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Marcinkowska M, Kubacka M, Zagorska A, Jaromin A, Fajkis-Zajaczkowska N, Kolaczkowski M. Exploring the antiplatelet activity of serotonin 5-HT 2A receptor antagonists bearing 6-fluorobenzo[d]isoxazol-3-yl)propyl) motif- as potential therapeutic agents in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 145:112424. [PMID: 34785417 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Small drug-like molecules that can block the function of serotonin 5-HT2A receptors have garnered considerable attention due to their ability to inhibit platelet aggregation and the possible prevention of atherosclerotic lesions. Although clinical data provided compelling evidence for the efficacy of this approach in the prevention of various cardiovascular conditions, the chemical space of 5-HT2A receptor antagonists is limited to ketanserin and sarpogrelate. To expand the portfolio of novel chemical motifs with potential antiplatelet activity, we evaluated the antiplatelet activity of a series of 6-fluorobenzo[d]isoxazole derivatives that possess a high affinity for 5-HT2A receptor. Here we describe in vitro studies showing that 6-fluorobenzo[d]isoxazole derivatives exert promising antiplatelet activity in three various in vitro models of platelet aggregation, as well as limit serotonin-induced vasoconstriction. Compound AZ928 showed in vitro activity greater than the clinically approved drug sarpogrelate. In addition to promising antiplatelet activity, the novel series was characterized by a favorable safety profile. Our findings show that the novel series exerts promising antiplatelet efficacy while being deprived of potential side effects, such as hemolytic activity, which render these compounds as potential substances for further investigation in the field of cardiovascular research.
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- Monika Marcinkowska
- Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
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- Chair of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
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- Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Lipids and Liposomes, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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Rapacz A, Sapa J, Nowiński L, Mogilski S, Pytka K, Filipek B, Siwek A, Szkaradek N, Marona H. Biofunctional studies of new 2-methoxyphenylpiperazine xanthone derivatives with α₁-adrenolytic properties. Pharmacol Rep 2014; 67:267-74. [PMID: 25712649 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2014.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Revised: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the selectivity of the studied xanthone derivatives for α1-adrenoceptor subtypes (α1A, α1B, α1D, α1L) in functional experiments in order to verify if they possess any selectivity for a distinct subtype of α1-adrenoceptor. Moreover, several pharmacological tests were carried out to assess whether they reveal other than α1-adrenoceptor blocking properties such as: antagonistic for 5-HT2 receptors, vasorelaxant or spasmolytic. METHODS The influence on α1A-adrenoceptors was examined in biofunctional studies employing isolated rat vas deferens, on α1B-adrenoceptors in guinea-pig spleen, on α1D-adrenoceptors in rat aorta, and on α1L-adrenoceptors in rabbit spleen. Affinity for 5-HT2 receptors was measured in radioligand binding assay, whereas antagonistic potency for 5-HT2 receptors was studied on isolated rat aorta. Vasorelaxant effect of tested compounds was assessed in functional study employing rat aorta, whereas direct spasmolytic activity was investigated using the isolated rabbit small intestine. RESULTS The present study provides evidences that the tested 2-methoxyphenylpiperazine xanthone derivatives are non-selective α1-adrenoceptor blockers. However, at higher concentrations the direct spasmolytic effect could enhance their hypotensive activity. The obtained results indicate that the studied xanthones possessed weak calcium entry blocking activity, as well as antagonistic properties for 5-HT2A receptors. CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study support the idea that the hypotensive activity of the studied compounds is related to their α1-adrenolytic properties.
