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To date, there have been at least eight different receptors for the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) identified in the central nervous system. These receptors fall into four pharmacological classes: 5-HT1, 5-HT2, 5-HT3 and 5-HT4. The 5-HT1 class has been shown to contain at least four pharmacologically distinct subtypes, 5-HT1A-D. Of these, cDNAs encoding the 5-HT1A and 5-HT1C receptors have been previously characterized. We now report the cloning and expression of a rat brain cDNA encoding another member of the 5-HT1 receptor family. Transient expression of this clone demonstrated high-affinity binding of [3H]5-HT with a pharmacological profile corresponding to that of the 5-HT1B subtype: 5-CT, 5-HT greater than propranolol greater than methysergide greater than rauwolscine greater than 8-OH-DPAT. In situ hybridization revealed expression of cognate mRNA within cells of the dorsal and median raphe nuclei, consistent with previous reports that the 5-HT1B receptor acts as an autoreceptor on 5-HT terminals in this species. mRNA expression was also detected in cells within the CA1 region of hippocampus, striatum, layer 4 of cortex and in the cerebellum, suggesting a previously unrecognized post-synaptic role for the 5-HT1B receptor.
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PMID:Molecular cloning and characterization of a rat brain cDNA encoding a 5-hydroxytryptamine1B receptor. 183 57

Serotonin (5-HT) interacts with multiple brain 5-HT receptor subtypes to influence a wide range of behaviours. Three main families of 5-HT receptors (5-HT1, 5-HT2 and 5-HT3) have been described which differ in their binding affinity for selective ligands, their receptor-effector coupling mechanisms, and the behavioural processes they regulate. Nevertheless, manipulation of several different 5-HT receptor subtypes (5-HT1A, 5-HT1C, 5-HT2 and 5-HT3) may produce anxiolytic effects; 5-HT1A and 5-HT2 receptors may be involved in the aetiology of major depression and the therapeutic effects of antidepressant treatment; and 5-HT3 receptors have been linked to reward mechanisms and cognitive processes. These advances offer therapeutic possibilities, the value of which can only be satisfactorily assessed by controlled clinical trials.
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PMID:Serotonin receptor subtypes: implications for psychopharmacology. 184 Jul 64

In the present experiments we have investigated the possible coupling of 5-hydroxytryptamine (HT)3 receptors to the metabolism of phosphatidylinositol (PI) in the rat fronto-cingulate and entorhinal cortices, two brain regions with relatively high density of this receptor subtype. 5-HT dose-dependently increases PI turnover (20-80% increase above basal stimulation), with an EC50 of 0.5 and 0.3 microM for fronto-cingulate and entorhinal cortices, respectively. This effect was blocked by the selective 5-HT3 antagonists, BRL 43694 (granisetron), GR 38032F (ondansetron) and ICS 205-930. The selective 5-HT3 receptor agonists, 2-methyl-serotonin (2-Me-5-HT) and phenylbiguanide (PBG), mimicked the action of 5-HT and dose-dependently produced a significant increase in PI turnover (46-76% of the 5-HT response). The stimulatory action of 2-Me-5-HT and phenylbiguanide was blocked completely by granisetron, ondansetron and ICS 205-930 but not by other receptor antagonists such as (+/-)-pindolol (a beta, 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptor antagonist), methy-sergide (a 5-HT1 and 5-HT2 receptor antagonist), ritanserin (a 5-HT1C and 5-HT2 receptor antagonist), SR 95103 (gamma-aminobutyric acidA receptor antagonist), scopolamine (a muscarinic antagonist), (-)-eticlopride (a D2 receptor antagonist), SCH 23390 (a D1 5-HT2/1C receptor antagonist) and prazosin (an alpha-1 receptor antagonist). In addition, the stimulation of PI turnover by 2-Me-5-HT was antagonized stereospecifically by the 5-HT3 receptor blocker zacopride. Thus, only the active enantiomer (S)-zacopride, but not the less active enantiomer (R)-zacopride, was effective in blocking the 2-Me-5-HT-induced effect.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine3 receptor agonists on phosphoinositides hydrolysis in the rat fronto-cingulate and entorhinal cortices. 184 25

