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McCarthy W, Huq SN, Allen K, Scally L, Petri A, Wujek M, Sachs BD. Chronic, but not sub-chronic, stress increases binge-like alcohol consumption in male and female c57BL6 mice. Front Behav Neurosci 2022; 16:958342. [PMID: 36204485 PMCID: PMC9530781 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.958342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Stress is known to contribute to mental illness and alcohol use disorders, which are highly prevalent and lead to considerable disability. These stress-related disorders are characterized by significant sex differences, which remain poorly understood. Preclinical research comparing the effects of stress in males and females has the potential to provide new insights into the neurobiology of these conditions. The current study compared the effects of chronic and sub-chronic exposure to variable environmental stressors on binge-like alcohol consumption using the drinking-in-the-dark model in male and female c57BL6 mice. The results reveal that chronic, but not sub-chronic, exposure to variable stress increases alcohol intake in both sexes. Stress-induced alterations in gene expression were also compared in the nucleus accumbens, a brain region widely known to play a key role in stress susceptibility and reward processing. Real-time PCR data indicate that chronic, but not sub-chronic, environmental stress leads to downregulation of adenosine 2A (A2A) receptor mRNA. By contrast, sub-chronic stress increased CREB expression, while chronic stress did not. Several sex differences in the effects of stress on gene expression were also noted. Our results demonstrate that reductions in A2A receptor mRNA in the nucleus accumbens are associated with the increased binge drinking of chronically stressed animals, but future work will be required to determine the functional importance of this gene expression change. Continuing to define the molecular alterations associated with stress-induced increases in alcohol intake has the potential to provide insights into the development and progression of stress-related disorders.
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Spark DL, Mao M, Ma S, Sarwar M, Nowell CJ, Shackleford DM, Sexton PM, Nithianantharajah J, Stewart GD, Langmead CJ. In the Loop: Extrastriatal Regulation of Spiny Projection Neurons by GPR52. ACS Chem Neurosci 2020; 11:2066-2076. [PMID: 32519838 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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GPR52 is a Gαs-coupled orphan receptor identified as a putative target for the treatment of schizophrenia. The unique expression and signaling profile of GPR52 in key areas of dopamine and glutamate dysregulation suggests its activation may resolve both cortical and striatal dysfunction in the disorder. GPR52 mRNA is enriched in the striatum, almost exclusively on dopamine D2-expressing medium spiny neurons (MSNs), and to a lesser extent in the cortex, predominantly on D1-expressing pyramidal neurons. Synthetic, small molecule GPR52 agonists are effective in preclinical models of psychosis; however, the relative contribution of cortical and striatal GPR52 is unknown. Here we show that the GPR52 agonist, 3-BTBZ, inhibits phencyclidine-induced hyperlocomotor activity to a greater degree than amphetamine-induced motor effects, suggesting a mechanism beyond functional antagonism of striatal dopamine D2 receptor signaling. Using DARPP-32 phosphorylation and electrophysiological recordings in either striatopallidal or striatonigral MSNs, we were surprised to find no significant effect of 3-BTBZ in striatopallidal MSNs, but GPR52-mediated effects in striatonigral MSNs, where its mRNA is absent. 3-BTBZ increases phosphorylation of T75 on DARPP-32 in striatonigral MSNs, an effect that was dependent on cortical inputs. A similar role for GPR52 in regulating extrastriatal glutamatergic drive onto striatonigral MSNs was also evident in recordings of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents and was shown to be dependent on the metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptor subtype 1. Our results demonstrate that GPR52-mediated regulation of striatal function depends heavily on extrastriatal inputs, which may further support its utility as a novel target for the treatment of schizophrenia.
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Marrero MG, Field SL, Skibiel AL, Dado-Senn B, Driver JP, Laporta J. Increasing serotonin bioavailability alters gene expression in peripheral leukocytes and lymphoid tissues of dairy calves. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9712. [PMID: 32546841 PMCID: PMC7297988 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66326-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Dairy calves are born with a naïve immune system, making the pre-weaning phase a critical window for immune development. In the U.S., 40-60% of dairy farms feed milk replacer to pre-weaned calves, which are devoid of bioactive factors with immunological roles. Serotonin is a bioactive factor with immunoregulatory properties naturally produced by the calf and present in milk. Human and rodent immune cells express the serotonin machinery, but little is known about the role of serotonin in the bovine immune system. Supplementing milk replacer with 5-hydroxytryptophan (serotonin precursor) or fluoxetine (reuptake inhibitor) increases serotonin bioavailability. We hypothesized that increased serotonin bioavailability promotes serotonergic signaling and modulates the expression of immune related genes in peripheral leukocytes and immune-related tissues of dairy calves. The present experiment targeted candidate genes involved in serotonin production, metabolism, transport, signaling and immune regulation. We established that bovine peripheral leukocytes express all known serotonin receptors, and can synthesize, uptake and degrade serotonin due to the expression of serotonin metabolism-related genes. Indeed, we showed that increasing serotonin bioavailability alters gene expression of serotonin receptors and immune-related genes. Further research will determine whether manipulation of the serotonin pathway could be a feasible approach to bolster dairy calves' immune system.
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- M G Marrero
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Florida, USA
- Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Idaho, Idaho, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Florida, USA.
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Marin P, Bécamel C, Chaumont-Dubel S, Vandermoere F, Bockaert J, Claeysen S. Classification and signaling characteristics of 5-HT receptors: toward the concept of 5-HT receptosomes. HANDBOOK OF BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64125-0.00005-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Satała G, Duszyńska B, Lenda T, Nowak G, Bojarski AJ. Allosteric Inhibition of Serotonin 5-HT 7 Receptors by Zinc Ions. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:2897-2910. [PMID: 28455702 PMCID: PMC5842505 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0536-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The allosteric regulation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is a well-known phenomenon, but there are only a few examples of allosteric modulation within the metabotropic serotonergic receptor family. Recently, we described zinc non-competitive interactions toward agonist binding at serotonin 5-HT1A receptors, in which biphasic effects, involving potentiation at sub-micromolar concentrations (10 μM) and inhibition at sub-millimolar concentrations (500 μM) of Zn2+ in radioligand binding assays, were consistent with both the agonist and antagonist-like effects of zinc ions observed in in vivo studies. Here, we showed new data demonstrating zinc allosteric inhibition of both agonist and antagonist binding at human recombinant 5-HT7 receptors stably expressed in HEK293 cells as observed by radioligand binding studies as well as zinc neutral antagonism displayed by the concentration of 10 μM in the functional LANCE assay. The allosteric nature of the effect of Zn on 5-HT7 receptors was confirmed (1) in saturation studies in which zinc inhibited the binding of potent orthosteric 5-HT7 receptor radioligands, the agonist [3H]5-CT, and the two antagonists [3H]SB-269970 and [3H]mesulergine, showing ceiling effect and differences in the magnitude of negative cooperativity (α = 0.15, 0.06, and 0.25, respectively); (2) in competition experiments in which 500 μM of zinc inhibited all radioligand displacements by non-labeled orthosteric ligands (5-CT, SB-269970, and clozapine), and the most significant reduction in affinity was observed for the 5-CT agonist (4.9–16.7-fold) compared with both antagonists (1.4–3.9-fold); and (3) in kinetic experiments in which 500 μM zinc increased the dissociation rate constants for [3H]5-CT and [3H]mesulergine but not for [3H]SB-269970. Additionally, in the functional LANCE test using the constitutively active HEK293 cell line expressing the 5-HT7 receptor, 10 μM zinc had features of neutral antagonism and increased the EC50 value of the 5-CT agonist by a factor of 3.2. Overall, these results showed that zinc can act as a negative allosteric inhibitor of 5-HT7 receptors. Given that the inhibiting effects of low concentrations of zinc in the functional assay represent the most likely direction of zinc activity under physiological conditions, among numerous zinc-regulated proteins, the 5-HT7 receptor can be considered a serotonergic target for zinc modulation in the CNS.