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- Anna Rapacz
- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Chair of Pharmacodynamics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Cytobiology and Histochemistry, Laboratory of Pharmacobiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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Dawson P, Opacka-Juffry J, Moffatt JD, Daniju Y, Dutta N, Ramsey J, Davidson C. The effects of benzofury (5-APB) on the dopamine transporter and 5-HT2-dependent vasoconstriction in the rat. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2014; 48:57-63. [PMID: 24012617 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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5-APB, commonly marketed as 'benzofury' is a new psychoactive substance and erstwhile 'legal high' which has been implicated in 10 recent drug-related deaths in the UK. This drug was available on the internet and in 'head shops' and was one of the most commonly sold legal highs up until its recent UK temporary ban (UK Home Office). Despite its prominence, very little is known about its pharmacology. This study was undertaken to examine the pharmacology of 5-APB in vitro. We hypothesised that 5-APB would activate the dopamine and 5-HT systems which may underlie its putative stimulant and hallucinogenic effects. Autoradiographic studies showed that 5-APB displaced both [(125)I] RTI-121 and [(3)H] ketanserin from rat brain tissue suggesting affinity at the dopamine transporter and 5-HT2 receptor sites respectively. Voltammetric studies in rat accumbens brain slices revealed that 5-APB slowed dopamine reuptake, and at high concentrations caused reverse transport of dopamine. 5-APB also caused vasoconstriction of rat aorta, an effect antagonised by the 5-HT2A receptor antagonist ketanserin, and caused contraction of rat stomach fundus, which was reversed by the 5-HT2B receptor antagonist RS-127445. These data show that 5-APB interacts with the dopamine transporter and is an agonist at the 5-HT2A and 5-HT2B receptors in the rat. Thus 5-APB's pharmacology is consistent with it having both stimulant and hallucinogenic properties. In addition, 5-APB's activity at the 5-HT2B receptor may cause cardiotoxicity.
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- Patrick Dawson
- Pharmacology and Cell Physiology, Division of Biomedical Science, St George's University of London, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom
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Topsakal R, Kalay N, Gunturk EE, Dogan A, Inanc MT, Kaya MG, Ergin A, Yarlioglues M. The relation between serotonin levels and insufficient blood pressure decrease during night-time in hypertensive patients. Blood Press 2010; 18:367-71. [PMID: 19929286 DOI: 10.3109/08037050903350788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AIM The serotonin levels in thrombocytes are decreased in hypertensive patients. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between serotonin levels and insufficient nocturnal blood pressure (BP) decrease (non-dipper) in hypertensive patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-six hypertensive patients and 27 healthy control subjects were included in the study. Of the hypertensive patients, 28 were classified as dippers and 28 as non-dippers based on nocturnal BP drops of >10 mmHg and <10 mmHg, respectively. Thrombocyte serotonin levels, serum uric acid, and C-reactive protein (CRP), and urinary albumin/creatinine ratios were analysed. Thrombocyte serotonin levels were measured using an enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS The thrombocyte serotonin level was 378.9 +/- 69.5 ng/10(9) platelet in the non-dipper group, 424.7 +/- 58.6 ng/10(9) platelet in the dipper group, and 518.1 +/- 35.9 ng/10(9) platelet in the control group. Serotonin levels in the non-dipper group were significantly lower than in the dipper group. Serotonin levels negatively correlated with blood pressure (r = -0.6, p<0.001). CRP concentration in the non-dipper group was higher than in the dipper (4.8 +/- 1.4 vs 3.6 +/- 1.6, p<0.01) and control (2.4 +/- 0.9, p<0.001) groups, and microalbuminuria was significantly higher in the non-dipper group compared with dipper (24.9 +/- 8.6 vs 13.4 +/- 8.8, p<0.001) and control (9.6 +/- 4.8, p<0.001) groups. Serotonin level was negatively correlated with microalbuminuria (p<0.001, r = -0.3), uric acid (p<0.01, r = -0.3), and CRP (p<0.01, r = -0.35). CONCLUSION In non-dipper hypertensive patients, thrombocyte serotonin levels were significantly lower than in dipper and control groups. Serotonin levels may be related to insufficient nocturnal blood pressure decrease in hypertensive patients.
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- Ramazan Topsakal
- Department of Cardiology, Erciyes University Medicine Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.
