increases ERK1/2 phosphorylation in astrocytes by stimulation of 5-HT2B and 5-HT2C receptors. 2045 Sep 48