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- Grzegorz Satała
- Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, 31-343, Kraków, Poland
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- Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, 31-343, Kraków, Poland
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- Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, 31-343, Kraków, Poland
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- Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, 31-343, Kraków, Poland
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Ferreira TA, Iacono LL, Gross CT. Serotonin receptor 1A modulates actin dynamics and restricts dendritic growth in hippocampal neurons. Eur J Neurosci 2010; 32:18-26. [PMID: 20561047 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07283.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mice lacking serotonin receptor 1A (Htr1a) display increased anxiety behavior that depends on the expression of the receptor in the forebrain during the third to fifth postnatal weeks. Within the forebrain, Htr1a is prominently expressed in the soma and dendrites of CA1 pyramidal neurons of the hippocampus and these cells undergo rapid dendritic growth and synapse formation during this period. Consistent with a possible role of Htr1a in synaptic maturation, CA1 pyramidal neurons in the knockout mice show increased ramification of oblique dendrites. These findings suggest that Htr1a may shape hippocampal circuits by directly modulating dendritic growth. Here we show that pharmacological blockade of the receptor during the third to fifth postnatal weeks is sufficient to reproduce the increased branching of oblique dendrites seen in knockout mice. Using dissociated hippocampal cultures we demonstrate that serotonin functions through Htr1a to attenuate the motility of dendritic growth cones, reduce their content of filamentous actin and alter their morphology. These findings suggest that serotonin modulates actin cytoskeletal dynamics in hippocampal neurons during a limited developmental period to restrict dendritic growth and achieve a long-term adjustment of neural connectivity.
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Classification and Signaling Characteristics of 5-HT Receptors. HANDBOOK OF BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-7339(10)70073-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Thouvenot E, Urbach S, Dantec C, Poncet J, Séveno M, Demettre E, Jouin P, Touchon J, Bockaert J, Marin P. Enhanced Detection of CNS Cell Secretome in Plasma Protein-Depleted Cerebrospinal Fluid. J Proteome Res 2008; 7:4409-21. [DOI: 10.1021/pr8003858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Eric Thouvenot
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U661, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34094 France, and Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34295 France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U661, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34094 France, and Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34295 France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U661, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34094 France, and Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34295 France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U661, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34094 France, and Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34295 France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U661, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34094 France, and Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34295 France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U661, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34094 France, and Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34295 France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U661, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34094 France, and Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34295 France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U661, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34094 France, and Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34295 France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U661, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34094 France, and Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34295 France
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 5203, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U661, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34094 France, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, F-34094 France, and Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34295 France
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Ogren SO, Eriksson TM, Elvander-Tottie E, D'Addario C, Ekström JC, Svenningsson P, Meister B, Kehr J, Stiedl O. The role of 5-HT(1A) receptors in learning and memory. Behav Brain Res 2008; 195:54-77. [PMID: 18394726 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2007] [Revised: 02/13/2008] [Accepted: 02/13/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The ascending serotonin (5-HT) neurons innervate the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, septum and amygdala, all representing brain regions associated with various domains of cognition. The 5-HT innervation is diffuse and extensively arborized with few synaptic contacts, which indicates that 5-HT can affect a large number of neurons in a paracrine mode. Serotonin signaling is mediated by 14 receptor subtypes with different functional and transductional properties. The 5-HT(1A) subtype is of particular interest, since it is one of the main mediators of the action of 5-HT. Moreover, the 5-HT(1A) receptor regulates the activity of 5-HT neurons via autoreceptors, and it regulates the function of several neurotransmitter systems via postsynaptic receptors (heteroreceptors). This review assesses the pharmacological and genetic evidence that implicates the 5-HT(1A) receptor in learning and memory. The 5-HT(1A) receptors are in the position to influence the activity of glutamatergic, cholinergic and possibly GABAergic neurons in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus and in the septohippocampal projection, thereby affecting declarative and non-declarative memory functions. Moreover, the 5-HT(1A) receptor regulates several transduction mechanisms such as kinases and immediate early genes implicated in memory formation. Based on studies in rodents the stimulation of 5-HT(1A) receptors generally produces learning impairments by interfering with memory-encoding mechanisms. In contrast, antagonists of 5-HT(1A) receptors facilitate certain types of memory by enhancing hippocampal/cortical cholinergic and/or glutamatergic neurotransmission. Some data also support a potential role for the 5-HT(1A) receptor in memory consolidation. Available results also implicate the 5-HT(1A) receptor in the retrieval of aversive or emotional memories, supporting an involvement in reconsolidation. The contribution of 5-HT(1A) receptors in cognitive impairments in various psychiatric disorders is still unclear. However, there is evidence that 5-HT(1A) receptors may play differential roles in normal brain function and in psychopathological states. Taken together, the evidence indicates that the 5-HT(1A) receptor is a target for novel therapeutic advances in several neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by various cognitive deficits.
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- Sven Ove Ogren
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) are two seemingly distinct signaling systems that play regulatory roles in many neuronal functions including survival, neurogenesis, and synaptic plasticity. A common feature of the two systems is their ability to regulate the development and plasticity of neural circuits involved in mood disorders such as depression and anxiety. BDNF promotes the survival and differentiation of 5-HT neurons. Conversely, administration of antidepressant selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) enhances BDNF gene expression. There is also evidence for synergism between the two systems in affective behaviors and genetic epitasis between BDNF and the serotonin transporter genes.
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- Keri Martinowich
- Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program (MAP), NIMH, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-3714, USA
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Turner JH, Garnovskaya MN, Raymond JR. Serotonin 5-HT1A receptor stimulates c-Jun N-terminal kinase and induces apoptosis in Chinese hamster ovary fibroblasts. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2007; 1773:391-9. [PMID: 17208318 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2006] [Revised: 11/30/2006] [Accepted: 12/04/2006] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The 5-HT1A receptor is a prototypical member of the large and diverse serotonin receptor family. One key role of this receptor is to stimulate cell proliferation and differentiation via the extracellular signal regulated protein kinase (ERK) mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase. There are few reports on the ability of the 5-HT1A receptor to modulate other MAP kinases such as c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), which is activated by various extracellular stimuli, resulting in cell growth, differentiation, and programmed cell death. We report here for the first time that the 5-HT1A receptor stimulates JNK. JNK stimulation was Pertussis toxin-sensitive and was mediated by Rho family low molecular weight GTPases. The 5-HT1A receptor also increased apoptosis, which was mimicked by the MEK inhibitor PD98059, and blocked by the JNK inhibitor SP600125. These results suggest that the 5-HT1A receptor stimulates both ERK-dependent anti-apoptotic pathways and JNK-dependent pro-apoptotic pathways in CHO cells.