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Kozhevnikova LM, Davydova AG, Avdonin PV. Plasma membrane depolarization and activation of receptors for endogenous vasoconstrictors as possible mechanisms of potentiation of vasoconstrictive response to serotonin in traumatic shock in rats. BIOL BULL+ 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359009030091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lu R, Alioua A, Kumar Y, Kundu P, Eghbali M, Weisstaub NV, Gingrich JA, Stefani E, Toro L. c-Src tyrosine kinase, a critical component for 5-HT2A receptor-mediated contraction in rat aorta. J Physiol 2008; 586:3855-69. [PMID: 18599541 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.153593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) receptors (5-HTRs) play critical roles in brain and cardiovascular functions. In the vasculature, 5-HT induces potent vasoconstrictions, which in aorta are mainly mediated by activation of the 5-HT(2A)R subtype. We previously proposed that one signalling mechanism of 5-HT-induced vasoconstriction could be c-Src, a member of the Src tyrosine kinase family. We now provide evidence for a central role of c-Src in 5-HT(2A)R-mediated contraction. Inhibition of Src kinase activity with 10 mum 4-amino-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-7-(t-butyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine (PP2) prior to contraction resulted in approximately 90-99% inhibition of contractions induced by 5-HT or by alpha-methyl-5-HT (5-HT(2)R agonist). In contrast, PP2 pretreatment only partly inhibited contractions induced by angiotensin II and the thromboxane A(2) mimetic, U46619, and had no significant action on phenylephrine-induced contractions. 5-Hydroxytryptamine increased Src kinase activity and PP2-sensitive tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins. As expected for c-Src identity, PP2 pretreatment inhibited 5-HT-induced contraction with an IC(50) of approximately 1 mum. Ketanserin (10 nm), a 5-HT(2A) antagonist, but not antagonists of 5-HT(2B)R (100 nm SB204741) or 5-HT(2C)R (20 nm RS102221), prevented 5-HT-induced contractions, mimicking PP2 and implicating 5-HT(2A)R as the major receptor subtype coupled to c-Src. In HEK 293T cells, c-Src and 5-HT(2A)R were reciprocally co-immunoprecipitated and co-localized at the cell periphery. Finally, 5-HT-induced Src activity was unaffected by inhibition of Rho kinase, supporting a role of c-Src upstream of Rho kinase. Together, the results highlight c-Src activation as one of the early and pivotal mechanisms in 5-HT(2A)R contractile signalling in aorta.
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- Rong Lu
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Division of Molecular Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7115, USA
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Dursun N, Arifoglu C, Süer C. Relaxation effect of estradiol on different vasoconstrictor-induced responses in rat thoracal artery. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2006; 17:289-94. [PMID: 17338284 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp.2006.17.4.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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This experiment was designed to compare the relaxant effect of estradiol on the contractions induced by 5-hydroxytryptamine, phenylephrine, and KCl in absence or presence of preincubation with the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor (NOS) N (omega)-nitro-L-arginine methylester (L-NAME). R at thoracic aorta contraction responses to vasoconstrictors were observed in the absence or presence of L-NAME. 17beta-Estradiol was added in increasing cumulative concentrations in the absence or presence of the L-NAME when the contractile response had reached a stable plateau. In the presence of L-NAME, 10(-6) M estradiol on precontracted 5-hydroxytryptamine rings caused significant relaxation in comparison with precontracted phenylephrine, KCl rings. In the presence of L-NAME, 10(-5) M and 10(-6) M estradiol doses on precontracted 5-hydroxytryptamine rings showed no significant difference in relaxation. The 10(-6) M, 10(-5) M, and 10(-4) M estradiol doses on precontracted phenylephrine caused concentration dependent relaxations. The results of this study show that acute vasorelaxation to 17beta-estradiol is largely mediated via NO-independent pathways by inhibiting Ca+2 influx from the extracellular space and Ca+2 released from intracellular stores.
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- Nurcan Dursun
- The Physiology Department, Erciyes University, Medical Faculty, 38039-Kayseri, Turkey.
