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Neumann J, Hofmann B, Dhein S, Gergs U. Cardiac Roles of Serotonin (5-HT) and 5-HT-Receptors in Health and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054765. [PMID: 36902195 PMCID: PMC10003731 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Serotonin acts solely via 5-HT4-receptors to control human cardiac contractile function. The effects of serotonin via 5-HT4-receptors lead to positive inotropic and chronotropic effects, as well as arrhythmias, in the human heart. In addition, 5-HT4-receptors may play a role in sepsis, ischaemia, and reperfusion. These presumptive effects of 5-HT4-receptors are the focus of the present review. We also discuss the formation and inactivation of serotonin in the body, namely, in the heart. We identify cardiovascular diseases where serotonin might play a causative or additional role. We address the mechanisms which 5-HT4-receptors can use for cardiac signal transduction and their possible roles in cardiac diseases. We define areas where further research in this regard should be directed in the future, and identify animal models that might be generated to this end. Finally, we discuss in what regard 5-HT4-receptor agonists or antagonists might be useful drugs that could enter clinical practice. Serotonin has been the target of many studies for decades; thus, we found it timely to summarise our current knowledge here.
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- Joachim Neumann
- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, D-06097 Halle, Germany
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- Cardiac Surgery, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, D-06097 Halle, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, D-04109 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, D-06097 Halle, Germany
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Autoantibodies and their Judicious Use in Pediatric Rheumatology Practice. Indian J Pediatr 2016; 83:53-62. [PMID: 26631069 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-015-1936-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Autoantibody testing forms an important part of diagnostic workup of patients in Pediatric rheumatology practice. However it is important to understand that the mere presence of autoantibodies does not necessarily mean the presence of an underlying autoimmune disease. Autoantibodies may be present decades before the development of clinical manifestations of an autoimmune disease and may be viewed as harbingers of Autoimmune disease. On the other hand, low-affinity autoantibodies may be present in normal healthy individuals; these natural autoantibodies serve an important function in immune regulation and tolerance. Autoantibody testing in pediatric practice mainly includes testing for anti-nuclear antibodies, anti-dsDNA antibodies, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies and antiphospholipid antibodies. Rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP do not have much significance in the diagnostic schema in pediatric rheumatology, except perhaps for classification of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and prognostication in late-onset polyarticular JIA. The positive predictive value (PPV) of any laboratory test depends on the prevalence of the disease in the population being tested. Hence, test ordering practices greatly impact the performance characteristics and positive predictive value of any laboratory test. A restricted test ordering only in patients with clinical signs and symptoms suggestive of autoimmune disease would thus greatly increase the PPV of tests such as antinuclear antibody used for diagnosing autoimmunity.
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Hipser C, Bushlin I, Gupta A, Gomes I, Devi LA. Role of antibodies in developing drugs that target G-protein-coupled receptor dimers. THE MOUNT SINAI JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, NEW YORK 2010; 77:374-80. [PMID: 20687183 PMCID: PMC2917817 DOI: 10.1002/msj.20199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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G-protein-coupled receptors are important molecular targets in drug discovery. These receptors play a pivotal role in physiological signaling pathways and are targeted by nearly 50% of currently available drugs. Mounting evidence suggests that G-protein-coupled receptors form dimers, and various studies have shown that dimerization is necessary for receptor maturation, signaling, and trafficking. However, the physiological implications of dimerization in vivo have not been well explored because detection of GPCR dimers in endogenous systems has been a challenging task. One exciting new approach to this challenge is the generation of antibodies against specific G-protein-coupled receptor dimers. Such antibodies could be used as tools for characterization of heteromer-specific function; as reagents for their purification, tissue localization, and regulation in vivo; and as probes for mapping their functional domains. In addition, such antibodies could serve as alternative ligands for G-protein-coupled receptor heteromers. Thus, heteromer-specific antibodies represent novel tools for the exploration and manipulation of G-protein-coupled receptor-dimer pharmacology.