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- Justin H Turner
- The Medical and Research Services of the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine (Nephrology Division) of the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Müller CP, Carey RJ, Huston JP, De Souza Silva MA. Serotonin and psychostimulant addiction: Focus on 5-HT1A-receptors. Prog Neurobiol 2007; 81:133-78. [PMID: 17316955 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2007.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2006] [Revised: 12/04/2006] [Accepted: 01/03/2007] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Serotonin(1A)-receptors (5-HT(1A)-Rs) are important components of the 5-HT system in the brain. As somatodendritic autoreceptors they control the activity of 5-HT neurons, and, as postsynaptic receptors, the activity in terminal areas. Cocaine (COC), amphetamine (AMPH), methamphetamine (METH) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("Ecstasy", MDMA) are psychostimulant drugs that can lead to addiction-related behavior in humans and in animals. At the neurochemical level, these psychostimulant drugs interact with monoamine transporters and increase extracellular 5-HT, dopamine and noradrenalin activity in the brain. The increase in 5-HT, which, in addition to dopamine, is a core mechanism of action for drug addiction, hyperactivates 5-HT(1A)-Rs. Here, we first review the role of the various 5-HT(1A)-R populations in spontaneous behavior to provide a background to elucidate the contribution of the 5-HT(1A)-Rs to the organization of psychostimulant-induced addiction behavior. The progress achieved in this field shows the fundamental contribution of brain 5-HT(1A)-Rs to virtually all behaviors associated with psychostimulant addiction. Importantly, the contribution of pre- and postsynaptic 5-HT(1A)-Rs can be dissociated and frequently act in opposite directions. We conclude that 5-HT(1A)-autoreceptors mainly facilitate psychostimulant addiction-related behaviors by a limitation of the 5-HT response in terminal areas. Postsynaptic 5-HT(1A)-Rs, in contrast, predominantly inhibit the expression of various addiction-related behaviors directly. In addition, they may also influence the local 5-HT response by feedback mechanisms. The reviewed findings do not only show a crucial role of 5-HT(1A)-Rs in the control of brain 5-HT activity and spontaneous behavior, but also their complex role in the regulation of the psychostimulant-induced 5-HT response and subsequent addiction-related behaviors.
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- Christian P Müller
- Institute of Physiological Psychology I, University of Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Selvamani A, Lincoln C, Uphouse L. The PKC inhibitor, bisindolymaleimide, blocks DOI's attenuation of the effects of 8-OH-DPAT on female rat lordosis behavior. Behav Brain Res 2007; 179:99-106. [PMID: 17336403 PMCID: PMC1950743 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2006] [Revised: 01/05/2007] [Accepted: 01/23/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ovariectomized rats with bilateral cannulae near the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus were hormonally primed with 10 microg estradiol benzoate and 500 microg progesterone. Sexually receptive females were infused bilaterally with 200 ng of the 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist, 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino) tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), or with a combination of 200 ng 8-OH-DPAT and 2000 ng of the 5-HT(2) receptor agonist, (+/-)-2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl-2-aminopropane HCl (DOI). 8-OH-DPAT inhibited lordosis behavior and DOI reduced this inhibition. However, if females were preinfused with the PKC inhibitor, bisindolymaleimide I hydrochloride (BIM), DOI's effect was eliminated. BIM's attenuation of the effects of DOI was time-dependent. When BIM was infused 90 min, but not 30 min, before the 5-HT receptor agonists, BIM eliminated DOI's protection against the lordosis-inhibiting effects of 8-OH-DPAT. A concentration of BIM as low as 10(-5) nmol in a 0.5 microl infusion volume was effective and there was little evidence of dose responsivity between 10(-5) and 10(-1) nmol of BIM. In contrast, prior infusion with vehicle or with 10(-7) nmol BIM had no impact on the female's response to the 5-HT receptor agonists. These findings allow the suggestion that DOI's ability to increase PKC may be responsible for attenuation of the effects of 8-OH-DPAT on lordosis behavior.
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- Amutha Selvamani
- Department of Biology, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 76204, USA
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Pucadyil TJ, Kalipatnapu S, Chattopadhyay A. The serotonin1A receptor: a representative member of the serotonin receptor family. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2005; 25:553-80. [PMID: 16075379 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-005-3969-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2004] [Accepted: 08/03/2004] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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1. Serotonin is an intrinsically fluorescent biogenic amine that acts as a neurotransmitter and is found in a wide variety of sites in the central and peripheral nervous system. Serotonergic signaling appears to play a key role in the generation and modulation of various cognitive and behavioral functions. 2. Serotonin exerts its diverse actions by binding to distinct cell surface receptors which have been classified into many groups. The serotonin1A (5-HT1A) receptor is the most extensively studied of the serotonin receptors and belongs to the large family of seven transmembrane domain G-protein coupled receptors. 3. The tissue and sub-cellular distribution, structural characteristics, signaling of the serotonin1A receptor and its interaction with G-proteins are discussed. 4. The pharmacology of serotonin1A receptors is reviewed in terms of binding of agonists and antagonists and sensitivity of their binding to guanine nucleotides. 5. Membrane biology of 5-HT1A receptors is presented using the bovine hippocampal serotonin1A receptor as a model system. The ligand binding activity and G-protein coupling of the receptor is modulated by membrane cholesterol thereby indicating the requirement of cholesterol in maintaining the receptor organization and function. This, along with the reported detergent resistance characteristics of the receptor, raises important questions on the role of membrane lipids and domains in the function of this receptor.
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- Thomas J Pucadyil
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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Turner JH, Gelasco AK, Raymond JR. Calmodulin Interacts with the Third Intracellular Loop of the Serotonin 5-Hydroxytryptamine1A Receptor at Two Distinct Sites. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:17027-37. [PMID: 14752100 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m313919200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The serotonin 5-HT(1A) receptor couples to heterotrimeric G proteins and intracellular second messengers, yet no studies have investigated the possible role of additional receptor-interacting proteins in 5-HT(1A) receptor signaling. We have found that the ubiquitous Ca(2+)-sensor calmodulin (CaM) co-immunoprecipitates with the 5-HT(1A) receptor in Chinese hamster ovary fibroblasts. The human 5-HT(1A) receptor contains two putative CaM binding motifs, located in the N- and C-terminal juxtamembrane regions of the third intracellular loop of the receptor. Peptides encompassing both the N-terminal (i3N) and C-terminal (i3C) CaM-binding domains were tested for CaM binding. Using in vitro binding assays in combination with gel shift analysis, we demonstrated Ca(2+)-dependent formation of complexes between CaM and both peptides. We determined kinetic data using a combination of BIAcore surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and dansyl-CaM fluorescence. SPR analysis gave an apparent K(D) of approximately 110 nm for the i3N peptide and approximately 700 nm for the i3C peptide. Both peptides also caused characteristic shifts in the fluorescence emission spectrum of dansyl-CaM, with apparent affinities of 87 +/- 23 nm and 1.70 +/- 0.16 microm. We used bioluminescence resonance energy transfer to show that CaM interacts with the 5-HT(1A) receptor in living cells, representing the first in vivo evidence of a G protein-coupled receptor interacting with CaM. Finally, we showed that CaM binding and phosphorylation of the 5-HT(1A) receptor i3 loop peptides by protein kinase C are antagonistic in vitro, suggesting a possible role for CaM in the regulation of 5-HT(1A) receptor phosphorylation and desensitization. These data suggest that the 5-HT(1A) receptor contains high and moderate affinity CaM binding regions that may play important roles in receptor signaling and function.