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Banes AKL, Shaw SM, Tawfik A, Patel BP, Ogbi S, Fulton D, Marrero MB. Activation of the JAK/STAT pathway in vascular smooth muscle by serotonin. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2004; 288:C805-12. [PMID: 15601754 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00385.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a vasoconstrictor and mitogen whose levels are elevated in diabetes. Previous studies have shown the presence of 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT1B receptors in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). There are currently no data regarding 5-HT2B and 5-HT1B receptor activation of the JAK/STAT pathway in VSMCs and resultant potential alterations in 5-HT signaling in diabetes. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that 5-HT differentially activates the JAK/STAT pathway in VSMCs under conditions of normal (5 mM) and high (25 mM) glucose. Treatment of rat VSMCs with 5-HT (10(-6) M) resulted in time-dependent activation ( approximately 2-fold) of JAK2, JAK1, and STAT1, but not STAT3 (maximal at 5 min, returned to baseline by 30 min). The 5-HT2B receptor agonist BW723C86 and the 5-HT1B receptor agonist CGS12066A (10(-9)-10(-5) M, 5-min stimulation) did not activate the JAK/STAT pathway. Treatment with the 5-HT2A receptor antagonist ketanserin (10 nM) inhibited JAK2 activation by 5-HT. Treatment of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats with ketanserin (5 mg.kg-1.day-1) reduced activation of JAK2 and STAT1 but not STAT3 in endothelium-denuded thoracic aorta in vivo. 5-HT (10(-6) M) treatment resulted in increased cell proliferation and increased DNA synthesis, which were inhibited by the JAK2 inhibitor AG490. Further studies with apocynin, diphenyleneiodonium chloride, catalase, and virally transfected superoxide dismutase had no effect at either glucose concentration on activation of the JAK/STAT pathway by 5-HT. Therefore, we conclude that 5-HT activates JAK2, JAK1, and STAT1 via the 5-HT2A receptors in a reactive oxygen species-independent manner under both normal and high glucose conditions.
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- Amy K L Banes
- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, CB-3301, Augusta, GA 30912-2500, USA.
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Hara K, Hirowatari Y, Yoshika M, Komiyama Y, Tsuka Y, Takahashi H. The ratio of plasma to whole-blood serotonin may be a novel marker of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 144:31-7. [PMID: 15252405 DOI: 10.1016/j.lab.2004.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Because atherosclerotic vascular lesions stimulate platelets, the platelets release serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, aka 5-HT). We therefore measured 5-HT concentrations not only in platelet-poor plasma but also in whole blood as a means of assessing vascular lesions. The plasma concentration of 5-HT tended to increase with age, whereas that in whole blood decreases. Therefore the ratio of the plasma to the whole-blood concentration of 5-HT (P/WB) increases with age. This may be a result of the activation of platelets in older subjects with atherosclerotic vascular damage. Patients who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) were classified into 4 groups according to diagnosis: effort-induced angina pectoris (eAP), old myocardial infarction (OMI), vasospastic angina pectoris (VSAP), and unstable angina (uAP). The mean plasma 5-HT concentration was significantly (P <.01) greater in patients with eAP, uAP, OMI, and VSAP than in healthy controls, whereas the concentration in whole blood was lower in patients with eAP than in healthy controls. When the P/WB ratios were calculated, the mean levels in all disease groups were significantly higher than that in the healthy controls. These findings suggested that 5-HT is released into the plasma from the platelets and that the concentration in the platelets decreases in patients with atherosclerosis.
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- Katsuko Hara
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Laboratory Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan
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Wanstall JC, Fiore SA, Gambino A, Chess-Williams R. Potentiation of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) responses by a 5-HT uptake inhibitor in pulmonary and systemic vessels: effects of exposing rats to hypoxia. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2003; 368:520-7. [PMID: 14605793 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-003-0823-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2003] [Accepted: 09/10/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The aim was to determine whether uptake of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) by the 5-HT transporter (SERT) modulates contractile responses to 5-HT in rat pulmonary arteries and whether this modulation is altered by exposure of rats to chronic hypoxia (10% oxygen; 8 h/day; 5 days). The effects of the SERT inhibitor, citalopram (100 nM), on contractions to 5-HT were determined in isolated ring preparations of pulmonary artery (intralobar and main) and compared with data obtained in systemic arteries. In intralobar pulmonary arteries citalopram produced a potentiation (viz. an increase in potency, pEC(50)) of 5-HT. The