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- Chris Hipser
- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Derangeon M, Bozon V, Defamie N, Peineau N, Bourmeyster N, Sarrouilhe D, Argibay JA, Hervé JC. 5-HT4 and 5-HT2 receptors antagonistically influence gap junctional coupling between rat auricular myocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2009; 48:220-9. [PMID: 19615378 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2009] [Revised: 06/15/2009] [Accepted: 07/03/2009] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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5-hydroxytryptamine-4 (5-HT(4)) receptors have been proposed to contribute to the generation of atrial fibrillation in human atrial myocytes, but it is unclear if these receptors are present in the hearts of small laboratory animals (e.g. rat). In this study, we examined presence and functionality of 5-HT(4) receptors in auricular myocytes of newborn rats and their possible involvement in regulation of gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC, responsible for the cell-to-cell propagation of the cardiac excitation). Western-blotting assays showed that 5-HT(4) receptors were present and real-time RT-PCR analysis revealed that 5-HT(4b) was the predominant isoform. Serotonin (1 microM) significantly reduced cAMP concentration unless a selective 5-HT(4) inhibitor (GR113808 or ML10375, both 1 microM) was present. Serotonin also reduced the amplitude of L-type calcium currents and influenced the strength of GJIC without modifying the phosphorylation profiles of the different channel-forming proteins or connexins (Cxs), namely Cx40, Cx43 and Cx45. GJIC was markedly increased when serotonin exposure occurred in presence of a 5-HT(4) inhibitor but strongly reduced when 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(2B) receptors were inhibited, showing that activation of these receptors antagonistically regulated GJIC. The serotoninergic response was completely abolished when 5-HT(4), 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(2B) were simultaneously inhibited. A 24 h serotonin exposure strongly reduced Cx40 expression whereas Cx45 was less affected and Cx43 still less. In conclusion, this study revealed that 5-HT(4) (mainly 5-HT(4b)), 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(2B) receptors coexisted in auricular myocytes of newborn rat, that 5-HT(4) activation reduced cAMP concentration, I(Ca)(L) and intercellular coupling whereas 5-HT(2A) or 5-HT(2B) activation conversely enhanced GJIC.
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MESH Headings
- Adenylyl Cyclases/metabolism
- Aminobenzoates/pharmacology
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Blotting, Western
- Cells, Cultured
- Connexins/metabolism
- Gap Junctions/drug effects
- Gap Junctions/metabolism
- Heart Atria/cytology
- In Vitro Techniques
- Indoles/pharmacology
- Myocytes, Cardiac/drug effects
- Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Piperidines/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C/metabolism
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4/genetics
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Serotonin/pharmacology
- Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Antagonists
- Serotonin 5-HT4 Receptor Antagonists
- Serotonin Agents/pharmacology
- Serotonin Antagonists/pharmacology
- Sulfonamides/pharmacology
- para-Aminobenzoates
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Affiliation(s)
- Mickaël Derangeon
- UMR CNRS 6542, Physiologie des Cellules Cardiaques et Vasculaires, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Tours, France
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Immunomodulation by maternal autoantibodies of the fetal serotoninergic 5-HT4 receptor and its consequences in early BALB/c mouse embryonic development. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2007; 7:34. [PMID: 17445258 PMCID: PMC1891104 DOI: 10.1186/1471-213x-7-34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2006] [Accepted: 04/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background The presence of functional 5-HT4 receptors in human and its involvement in neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) have prompted us to study the receptor expression and role during embryogenesis. Earlier we managed to demonstrate that female BALB/c mice immunized against the second extracellular loop (SEL) of the 5-HT4 receptor gave birth to pups with heart block. To explain this phenomenon we investigated the expression of 5-HT4 receptors during mouse embryogenesis. At the same time we looked whether the consequence of 5-HT4 receptor immunomodulation observed earlier is in relation to receptor expression. We studied the expression of 5-HT4 receptor at the mRNA level and its two isoforms 5-HT4(a) and 5-HT4(d) at the protein level in embryos from BALB/c mice, at 8th, 12th, 18th gestation days (GD) and 1 day post natal (DPN). Simultaneously the receptor activity was inhibited by rising antibodies, in female mice against SEL of the receptor. The mice were mated and embryos were collected at 8th, 12th, 18th GD and 1 DPN. Results 5-HT4 receptor mRNA increased in brain from 12th GD to 1 DPN. Its expression gradually decreased in heart and disappeared at birth. This was consistent with expression of the receptor isoforms 5-HT4(a) and (d). Abnormalities like decreased number of embryos, growth delay, spina bifida and sinus arrhythmia from 12th GD were documented in pups of mice showing anti-5-HT4 receptor antibodies. Conclusion serotoninergic 5-HT4 receptor plays an important role in mouse foetal development. In BALB/c mice there is a direct relation between the expression of receptor and the deleterious effect of maternal anti-5-HT4 receptor autoantibodies in early embryogenesis.