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- Justin H Turner
- Medical and Research Services of the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Raymond JR, Mukhin YV, Gelasco A, Turner J, Collinsworth G, Gettys TW, Grewal JS, Garnovskaya MN. Multiplicity of mechanisms of serotonin receptor signal transduction. Pharmacol Ther 2001; 92:179-212. [PMID: 11916537 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-7258(01)00169-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) receptors have been divided into 7 subfamilies by convention, 6 of which include 13 different genes for G-protein-coupled receptors. Those subfamilies have been characterized by overlapping pharmacological properties, amino acid sequences, gene organization, and second messenger coupling pathways. Post-genomic modifications, such as alternative mRNA splicing or mRNA editing, creates at least 20 more G-protein-coupled 5-HT receptors, such that there are at least 30 distinct 5-HT receptors that signal through G-proteins. This review will focus on what is known about the signaling linkages of the G-protein-linked 5-HT receptors, and will highlight some fascinating new insights into 5-HT receptor signaling.
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- J R Raymond
- The Research Service of the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29401, USA.
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Raymond JR, Mukhin YV, Gettys TW, Garnovskaya MN. The recombinant 5-HT1A receptor: G protein coupling and signalling pathways. Br J Pharmacol 1999; 127:1751-64. [PMID: 10482904 PMCID: PMC1566169 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The 5-hydroxytryptamine 5-HT1A receptor was one of the first G protein coupled receptors whose cDNA and gene were isolated by molecular cloning methods. Transfection of the cDNA of this receptor into cells previously bearing no 5-HT receptors has resulted in the acquisition of large amounts of information regarding potential signal transduction pathways linked to the receptor, correlations of receptor structure to its various functions, and pharmacological properties of the receptor. Transfection studies with the 5-HT1A receptor have generated critical new information that might otherwise have been elusive. This information notably includes the discovery of unsuspected novel signalling linkages, the elucidation of the mechanisms of receptor desensitization, the refinement of models of the receptor pharmacophore, and the development of silent receptor antagonists, among others. The current review summarizes the most important studies of the recombinant 5-HT1A receptor in the decade since the identification of its cDNA.
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- J R Raymond
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina and the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
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Maines LW, Polavarapu R, Lakoski JM. Expression of brain Gi protein in the aging F344 rat following exposure to corticosterone. Int J Dev Neurosci 1998; 16:341-6. [PMID: 9829170 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-5748(98)00042-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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G protein expression has been shown to be modulated by circulating plasma corticosterone in young animals. A loss of G protein expression regulation by corticosterone in the elderly could explain declines in the function of G protein-coupled receptors and their effective signal transduction processes in the nervous system found in normal and pathological aging. In this study, adrenalectomized 3- and 18-months-old female Fischer 344 rats were exposed to low, moderate or high levels of plasma corticosterone to determine the effect of this hormone on Gi protein expression in the hippocampus and frontal cortex. Basal Gi protein expression, assessed by Western blot analysis, did not vary across age in either brain region. Hippocampal Gi protein levels increased following moderate and high corticosterone administration in the 3-months old animals (125%; P < 0.05) but not in the 18-months old animals. In contrast, in the frontal cortex, Gi protein expression increased significantly in the 18-months-old group (93%; P < 0.05) following exposure to high concentrations of corticosterone. These results suggest that steroid hormones, specifically corticosterone, may differentially modulate neurotransmitter-G protein coupling in an age-dependent manner.
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- L W Maines
- Department of Pharmacology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey 17033, USA
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Doi-Saika M, Tokunaga A, Senba E. Intradermal 5-HT induces Fos expression in rat dorsal horn neurons not via 5-HT3 but via 5-HT2A receptors. Neurosci Res 1997; 29:143-9. [PMID: 9359463 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-0102(97)00086-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We investigated the effects of peripherally administered 5-HT on the secondary neurons in the spinal cord of rats using Fos-like immunoreactivity (FLI) as a marker of neuronal activation. The intradermal administration of 5-HT (30, 60 microg) induced a large number of FLI neurons in the ipsilateral dorsal horn. In animals given 5-HT2A receptor agonists (DOI: 0.28 to 2.8 micromol/kg, alpha-methyl 5-HT: 0.28 to 2.8 micromol/kg) intradermally, immunoreactive neurons were evoked in the same manner as those given 5-HT. Other agonists, including 5-HT3 receptor agonists (m-CPG: 16 to 32 micromol/kg, 2-methyl 5-HT: 0.0028 to 2.8 micromol/kg), did not induce FLI neurons at any dose examined. Furthermore, 5-HT2A receptor antagonist (ketanserin: 1 mg/kg, i.p.) suppressed the expression of FLI in the dorsal horn caused by peripheral 5-HT, but 5-HT3 receptor antagonist (tropisetron: 1 mg/kg, i.p.) did not. These findings suggest that the 5-HT-induced nociceptive response is mediated by 5-HT2A receptors in the periphery.
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- M Doi-Saika
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Wakayama Medical College, Japan
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In this manuscript, current knowledge about central nervous system serotonin (5-HT) receptors is discussed with an emphasis toward describing the functional significance of the multiple 5-HT receptors. Five characteristics of 5-HT receptors, which are hypothesized to contribute to this functional significance, are discussed: (a) 5-HT has varying affinity and potency for the different receptor subtypes; (b) multiple transduction pathways are used by the different receptor subtypes; (c) receptor subtypes differ in their susceptibility to agonist-mediated desensitization/downregulation; (d) receptor subtypes interact in mediating cellular responses to the neurotransmitter; and (e) receptor subtypes respond differently to changes in the physiological environment. It is hypothesized that these characteristics of the multiple neurotransmitter receptors provide the nervous system with a capacity for coding and decoding of 5-HT-mediated neuronal transmission that could not take place with a single neurotransmitter receptor. Serotonergic regulation of female reproduction and regulation of glucocorticoid release are used to illustrate the integrative potential deriving from the existence of multiple 5-HT receptors.
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- L Uphouse
- Department of Biology, Texas Woman's University, Denton 76204, USA
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Takeuchi H, Yatsugi S, Hatanaka K, Nakato K, Hattori H, Sonoda R, Koshiya K, Fujii M, Yamaguchi T. Pharmacological studies on YM992, a novel antidepressant with selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitory and 5-HT2A receptor antagonistic activity. Eur J Pharmacol 1997; 329:27-35. [PMID: 9218680 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(97)10108-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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YM992 ((S)-2-[[(7-fluoro-4-indanyl)oxy]methyl]morpholine monohydrochloride) is a novel compound that has selective serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) re-uptake inhibition and 5-HT2A receptor antagonistic activity in vivo. YM992, fluoxetine and citalopram showed 5-HT uptake inhibition activity in l-5-hydroxy-tryptophan (l-5-HTP)-treated mice. YM992 and trazodone attenuated 5-HT2A/2C receptor agonist-induced head-twitches in mice, indicating that these drugs had 5-HT2A receptor antagonistic activity. YM992 and amitriptyline were highly active in the mouse tail suspension test. In contrast, fluoxetine and citalopram showed only a tendency to reduce the immobility time. Single treatment with YM992 as well as trazodone and fluoxetine ameliorated the learning deficit of olfactory-bulbectomized rats, whereas citalopram and amitriptyline showed an ameliorative effect only after chronic treatment. Although YM992 has moderate affinity for alpha1-adrenoceptors, alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonism of YM992 in vivo was 10 times weaker than that of trazodone. These results demonstrate that YM992 has 5-HT uptake inhibition and 5-HT2A receptor antagonistic activity in vivo, and suggest that YM992 may be a novel antidepressant with high efficacy in clinical use.