1. The effects of various 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor agonists were examined following unilateral infusion into the substantia nigra (SN) of the guinea-pig. 2. The 5-HT1 receptor agonists, 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT) (2-25 micrograms), sumatriptan (10-25 micrograms) and RU24969 (25 micrograms) all induced a marked contralateral rotation. In contrast, the selective 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH DPAT, 10-25 micrograms) produced only a very small response, whilst the selective 5-HT1C/5-HT2 receptor agonist (+-)-1-(4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-aminopropane hydrochloride ((+/-)-DOI) (25 micrograms) and the 5-HT3 receptor agonist, 2-methyl 5-HT (2-Me5-HT, 25 micrograms) were without effect. 3. The contralateral rotation induced by 5-CT (10 micrograms) was attenuated following pretreatment with the non-selective 5-HT1/5-HT2 receptor antagonists methiothepin (1 mg kg-1, s.c.) and metergoline (5-10 mg kg-1, s.c.) but not the 5-HT1C/5-HT2 antagonist ritanserin (1 mg kg-1, s.c.) or the 5-HT3 antagonist, ondansetron (0.5 mg kg-1, s.c.). An involvement of dopaminergic systems in the rotational response to 5-CT was implied by the antagonism of 5-CT-induced rotation by haloperidol (0.3 mg kg-1, s.c.). 4. At doses lower than those required to produce contralateral rotation, 5-CT (0.08-0.4 micrograms) and sumatriptan (2 micrograms) induced a small, but nonetheless consistent, ipsilateral rotation. 5. The data with agonists and antagonists taken together suggest that 5-CT-induced contralateral rotation may be mediated by 5-HTID receptor activation but definitive classification of the receptor will not be possible until selective 5-HTID-antagonists become available. This may therefore represent the first model to study this receptor subtype in vivo.
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PMID:Evidence that the unilateral activation of 5-HT1D receptors in the substantia nigra of the guinea-pig elicits contralateral rotation. 184 63

Different serotonin (5-HT) receptor agonists were tested on the electrically stimulated flexor reflex in pithed rats. The 5-HT2 receptor agonist, (1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane) [+/-)DOI), the mixed 5-HT1/5-HT2 receptor agonist, quipazine, and the 5-HT precursor, l-5-HTP, showed agonistic activity upon intravenous injection while 5-HT was without effect. A combination of the peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor, Ro 4-4602 (benzerazide), the specific 5-HT-uptake inhibitor, citalopram, and l-5-HTP induced a prolonged (greater than 3 h) increase of the flexor reflex in pithed rats. Different compounds were tested for an inhibitory effect against this l-5-HTP-induced flexor reflex. The 5-HT2 antagonists (ketanserin, methergoline and methiothepin) were potent antagonists. (-)Alprenolol (5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptor antagonist) and the 5-HT3-receptor antagonist, ICS 205-930, were without an antagonistic effect. The inhibitory potencies in the reflex model (l-5-HTP, citalopram and Ro 4-4602) were significantly correlated (r = 0.83, P less than 0.01, r2 = 0.69) with the potencies to inhibit l-5-HTP-induced head twitches and quipazine-induced head twitches (r = 0.81, P less than 0.01, r2 = 0.66). There was less correlation (r = 0.75, P less than 0.01, r2 = 0.56) with the affinities for 5-HT2 receptors in vitro. There was no significant correlation between inhibitory potencies in the reflex model and affinities for dopamine (DA) D-2 receptors or alpha 1-adrenoceptors (r2 = 0.13 and 0.14, respectively).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:L-5-HTP facilitates the electrically stimulated flexor reflex in pithed rats: evidence for 5-HT2-receptor mediation. 196 46