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Di Scala E, Rose S, Hérault O, Argibay J, Cosnay P, Bozon V. Conformational state of human cardiac 5-HT(4(g)) receptors influences the functional effects of polyclonal anti-5-HT(4) receptor antibodies. Biochem Pharmacol 2007; 73:964-71. [PMID: 17222392 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2006.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2006] [Revised: 12/05/2006] [Accepted: 12/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The functional effects of the anti-G21V antibody directed against the second extracellular loop of human heart 5-HT(4) receptors can differ when the receptors are expressed in different cell lines. Here, we extend these studies to show variation in the responses of 5-HT(4(g)) receptors to the antibody within the same expression system. In a previous report no effect of the anti-G21V antibodies had been shown upon 5-HT(4(g)) receptors expressed in CHO cells. Here the same antibodies alone or when added before 5-HT had a functional "inverse-agonist like" effect upon 5-HT(4(g)) receptors expressed in a separate line of CHO cells. Although these CHO cells showed a lower efficacy of cAMP production evoked by 5-HT than the previous report they express a similar h5-HT(4(g)) receptor density. Inhibition of either phosphodiesterases or Gi proteins had no effect upon the action of the antibody. Conformational states of the 5-HT(4) receptor and/or equilibrium between different states of receptors may then determine the functional effect of antibodies against this receptor.
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- Emmanuella Di Scala
- UMR CNRS 6542, Physiologie des Cellules Cardiaques et Vasculaires, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université François-Rabelais, Tours 37200, France
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Fritsch C, Hoebeke J, Dali H, Ricchiuti V, Isenberg DA, Meyer O, Muller S. 52-kDa Ro/SSA epitopes preferentially recognized by antibodies from mothers of children with neonatal lupus and congenital heart block. Arthritis Res Ther 2007; 8:R4. [PMID: 16356190 PMCID: PMC1526571 DOI: 10.1186/ar1848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2005] [Revised: 09/30/2005] [Accepted: 10/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Neonatal lupus erythematosus is a rare disorder caused by the transplacental passage of maternal autoantibodies. The 52-kDa Ro/SSA antigen (Ro52) ribonucleoprotein represents an antigenic target strongly associated with the autoimmune response in mothers whose children have neonatal lupus and cardiac conduction disturbances, mainly congenital heart block. The objective of this study was to identify putative Ro52/60-kDa Ro/SSA antigen (Ro60) epitopes associated with neonatal lupus and congenital heart block. The reactivity of IgG antibodies present in the sera from mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome and in the sera from asymptomatic mothers (a longitudinal study of 192 samples from 66 subjects) was investigated by ELISA using Ro52, Ro60 and 48-kDa La/SSB antigen proteins, as well as 45 synthetic peptides, 13–24 residues long, of Ro52/Ro60 proteins. One to 19 samples collected before, during and after pregnancy were available for each mother. Forty-three disease controls selected randomly and normal sera were tested in parallel. Although no differences were found between Sjögren's syndrome and asymptomatic mothers of group I, who had at least one infant with neonatal lupus, and of group II, who had healthy babies only, significant differences were observed between lupus mothers from both groups. In the former group of lupus mothers, a significantly higher frequency of antibodies to Ro52 peptides 107–122 and 277–292 was observed. Between 18 and 30 weeks of gestation, the period of risk, there was clearly an elevated level of antibodies reacting with Ro52 peptides 1–13, 277–292 and 365–382. Antibodies to Ro52 peptide 365–382 have been shown previously to cross-react with residues 165–185 of the heart 5-HT4 serotoninergic receptor, and might be pathologically important. The level of these Ro52 antibody subsets decreased at the end of pregnancy and after delivery. IgG antibodies to Ro52 peptides 1–13, 107–122, 277–292 and 365–382 may therefore represent important biomarkers to predict a complication in pregnant lupus women with Ro52 antibodies.