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- H Takeuchi
- Neuroscience Research, Pharmacology Laboratories, Institute for Drug Discovery Research, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Palego L, Marazziti D, Rossi A, Giannaccini G, Naccarato AG, Lucacchini A, Cassano GB. Apparent absence of aging and gender effects on serotonin 1A receptors in human neocortex and hippocampus. Brain Res 1997; 758:26-32. [PMID: 9203529 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(96)01415-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The effects of gender, aging and gender x age on the binding of the 5-HT1A receptor high-affinity agonist [3H]8-hydroxy-2(di-N-propylamino)tetralin ([3H]8-OH-DPAT), were evaluated and compared in tissues of human prefrontal, temporal, parietal, occipital cortex and hippocampus obtained from 21 autopsy subjects. The results revealed no variation with age or gender in either the [3H]8-OH-DPAT maximum binding capacity (Bmax) or dissociation constant (Kd) values. On the other hand, when separate correlations to subject ages were performed for men and women, aging effects on [3H]8-OH-DPAT Bmax and Kd were detected: in men, a significant age-dependent decrease in Kd values was observed in the occipital cortex; in women, the Bmax significantly decreased with aging in the parietal cortex and hippocampus, while increasing in occipito-cortical membranes. Overall, the present study reveals that, although neither gender nor aging 'per se' seem to modify the 5-HT1A receptor binding, gender may reveal region-specific aging effects, i.e. on receptor affinity in men and receptor density in women. Such findings should stimulate further investigation on the hypothesized existence of gender x age-related cross-connections between serotonergic system and hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal circuits.
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- L Palego
- Institute of Psychiatry, University of Pisa, Italy
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Ramirez MJ, García-Garayoa E, Romero G, Monge A, Roca J, Del Río J, Lasheras B. VB20B7, a novel 5-HT-ergic agent with gastrokinetic activity. I. Interaction with 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptors. J Pharm Pharmacol 1997; 49:58-65. [PMID: 9120772 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06753.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study describes the in-vitro interaction of the gastrokinetic agent 2[1-(4-piperonyl)piperazinyl]benzothiazole (VB20B7) with the 5-hydroxytryptamine 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 receptor subtypes, using functional as well as radioligand binding studies. The benzamide derivative cisapride was used as a comparison. In radioligand binding assays VB20B7 showed, like cisapride, a weak affinity at 5-HT3 receptors from rat cerebral cortex. The new compound lacked any affinity at other 5-HT receptors or at dopaminergic D2 receptors, whereas cisapride showed high affinity for the 5-HT4 receptors from guinea-pig hippocampus and moderate affinity at dopaminergic D2 receptors. In the non-stimulated guinea-pig ileum, the concentration-response curves to the specific 5-HT3 agonist 2-Me-5-HT and to 5-HT were shifted to the right by VB20B7. In the rat oesophagus tunica muscularis mucosae preparation (TMM), VB20B7 was evaluated for its activity at 5-HT4 receptors. VB20B7 behaved as a 5-HT4 receptor agonist, inducing a concentration-dependent relaxation of the preparation precontracted with carbachol. In this preparation, VB20B7 and cisapride were able to stimulate adenylate cyclase activity, an effect probably mediated through activation of 5-HT4 receptors, as can be inferred from the blockade by the 5-HT4 antagonist, tropisetron, of the enhanced cAMP formation. However, consistent with the lack of affinity at central 5-HT4 receptors, VB20B7 did not stimulate cAMP formation in guinea-pig hippocampal slices. VB20B7 also caused an increase in the twitch response of the transmurally stimulated guinea-pig ileum, although at a concentration higher than cisapride. This effect was blocked by desensitization of the 5-HT4 receptor with 5-MeOT and also by the 5-HT4 receptor antagonist tropisetron. Both VB20B7 and cisapride increased the K(+)-evoked acetylcholine release in this preparation. The results show that VB20B7 possesses affinity for 5-HT4 receptors located in the rat TMM and guinea-pig ileum preparations, but is devoid of affinity at central 5-HT4 receptors. In addition, VB20B7 shows low to moderate affinity at both central and peripheral (enteric) 5-HT3 receptors. The interaction of VB20B7 with the peripheral 5-HT4 and 5-HT3 receptors may be relevant for the gastrokinetic effects of the new compound.
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- M J Ramirez
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Vicentini LM, Cattaneo MG, Fesce R. Evidence for receptor subtype cross-talk in the mitogenic action of serotonin on human small-cell lung carcinoma cells. Eur J Pharmacol 1996; 318:497-504. [PMID: 9016944 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(96)00812-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We previously reported a significant mitogenic effect of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) on human small-cell lung carcinoma cells (SCLC, GLC-8), mediated by both 5-HT1D and 5-HT1A receptors. Here we investigate possible interactions between the two receptor subtypes. Dose-effect curves obtained by simultaneously applying equipotent concentrations of the selective 5-HT1A agonist 8-OH-DPAT and the selective 5-HT1D receptor agonist sumatriptan are shifted to the right, although maximal effects are additive. The nonselective 5-HT antagonist metergoline displays higher potency when both receptor subtypes are activated. The 5-HT1D receptor antagonist GR127935 is markedly more potent against sumatriptan than against the sensitive portion of 5-HT effect. Indeed, both GR127935 and the 5-HT1A antagonist spiperone shift the EC50 for the residual effect of 5-HT from approximately 300 to 120-150 nM, suggesting that blocking one receptor subtype may facilitate activation of the other. Preincubation with either 8-OH-DPAT or sumatriptan suppresses the mitogenic response to the other specific receptor agonist; suppression is complete within 10 min at 37 degrees C, and is not observed when the preincubation is done at 4 degrees C. Measurements of adenylate cyclase activity do not help in interpreting the results. Conversely, measurements of MAP kinase activity reveals biphasic activation with a delayed activation at 1 h, and reproduce the suppression of the effect of the second drug by 15 min preincubation. These findings constitute the first evidence of a reciprocal negative interference between human 5-HT1A and 5-HT1D receptors, and indicate that SCLC GLC-8 cells simultaneously express both receptor subtypes. Mere reciprocal antagonism of the drugs employed cannot account for these data. We suggest that in this cell system cross-talk occurs in the transduction pathways of the two receptor subtypes.