potentiation was endothelium-dependent in preparations from normoxic rats but endothelium-independent in preparations from hypoxic rats. In main pulmonary artery endothelium-independent potentiation was seen in preparations from hypoxic rats but no potentiation occurred in preparations from normoxic rats. In systemic arteries, citalopram caused endothelium-independent potentiation in aorta but no potentiation in mesenteric arteries; there were no differences between hypoxic and normoxic rats. It is concluded that SERT can influence the concentration of 5-HT in the vicinity of the vasoconstrictor receptors in pulmonary arteries. The data suggest that in pulmonary arteries from hypoxic rats, unlike normoxic rats, the SERT responsible for this effect is not in the endothelium and, hence, is probably in the smooth muscle. The data are compatible with reports that, in the pulmonary circulation, hypoxia induces/up-regulates SERT, and hence increases 5-HT uptake, in vascular smooth muscle. The findings may have implications in relation to the suggested use of SERT inhibitors in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
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- Janet C Wanstall
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Enguix MJ, Sánchez L, Villazón M, Brea J, Tristán H, Caruncho HJ, Cadavid MI, Loza MI. Differential regulation of rat peripheral 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(2B) receptor systems: influence of drug treatment. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2003; 368:79-90. [PMID: 12861437 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-003-0775-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2002] [Accepted: 05/08/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Most studies of 5-HT(2) receptor regulation have been carried out on the central nervous system (CNS) (which expresses 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(2C) receptors); very few in vitro studies have addressed the peripheral receptors 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(2B). The aim of this investigation was to compare the possible short- and long-term processes regulating these peripheral receptors in the rat. The in vitro contractile response elicited by serotonin (5-HT, 10 micro M) in the rat gastric fundus (5-HT(2B) receptor system) was rapid and followed by a partial fade to a steady state, in contrast with the rat thoracic aorta response (5-HT(2A) receptor system), which was more stable, slower and sustained. To characterize drug-receptor interactions, cumulative concentration/response curves (CCRCs) for 5-HT were constructed ex vivo for rat tissues treated with drugs acting at these receptors. Rats were examined 4 or 24 h after a single, i.p. administration of (+/-)1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane [(+/-)DOI, 1 or 2.5 mg/kg], clozapine, cyproheptadine or rauwolscine (10 mg/kg), 48 h after a single i.p. administration of (+/-)DOI (2.5 mg/kg), clozapine or cyproheptadine (10 mg/kg) or 24 h after the last of with 15 daily i.p. administrations of (+/-)DOI (1 or 2.5 mg/kg), clozapine, cyproheptadine or rauwolscine (10 mg/kg). In the aorta, E(max) (the maximum response elicited by 5-HT) was unchanged 4 h after a single dose of any of the drugs tested. However, 24 h after a single dose, E(max) was lower in animals treated with (+/-)DOI (2.5 mg/kg), clozapine or cyproheptadine than in controls, whilst 48 h after a single dose of (+/-)DOI (2.5 mg/kg), clozapine or cyproheptadine there was no difference in E(max) between experimental and control animals. After chronic treatment with (+/-)DOI (2.5 mg/kg), clozapine and cyproheptadine, E(max) was lower than in controls. In the gastric fundus, E(max) 4 h after a single dose of each drug was lower than in controls, and the response recovered by 24 or 48 h. Following chronic treatment, E(max) was significantly lower than in controls for each drug used. These findings suggest first, that regulation of peripheral 5-HT(2) receptors (5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(2B)) is a functionally significant phenomenon in vivo, and occurs after administration of both agonists and antagonists. Second, the kinetics of peripheral 5-HT(2) receptor regulation were similar in both in vivo and ex vivo experiments. The 5-HT(2B) receptors in rat gastric fundus are more sensitive to drug-induced regulation than the 5-HT(2A) rat aortic receptors. Finally, long-term regulation of both receptors stabilizes short-term desensitization for longer.
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MESH Headings
- Amphetamines/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antipsychotic Agents/pharmacology
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/metabolism
- Aorta, Thoracic/physiology
- Clozapine/pharmacology
- Cyproheptadine/pharmacology
- Gastric Fundus/drug effects
- Gastric Fundus/metabolism
- Gastric Fundus/physiology
- In Vitro Techniques
- Ligands
- Male
- Muscle Contraction/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth/physiology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/metabolism
- Serotonin/metabolism
- Serotonin Antagonists/pharmacology
- Serotonin Receptor Agonists/pharmacology
- Yohimbine/pharmacology
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- M J Enguix
- School of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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