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- Christine Fritsch
- UPR 9021 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France
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- UPR 9021 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France
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- UPR 9021 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France
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- UPR 9021 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Centre for Rheumatology, The Middlesex Hospital, University College London, UK
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- Groupe Hospitalier Bichat-Claude Bernard, Service de Rhumatologie, Paris, France
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- UPR 9021 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France
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Gupta A, Décaillot FM, Gomes I, Tkalych O, Heimann AS, Ferro ES, Devi LA. Conformation state-sensitive antibodies to G-protein-coupled receptors. J Biol Chem 2006; 282:5116-24. [PMID: 17148456 PMCID: PMC3856726 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m609254200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A growing body of evidence indicates that G-protein-coupled receptors undergo complex conformational changes upon agonist activation. It is likely that the extracellular region, including the N terminus, undergoes activation-dependent conformational changes. We examined this by generating antibodies to regions within the N terminus of micro-opioid receptors. We find that antibodies to the midportion of the N-terminal tail exhibit enhanced recognition of activated receptors, whereas those to the distal regions do not. The enhanced recognition is abolished upon treatment with agents that block G-protein coupling or deglycosylate the receptor. This suggests that the N-terminal region of mu receptors undergoes conformational changes following receptor activation that can be selectively detected by these region-specific antibodies. We used these antibodies to characterize micro receptor type-specific ligands and find that the antibodies accurately differentiate ligands with varying efficacies. Next, we examined if these antibodies can be used to investigate the extent and duration of activation of endogenous receptors. We find that peripheral morphine administration leads to a time-dependent increase in antibody binding in the striatum and prefrontal cortex with a peak at about 30 min, indicating that these antibodies can be used to probe the spatio-temporal dynamics of native mu receptors. Finally, we show that this strategy of targeting the N-terminal region to generate receptor conformation-specific antisera can be applied to other G(alpha)(i)-coupled (delta-opioid, CB1 cannabinoid, alpha(2A)-adrenergic) as well as G(alpha)(s)-(beta(2)-adrenergic) and G(alpha)(q)-coupled (AT1 angiotensin) receptors. Taken together, these studies describe antisera as tools that allow, for the first time, studies probing differential conformation states of G-protein-coupled receptors, which could be used to identify molecules of therapeutic interest.
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- Achla Gupta
- Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029
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- Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029
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- Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029
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- Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029
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- Proteimax S/C, Via das Margaridas 413, 06700-020 Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Development, University of São Paulo, 05504-900 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Dept. of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 19-84 Annenberg Bldg., One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029. Tel.: 212-241-8345; Fax: 212-996-7214;
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Klionsky L, Tamir R, Holzinger B, Bi X, Talvenheimo J, Kim H, Martin F, Louis JC, Treanor JJS, Gavva NR. A Polyclonal Antibody to the Prepore Loop of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type 1 Blocks Channel Activation. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2006; 319:192-8. [PMID: 16844842 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.106.108092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) can be activated by multiple chemical and physical stimuli such as capsaicin, anandamide, protons, and heat. Capsaicin interacts with the binding pocket constituted by transmembrane regions 3 and 4, whereas protons act through residues in the prepore loop of TRPV1. Here, we report on characterization of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to the prepore loop of TRPV1. A rabbit anti-rat TRPV1 polyclonal antibody (Ab-156H) acted as a full antagonist of proton activation (IC(50) values for pH 5 and 5.5 were 364.68 +/- 29.78 and 28.31 +/- 6.30 nM, respectively) and as a partial antagonist of capsaicin, heat, and pH 6 potentiated chemical ligand (anandamide and capsaicin) activation (50-79% inhibition). Ab-156H antagonism of TRPV1 is not affected by the conformation of the capsaicin-binding pocket because it is equally potent at wild-type (capsaicin-sensitive) rat TRPV1 and its T550I mutant (capsaicin-insensitive). With the goal of generating monoclonal antagonist antibodies to the prepore region of human TRPV1, we used a recently developed rabbit immunization protocol. Although rabbit polyclonal antiserum blocked human TRPV1 activation, rabbit monoclonal antibodies (identified on the basis of selective binding to Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing human TRPV1) did not block activation by either capsaicin or protons. Thus, rabbit polyclonal antibodies against rat and human TRPV1 prepore region seem to partially lock or stabilize the channel in the closed state, whereas rabbit anti-human TRPV1 monoclonal antibodies bind to the prepore region but do not lock or stabilize the channel conformation.
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- Lana Klionsky
- Department of Neuroscience, Amgen Inc., MS-29-2-B, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799, USA
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Kamel R, Eftekhari P, Garcia S, Berthouze M, Berque-Bestel I, Peter JC, Lezoualc'h F, Hoebeke J. A high-affinity monoclonal antibody with functional activity against the 5-hydroxytryptaminergic (5-HT4) receptor. Biochem Pharmacol 2005; 70:1009-18. [PMID: 16102731 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2005.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2005] [Revised: 07/01/2005] [Accepted: 07/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Splenocytes from a BALB/c mouse immunised with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the second extracellular loop of the 5-HT4 receptor were fused with SP2/O myeloma cells to produce a monoclonal antibody. The monoclonal antibody was of the IgG2b isotype. The antibody recognised the human 5-HT4(g) (h5-HT4(g)) receptor by immunoblots and by immunofluorescence on chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing this 5-HT4 receptor isoform. Epitope mapping of the antibody suggested the recognition of a conformational epitope, encompassing the N- and C-terminal fragments of the second extracellular loop. Kinetic experiments using surface plasmon resonance showed that the antibody had a picomolar affinity for its cognate peptide. Inhibition experiments using the same methodology confirmed the specificity of the interaction. The antibody at a concentration of 500 pM competitively inhibited inverse agonist GR113808 binding and showed an inverse agonist effect on the basal activity of CHO cells expressing the 5-HT4(g) receptor. The antibody decreased the effect of 5-HT at 500 and 50 pM concentrations but it increased 5-HT-induced cAMP levels at 5 pM. The dual effect of the monoclonal antibody could be ascribed to mono- or bivalent recognition of the receptor. The antibody described here is the first example of a high-affinity modulator of the 5-HT4 receptor.