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Inagawa K, Tameda C, Uchida H, Miyauchi T. Behavioral effects of HT-90B, a putative novel anxiolytic agent with potent antidepressive activity. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 1996; 20:129-45. [PMID: 8861183 DOI: 10.1016/0278-5846(95)00300-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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1. HT-90B,((-)-N-[2-(8-methyl-1,4-benzodioxane-2-ylmethyl)am in o]ethyl]tricyclo[3,3,1,1(3,7)] decane-1-carboxamide), is a novel serotonin 5-HT(1A) full agonist with serotonin 5-HT(2) antagonistic action. 2. In a water licking conflict test, HT-90B (3-30 mg/kg, po) was more effective than buspirone in abolishing response suppression. 3. In a forced swim test, HT-90B (3-30 mg/kg, po) reduced the duration of immobility after a single oral dose, which contrasts with the requirement of multiple doses for desipramine (as a standard antidepressant) to produce the effect. 4. These two behavioral effects of HT-90B (20 mg/kg,po) were still evident even 4 hr after oral administration. And no tolerance was observed for these behavioral effects after repeated oral administration (10 mg/kg, b.i.d., 2 weeks). 5. HT-90B hardly produced any diazepam- or buspirone-like side effects. 6. In conclusion, it is suggested HT-90B is a potent anti-depressive anxiolytic with minimal side effects.
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- K Inagawa
- Department of Pharmacology, Fuji-Gotemba Research Labs., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan
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Eaton MJ, Whittemore SR. Adrenocorticotropic hormone activation of adenylate cyclase in raphe neurons: multiple regulatory pathways control serotonergic neuronal differentiation. JOURNAL OF NEUROBIOLOGY 1995; 28:465-81. [PMID: 8592107 DOI: 10.1002/neu.480280407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The RN46A cell line was derived from embryonic day 13 rat medullary raphe cells by infection with a retrovirus encoding the temperature-sensitive mutant of SV40 large T antigen (tsT-ag). The RN46A cell line is neuronally restricted and constitutively differentiates following a shift to nonpermissive temperature. Differentiated RN46A cells express low levels of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) but no detectable levels of serotonin (5-HT). Treatment of cultures with the adrenocorticotropic hormone peptide ACTH4-10 up-regulates the expression of TPH immunoreactivity in differentiated RN46A cells, but 5-HT synthesis requires initial treatment with ACTH4-10, followed by partial membrane depolarizing conditions. Up-regulation of TPH by ACTH4-10 is apparently due to activation of adenylate cyclase, whereas the increased 5-HT synthesis with membrane depolarization can be blocked with the voltage-sensitive Ca(2+)-channel blockers nifedipine and omega-conotoxin. ACTH4-10 treatment also markedly up-regulates the expression of the 5-HT reuptake transporter, as do dibutyryl cyclic AMP and forskolin; chronic membrane depolarization has no effect on 5-HT reuptake. The expression of the high-affinity 5-HT1A receptor is increased threefold by ACTH4-10 treatment during differentiation and fivefold by differentiation under partial membrane depolarizing conditions. Combining ACTH4-10 treatment and membrane depolarization does not increase expression of the 5-HT1A receptor further. 5-HT release is constitutive in ACTH-treated RN46A cells and linked to spontaneous synaptic vesicle fusion in RN46A cells. Considered with previous results, these data indicate that multiple effectors, ACTH, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and membrane depolarization, have both distinct and overlapping effects that regulate specific elements of the serotonergic neuronal phenotype during differentiation and maturation.
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- M J Eaton
- Miami Project, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33136, USA
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Hansen MB. SEROTONIN - AN INTESTINAL SECRETAGOGUE - Receptor Subtypes and Intracellular Mediators. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1995.tb01931.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Billecocq A, Hedlund PB, Bolaños-Jiménez F, Fillion G. Characterization of galanin and 5-HT1A receptor coupling to adenylyl cyclase in discrete regions of the rat brain. Eur J Pharmacol 1994; 269:209-17. [PMID: 7531647 DOI: 10.1016/0922-4106(94)90088-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We have studied the coupling of galanin and 5-HT1A receptors with adenylyl cyclase in the hypothalamus, the entorhinal cortex and the hippocampus of the rat brain. Furthermore, we have evaluated the effects of simultaneous activation of galanin and 5-HT1A receptors on adenylyl cyclase activity. Galanin-(1-29) and galanin-(1-15) showed a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on forskolin-stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity in the hypothalamus and entorhinal cortex. No clear effects were observed in the hippocampus. Neither galanin-(1-29) nor galanin-(1-15) had any effect on the basal activity of adenylyl cyclase in these regions. The selective 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-2-(di-n-propylamino)-tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) induced a dose-dependent inhibition of forskolin stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity in the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex. 5-HT induced an inhibition in the hypothalamus. In all regions the effects could be fully counteracted by methiothepin. 5-HT was shown to stimulate the basal activity of adenylyl cyclase in the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex. The effects could be counteracted by methiothepin. When galanin-(1-29) and 5-HT/8-OH-DPAT were incubated simultaneously additive inhibitory effects, but no synergistic interactions, could be observed on the stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity. In conclusion, galanin and 5-HT1A receptors seem to be linked to different independent pools of G proteins, indicating that the previously demonstrated intramembrane interactions between galanin and 5-HT1A receptors involve a mechanism not directly related to adenylyl cyclase.
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- A Billecocq
- Unit of Neuroimmunoendocrinological Pharmacology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- A P Ford
- Institute of Pharmacology, Syntex Research, Palo Alto, California 94304
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Raymond JR, Olsen CL, Gettys TW. Cell-specific physical and functional coupling of human 5-HT1A receptors to inhibitory G protein alpha-subunits and lack of coupling to Gs alpha. Biochemistry 1993; 32:11064-73. [PMID: 8218170 DOI: 10.1021/bi00092a016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We have studied the physical and functional linkages of heterologously expressed human 5-HT1A receptors to G protein alpha-subunits in HeLa and CHO-K1 cells. HeLa cells expressed immunoreactivity to G(i) proteins with an apparent rank order of G(i) alpha 3 (approximately 1 pmol/mg of protein) >> G(i) alpha 1 (approximately 0.1 pmol/mg) >> G(i) alpha 2 (< 0.02 pmol/mg), whereas CHO-K1 cells expressed immunoreactivity to G(i) alpha 2 (approximately 5 pmol/mg) >> G(i) alpha 3 (approximately 0.7 pmol/mg), but not to G(i) alpha 1. Both cell lines expressed large and small forms of Gs alpha, but neither expressed detectable G(o) alpha. Agonist-promotable physical coupling of the 5-HT1A receptor to G proteins was examined with high-affinity agonist binding and with co-immunoprecipitation using rabbit anti-receptor IgG fractions. Agonist treatment induced coupling of the 5-HT1A receptors to G proteins with an apparent rank order of G(i) alpha 3 > G(i) alpha 1, G(i) alpha 2 in HeLa cells and G(i) alpha 3 > G(i) alpha 2 in CHO-K1 cells. Agonist-promotable functional coupling of the 5-HT1A receptors to inhibition of