The response of guinea pig trachea to 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin; 5-HT) was investigated by studying tracheal strips suspended in organ chambers for isometric tension measurements. Serotonin concentrations of 0.1 to 10 microM produced concentration-dependent contractions, whereas at higher concentrations (10-300 microM) the agonist caused concentration-dependent relaxations. The 5-HT2 antagonist ketanserin shifted the bimodal 5-HT response-curve to the right (pA2 for ketanserin was 8.98). The 5-HT1A agonist, (+)-8-hydroxy-2-(di-N-propylamino)tetralin hydrobromide and 5-HT3 antagonist, ICS 205930 (3-tropanyl-indole-3-carboxylate) had no effect on the 5-HT-response curve. Incubation with atropine resulted in a depression of the maximal contractility and an increase in the EC50 without changing the bimodal nature of the concentration-response curve. Hexamethonium was able to block the atropine effect without significantly affecting the 5-HT concentration-response curve. Neither the constriction nor the relaxation was altered by propranolol, chlorpheniramine or capsaicin pretreatment. Histamine and carbachol preconstricted airways were also relaxed by 5-HT in a concentration-dependent fashion and this relaxation was antagonized by ketanserin (pKb for ketanserin in histamine preconstricted airways was 9.4). Epithelial denudation did not inhibit the 5-HT-induced relaxation. 5-HT stimulated inositol-monophosphate production which also exhibited a bimodal response and correlated well with the functional response. The above findings suggest that 5-HT causes both constriction and relaxation of the guinea pig airway, and that both responses are antagonized by a 5-HT2 receptor blocker. In addition, part of the constrictor response of 5-HT is mediated through a cholinergic preganglionic pathway. Finally, inositol-monophosphate production induced by 5-HT correlates with the functional response.
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PMID:Serotonin induces constriction and relaxation of the guinea pig airway. 197 97

Two subtypes of excitatory 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor, 5-HT1P and 5-HT3, are found on type 2-AH neurons of the guinea pig myenteric plexus. The 5-HT1P receptor mediates a slow and the 5-HT3 receptor a fast depolarization of these cells, however, the role of these receptors in the physiology of the gut is unknown. Renzapride (BRL 24924), a substituted benzamide, has previously been found to antagonize responses of myenteric neurons mediated by both 5-HT1P and 5-HT3 receptors. The effects on myenteric type 2-AH neurons of a structurally similar benzamide, zacopride, which unlike renzapride has S and R stereoisomers, were investigated to gain further insight into 5-HT receptor function. In contrast to renzapride, S-, but not R-zacopride, was found to mimic the 5-HT1P receptor-mediated slow response to 5-HT. Desensitization of 5-HT1P receptors with 5-HT inhibited slow depolarizing responses to S-zacopride, and desensitization with S-zacopride antagonized slow responses to 5-HT. Responses to S-zacopride were also inhibited by renzapride and the 5-HT1P receptor antagonist N-acetyl-5-hydroxytryptophyl-5-hydroxytryptophan amide (5-HTP-DP). S-zacopride, like renzapride and 5-HT, presynaptically inhibited nicotinic fast excitatory postsynaptic potentials, an effect that can be mediated by 5-HT1P or 5-HT1A receptors. Both S and R stereoisomers of zacopride antagonized 5-HT3 receptor-mediated fast responses to 5-HT. Unlike 5-HTP-DP, neither zacopride or its stereoisomers nor renzapride inhibited the binding of 5-[3H]HT to 5-HT1P receptors. [3H]zacopride (5-10 nM) was found to bind to a site in the gut from which it could be displaced by a 1,000-fold excess of renzapride and S-zacopride (but not R-zacopride) greater than 5-HTP-DP much greater than the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist ICS 205-930. These observations suggest that, in addition to 5-HT3 receptors, there is a benzamide binding site on myenteric neurons that interacts with, but is distinct from, the 5-HT recognition site of 5-HT1P receptors. Benzamides may affect coupling of the 5-HT1P receptor to its effector.
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PMID:Use of stereoisomers of zacopride to analyze actions of 5-hydroxytryptamine on enteric neurons. 198 11

The purpose of the present study was to characterize the receptor subtypes that mediate serotonin (5-HT)-induced contraction in isolated rat intramyocardial coronary artery. In coronary artery with and without endothelium, only 5-HT and alpha-methylserotonin maleate (5-HT2 agonist) elicited equipotent concentration-dependent contractions. The EC50 values for 5-HT and alpha-methylserotonin maleate in endothelium-intact arteries were 4.7 x 10(-7) and 4.5 x 10(-7) M, respectively, whereas in endothelium-denuded arteries they were 2.8 x 10(-7) and 1.9 x 10(-7) M, respectively. The other subtype agonists, such as (+/-)-8-hydroxy-dipropylaminotetralin hydrobromide (5-HT1A agonist), 1-(3-chlorophenyl)piperazine dihydrochloride and 7-trifluoromethyl-4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-pyrrolo(1,2-a)quinoxaline (5-HT1B) and 2-methyl-serotonin maleate (5-HT3), only elicited a small percentage of the maximum contraction to 5-HT. In prostaglandin F2 alpha-precontracted coronary arteries with intact endothelium or denuded of endothelium, the addition of 5-HT resulted in a further increase in tension. No relaxation was observed with 5-HT up to 1 x 10(-5) M. The contraction induced by 5-HT in artery both with and without endothelium was inhibited by ketanserin (5-HT2 antagonist) but not by l-propranolol (5-HT1 antagonist) nor by 3-tropanyl-indole-3,5-dichlorobenzoate (5-HT3 antagonist). Ketanserin, the selective 5-HT2 antagonist, effectively antagonized 5-HT-induced contraction by shifting the 5-HT response curve to the right without inhibiting the maximal response in both endothelium-intact and -denuded arteries.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Characterization of serotonin receptors in isolated rat intramyocardial coronary artery. 198 55