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- Rehab Kamel
- UPR 9021 du C.N.R.S., Immunologie et Chimie Thérapeutiques, I.B.M.C., 15, Rue René Descartes, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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Di Scala E, Findlay I, Rose S, Aupart M, Argibay J, Cosnay P, Bozon V. High efficiency activation of L-type Ca2+ current by 5-HT in human atrial myocytes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 10:159-65. [PMID: 15989080 DOI: 10.3109/10606820490926115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In human atrial myocytes, serotonin rather than sympathetic, stimulation is more frequently associated with atrial fibrillation. So does the arrhythmogenic effect of serotonin result from the mechanism of action of the receptor or the context of its action upon cardiac myocytes? The capacity of agonists to produce cAMP followed the sequence 5-HT < Iso < Forskolin to increase ICaL with 5-HT = Iso = Forskolin. The simultaneous application of threshold concentrations of 5-HT and Iso maximally increased ICaL. We will show that the effect of 5-HT upon human atrial myocytes is an imbalance between low production of cAMP and maximal activation of ICaL.
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Brette F, Leroy J, Le Guennec JY, Sallé L. Ca2+ currents in cardiac myocytes: Old story, new insights. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2005; 91:1-82. [PMID: 16503439 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2005.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Calcium is a ubiquitous second messenger which plays key roles in numerous physiological functions. In cardiac myocytes, Ca2+ crosses the plasma membrane via specialized voltage-gated Ca2+ channels which have two main functions: (i) carrying depolarizing current by allowing positively charged Ca2+ ions to move into the cell; (ii) triggering Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Recently, it has been suggested than Ca2+ channels also participate in excitation-transcription coupling. The purpose of this review is to discuss the physiological roles of Ca2+ currents in cardiac myocytes. Next, we describe local regulation of Ca2+ channels by cyclic nucleotides. We also provide an overview of recent studies investigating the structure-function relationship of Ca2+ channels in cardiac myocytes using heterologous system expression and transgenic mice, with descriptions of the recently discovered Ca2+ channels alpha(1D) and alpha(1E). We finally discuss the potential involvement of Ca2+ currents in cardiac pathologies, such as diseases with autoimmune components, and cardiac remodeling.
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- Fabien Brette
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Worsley Building Leeds, LS2 9NQ, UK.
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Nagatomo T, Rashid M, Abul Muntasir H, Komiyama T. Functions of 5-HT2A receptor and its antagonists in the cardiovascular system. Pharmacol Ther 2004; 104:59-81. [PMID: 15500909 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2004.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) receptors have conventionally been divided into seven subfamilies, most of which have several subtypes. Among them, 5-HT(2A) receptor is associated with the contraction of vascular smooth muscle, platelet aggregation and thrombus formation and coronary artery spasms. Accordingly, selective 5-HT(2A) antagonists may have potential in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Sarpogrelate, a selective 5-HT(2A) antagonist, has been introduced clinically as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of ischemic diseases associated with thrombosis. Molecular modeling studies also suggest that sarpogrelate is a 5-HT(2A) selective antagonist and is likely to have pharmacological effects beneficial in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. This review describes the above findings as well as the signaling linkages of the 5-HT(2A) receptors and the mode of agonist binding to 5-HT(2A) receptor using data derived from molecular modeling and site-directed mutagenesis.
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- Takafumi Nagatomo
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, 5-13-2 Kamishinei-cho, Niigata 950-2081, Japan.
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Cavill D, Waterman S, Gordon TP. Failure to detect antibodies to the second extracellular loop of the serotonin 5-HT4 receptor in systemic lupus erythematosus and primary Sjögren's syndrome. Lupus 2002; 11:197-8. [PMID: 11999887 DOI: 10.1191/0961203302lu169xx] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- J Hoebeke
- UPR9021 du CNRS, Immunologie et Chimie Thérapeutiques, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France
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