adenylylcyclase was measured in membranes derived from HeLa and CHO-K1 cells expressing approximately 2.5-3 pmol of receptors/mg of protein by preincubation with antisera raised against the carboxyl termini of the G(i) protein alpha-subunits. A noteworthy difference between the two cell types was that antisera against the predominant G protein (G(i) alpha 2) were substantially more efficacious than G(i) alpha 3 antisera at blocking functional coupling to adenylylcyclase inhibition in CHO-K1 cells, whereas in HeLa cells, antisera against nonpredominant G proteins (G(i) alpha 1/G(i) alpha 2) were equally as effective as those against the predominant G protein (G(i) alpha 3). No physical or functional coupling of the 5-HT1A receptor to Gs alpha isoforms was detected in either cell line. These findings suggest that the 5-HT1A receptor can physically couple to multiple distinct G(i) proteins in mammalian cell membranes and that functional coupling to adenylylcyclase inhibition may be mediated by G(i) alpha 1, G(i) alpha 2, and G(i) alpha 3. One factor influencing the relative importance of those G proteins for 5-HT1A receptor-inhibited adenylylcyclase activity appears to be their-relative levels of expression.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- J R Raymond
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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Mongeau R, Welner SA, Quirion R, Suranyi-Cadotte BE. Further evidence for differential affinity states of the serotonin1A receptor in rat hippocampus. Brain Res 1992; 590:229-38. [PMID: 1358403 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(92)91100-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The binding profile of [3H]8-hydroxy-2-(di-N-propylamino)-tetralin ([3H]8-OH-DPAT) to serotonin1A (5-HT1A) sites in rat hippocampal, frontocortical and striatal membranes has been compared. In these regions, [3H]8-OH-DPAT labels both a high and a low-affinity binding site; the affinity values for each of the two sites are comparable in the different brain regions, but have different maximal capacity. By modifying the experimental conditions in a series of hippocampal membrane preparations, reciprocal changes in the proportion of the two sites were observed suggesting that they represent, at least in this region, different conformations or affinity states of a single receptor protein. In contrast to the lower affinity state, it appears that the high-affinity state is stabilized by coupling with a G-protein. Evidence supporting this statement is provided by addition of the guanine nucleotide Gpp(NH)p, breakage of labile disulfide bonds using N-ethylmaleimide and increasing membrane rigidity with ascorbate-induced lipid peroxidation, conditions which all reduced the density of receptors in the high-affinity state. Moreover, the high-affinity state appears to be stabilized at the expense of the lower affinity state in the presence of Mn2+. On the other hand, a complete shift to the low-affinity binding state was observed after a 24 h in vivo treatment with inhibitors of monoamine oxidase A (phenelzine or clorgyline) but not of monoamine oxidase B (deprenyl). This disappearance of the high-affinity state with a concomitant increase in the binding capacity of the low-affinity state was reproduced by inhibiting monoamine oxidase A in vitro, as well as by reducing preincubation washout periods. Also, competitors of the [3H]8-OH-DPAT binding site, such as serotonin and unlabelled 8-OH-DPAT, display two affinity states while others like (+/-)-propranolol, tryptamine and spiperone recognize a single affinity component. These results suggest that the 5-HT1A binding site may exhibit at least two different affinity states depending upon its microenvironment and the intrinsic activity of the ligand used.
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- R Mongeau
- Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Qué., Canada
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Varrault A, Bockaert J, Waeber C. Activation of 5-HT1A receptors expressed in NIH-3T3 cells induces focus formation and potentiates EGF effect on DNA synthesis. Mol Biol Cell 1992; 3:961-9. [PMID: 1330092 PMCID: PMC275657 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.3.9.961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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NIH-3T3 fibroblasts have been transfected with human serotonin 5-HT1A receptors. Clonal cell lines expressed between 40 and 500 fmol receptor/mg. 5-HT1A agonists strongly inhibited nonstimulated- as well as forskolin- or isoproterenol-stimulated adenylyl cyclase. The effects of 5-HT1A receptor activation on cell growth were investigated. 5-HT1A agonists accelerated cell division, generated foci, and increased DNA synthesis. The stimulation of [3H]thymidine incorporation was much stronger when tyrosine kinase receptors were activated concomitantly. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) elevating agents inhibited DNA synthesis induced by all mitogens tested. The mitogenic activity of 5-HT1A agonists did not seem to be linked to adenylyl cyclase inhibition because 1) we were not able to measure any decrease in intracellular cAMP levels under the conditions of DNA synthesis assay and 2) 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine, which strongly inhibited adenylyl cyclase, was not mitogenic and did not modify the mitogenic effects of 5-HT1A agonists. Pertussis toxin completely blocked potentiation of epidermal growth factor effect induced by 8-hydroxy-di-(n-propyl)aminotetralin, a 5-HT1A agonist, but only partially blocked the one induced by insulin. In conclusion, in transfected NIH-3T3 cells, transforming and mitogenic effects of 5-HT1A agonists involve a pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein but do not seem to be linked to adenylyl cyclase inhibition.
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- A Varrault
- Centre CNRS-INSERM de Pharmacologie-Endocrinologie, Montpellier, France
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Raymond JR, Albers FJ, Middleton JP. Functional expression of human 5-HT1A receptors and differential coupling to second messengers in CHO cells. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 1992; 346:127-37. [PMID: 1448178 DOI: 10.1007/bf00165293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The signal transduction linkages of the cloned human 5-HT1A receptor as expressed stably in CHO cells were studied. A transfected clonal cell line which expresses 900 +/- 36 fmol 5-HT1A receptor/mg protein (designated CHO-5-HT1A/WT-27) responded to 5-HT and/or 8-OH-DPAT by coupling to several second messenger pathways. The 5-HT1A receptor inhibited, but did not stimulate, membrane adenylyl cyclase activity and whole cell cAMP accumulation in a dose-dependent manner (for 5-HT, IC50 = 146 +/- 27 and 55 +/- 12 nM, respectively). Activation of the receptor was associated with other signal transduction linkages: (i) a 40-50% increase in hydrolysis of inositol phosphates (for 5-HT, EC50 = 1.33 +/- 0.15 microM for 5-HT), (ii) a transient elevation of cytosolic Ca2+ levels (apparent at 1-100 microM 5-HT) which was not affected by chelation of extracellular Ca2+ by EGTA, and (iii) an augmentation of [3H]-arachidonic acid release pharmacologically with the calcium ionophore A23187 or by activation of endogenous thrombin or P2 purinergic receptors (for 5-HT, EC50 = 1.22 +/- 0.17 microM). This pathway may be an amplification mechanism for signaling in anatomic regions with high concentrations of several neuro-transmitters, hormones or autacoids, such as at neuronal junctions or near areas of platelet aggregation. All linkages were sensitive to pertussis toxin pre-treatment (IC50 approximately 0.5-0.6 ng/ml x 4.5 h for all pathways), suggesting the involvement of Gi protein(s) in these signal transduction pathways. Coupling to varied signal transduction pathways in a single cell system may be a common feature of receptors which classically inhibit adenylyl cyclase such as the 5-HT1A receptor.