This study examined whether the antinociception produced following the intrathecal (i.t.) administration of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) and other 5-HT receptor agonists in a model of visceral pain that utilizes colorectal distension (CRD) as the noxious visceral stimulus is mediated through interaction with spinal 5-HT1, 5-HT2, or 5-HT3 receptor subtypes. CRD in conscious rats reliably elicits two pseudaffective reflexes: a vigorous pressor response and a visceromotor response. Antinociception is characterized by inhibition of both pseudaffective responses. The effects of 5-HT receptor agonists and antagonists on resting blood pressure were also examined. The i.t. administration of 5-HT resulted in a dose-dependent elevation of the visceromotor threshold and inhibition of the pressor response to CRD. The 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT, the 5-HT1B receptor agonist RU-24969, the 5-HT2 receptor agonists DOI, MK-212 and alpha-methyl-5-HT and the 5-HT3 agonist 2-methyl-5-HT all dose-dependently inhibited the pressor response and dose-dependently elevated the visceromotor threshold to noxious CRD. The rank order of potency of these agonists was the same for both pseudaffective responses to CRD: DOI greater than or equal to 8-OH-DPAT greater than or equal to MK-212 = RU-24969 greater than or equal to alpha-methyl-5-HT = 2-methyl-5-HT much greater than 5-HT. The antinociceptive effects of 5-HT, RU-24969, alpha-methyl-5-HT and DOI were antagonized by i.t. pretreatment with methysergide. Intrathecal pretreatment with ketanserin antagonized the antinociceptive effects of MK-212 and MDL-72222 antagonized the effects produced by 2-methyl-5-HT in response to CRD. The antinociceptive effects produced by 8-OH-DPAT were not antagonized by i.t. pretreatment with methysergide. These results demonstrate that 5-HT1, 5-HT2 and 5-HT3 receptors in the spinal cord mediate antinociception in response to noxious CRD in conscious rats.
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PMID:Evidence that spinal 5-HT1, 5-HT2 and 5-HT3 receptor subtypes modulate responses to noxious colorectal distension in the rat. 201 33

Hippocampal pyramidal neurons of the CA1 region express 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin, 5-HT) receptors which, upon activation, elicit a slow membrane depolarization and a decrease in the calcium-activated afterhyperpolarization present in these cells. Previous electrophysiological studies have shown that this receptor(s) exhibits a pharmacological profile similar to that of the 5-HT1p, 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 subtypes. In the present study, intracellular recordings in rat brain slices were used in order to examine the effects of a variety of compounds that distinguish between these receptor subtypes. Administration of 5-HT in the presence of a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist elicited a depolarization and a concentration-dependent reduction in the amplitude of the afterhyperpolarization. These effects were mimicked by 5-methoxytryptamine and 5-carboxyamidotryptamine but not by 2-methyl-5-HT or phenylbiguanide. Administration of the benzamides BRL 24924, zacopride and cisapride blocked the responses to 5-HT with micromolar affinity although, in a small proportion of the cells tested, BRL 24924 was found to exhibit some agonist activity. This suggests that these compounds function as weak partial agonists in the rat hippocampus. These results establish clear differences between the 5-HT receptor(s) mediating the depolarization and reduction in the afterhyperpolarization in the hippocampus and the 5-HT3 and 5-HT1p receptors and suggest its classification in the 5-HT4 class. Thus, 5-HT4 receptors appear capable of mediating slow excitatory responses to 5-HT in the brain.
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PMID:5-Hydroxytryptamine4-like receptors mediate the slow excitatory response to serotonin in the rat hippocampus. 204 27


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