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- J R Raymond
- Department of Medicine (Nephrology), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Mitchell JB, Betito K, Rowe W, Boksa P, Meaney MJ. Serotonergic regulation of type II corticosteroid receptor binding in hippocampal cell cultures: evidence for the importance of serotonin-induced changes in cAMP levels. Neuroscience 1992; 48:631-9. [PMID: 1318518 DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90407-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal response to stress is profoundly altered by environmental events. One target for environmental regulation within the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is the hippocampal type II corticosteroid (or glucocorticoid) receptor system, which mediates the negative-feedback effects of glucocorticoids on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity. Thus, adult rats handled early in life show increased hippocampal type II corticosteroid receptor density and increased sensitivity to the inhibitory effects of circulating glucocorticoids on post-stress hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity. Both effects persist throughout life. The effects of handling on type II corticosteroid receptor development are, at least in part, mediated by changes in hippocampal 5-hydroxytryptamine turnover. Moreover, 5-hydroxytryptamine can regulate type II corticosteroid receptor density in cultured hippocampal cells, providing a paradigm for examining the neurochemical mechanisms by which environmental stimuli might regulate neural differentiation. In the present studies, we examined the intracellular mechanisms underlying the effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine on type II corticosteroid receptors ([3H]RU 28362 binding) in hippocampal cell cultures. cAMP, but not cGMP, levels in cultured hippocampal cells were significantly increased by the addition of 5-hydroxytryptamine to the medium. The cAMP response to 5-hydroxytryptamine was biphasic: an initial increase in cAMP levels occurred in response to nanomolar 5-hydroxytryptamine concentrations (EC50 = 7.2 nM), while a second increase was apparent at low micromolar concentrations. 5-Hydroxytryptamine also increased [3H]RU 28362 binding (EC50 = 4.5 nM) with a maximal effect at a concentration of 10 nM. There was no further increase in [3H]RU 28362 binding even with higher, micromolar concentrations of 5-hydroxytryptamine.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- J B Mitchell
- Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
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Medanic M, Gillette MU. Serotonin regulates the phase of the rat suprachiasmatic circadian pacemaker in vitro only during the subjective day. J Physiol 1992; 450:629-42. [PMID: 1432721 PMCID: PMC1176142 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1992.sp019147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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1. The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus is the primary pacemaker for circadian rhythms in mammals. The 24 h pacemaker is endogenous to the SCN and persists for multiple cycles in the suprachiasmatic brain slice. 2. While serotonin is not endogenous to the SCN, a major midbrain hypothalamic afferent pathway is serotonergic. Within this tract the dorsal raphe nucleus sends direct projections to the ventrolateral portions of the SCN. We investigated a possible regulatory role for serotonin in the mammalian circadian system by examining its effect, when applied at projection sites, on the circadian rhythm of neuronal activity in rat SCN in vitro. 3. Eight-week-old male rats from our inbred colony, housed on a 12 h light: 12 h dark schedule, were used. Hypothalamic brain slices containing the paired SCN were prepared in the day and maintained in glucose and bicarbonate-supplemented balanced salt solution for up to 53 h. 4. A 10(-11) ml drop of 10(-6) M-serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) creatinine sulphate complex) in medium was applied to the ventrolateral portion of one of the SCN for 5 min on the first day in vitro. The effect of the treatment at each of seven time points across the circadian cycle was examined. The rhythm of spontaneous neuronal activity was recorded extracellularly on the second and third days in vitro. Phase shifts were determined by comparing the time-of-peak of neuronal activity in serotonin- vs. media-treated slices. 5. Application of serotonin during the subjective day induced significant advances in the phase of the electrical activity rhythm (n = 11). The most sensitive time of treatment was CT 7 (circadian time 7 is 7 h after 'lights on' in the animal colony), when a 7.0 +/- 0.1 h phase advance was observed (n = 3). This phase advance was perpetuated on day 3 in vitro without decrement. Serotonin treatment during the subjective night had no effect on the timing of the electrical activity rhythm (n = 9). 6. The specificity of the serotonin-induced phase change was assessed by treating slices in the same manner with a microdrop of serotonergic agonists, 5-carboxamidotryptamine, that targets the 5-HT1 class of receptors, or 8-hydroxy-dipropylaminotetralin (8-OH DPAT), that acts on the 5-HT1A receptor subtype.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- M Medanic
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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Sijbesma H, Schipper J, Molewijk HE, Bosch AI, de Kloet ER. 8-hydroxy-2-(di-N-propylamino)tetralin increases the activity of adenylate cyclase in the hippocampus of freely-moving rats. Neuropharmacology 1991; 30:967-75. [PMID: 1717874 DOI: 10.1016/0028-3908(91)90110-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The present study was designed to examine the effects of intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) on the efflux of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in the extracellular fluid of the dorsal hippocampus, using in vivo microdialysis. One week after implantation of the guide, probes were inserted in conscious rats and perfused with Ringer solution. Steady basal levels of cAMP (2.9 +/- 0.1 pmol/ml, n = 74 rats) were obtained after at least three hours of stabilisation. The 8-OH-DPAT dose-dependently increased the basal efflux of cAMP, which was most apparent between 20-40 min after the injection. The largest dose of 8-OH-DPAT (1 mg/kg) tested, induced a maximum response of approximately 50%, whereas injections of saline did not alter the efflux of cAMP. Treatment with (+/-)pindolol (10 mg/kg) did not significantly affect the basal efflux of cAMP, whereas it markedly inhibited the increase in levels of cAMP, induced by 0.5 mg/kg 8-OH-DPAT (injected 40 min later). Simultaneous behavioural observations demonstrated that (+/-)pindolol also attenuated various components of the 8-OH-DPAT-induced behavioural syndrome. Addition of 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX), forskolin or noradrenaline, to the perfusion fluid, strongly enhanced the levels of cAMP in the extracellular fluid from the hippocampus. Injection of 8-OH-DPAT (1 mg/kg) during perfusion with IBMX induced a similar increase in levels of cAMP, as under normal perfusion conditions. However, 8-OH-DPAT did not significantly alter the efflux of cAMP, when probes were perfused with either forskolin or forskolin and IBMX.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- H Sijbesma
- Department of Pharmacology, Leiden University, The Netherlands
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Idres S, Delarue C, Lefebvre H, Vaudry H. Benzamide derivatives provide evidence for the involvement of a 5-HT4 receptor type in the mechanism of action of serotonin in frog adrenocortical cells. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 1991; 10:251-8. [PMID: 1653392 DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(91)90068-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We have previously shown that serotonin (5-HT) is a potent stimulator of corticosterone and aldosterone secretion by frog adrenocortical cells and we have demonstrated that the action of 5-HT is not mediated by the classical 5-HT receptor subtypes i.e. 5-HT1, 5-HT2 and 5-HT3. Recently, a non-classical 5-HT receptor (termed 5-HT4) has been characterized using 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy-benzamide derivatives as serotonergic agonists. In the present report, we have investigated the possible involvement of the 5-HT4 receptor subtype in the mechanism of action of 5-HT on steroid secretion. Increasing concentrations of benzamide derivatives (zacopride, cisapride and BRL 24924) gave rise to a dose-related stimulation of corticosteroid production, zacopride being the most potent compound of this series to enhance steroidogenesis. Prolonged administration (230 min) of zacopride induced a rapid increase in corticosterone and aldosterone output followed by a gradual decline of corticosteroid secretion. During prolonged exposure of adrenal tissue to zacopride (10(-5) M), the corticotropic activity of 5-HT (10(-6) M) was totally abolished. The stimulatory effects of 5-HT and zacopride were abolished by the non-selective 5-HT3 antagonist ICS 205 930. In contrast methysergide, a 5-HT1 receptor antagonist, and MDL 72222, a selective 5-HT3 antagonist did not block zacopride-induced corticosteroid secretion. Both 5-HT and zacopride induced a dose-related increase in cAMP production by frog adrenal slices. Taken together, these results indicate that the stimulatory effect of 5-HT on frog adrenocortical tissue is mediated by activation of a 5-HT4 receptor subtype positively coupled to adenylate cyclase.
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- S Idres
- CNRS URA 650, Unité Affiliée à l'INSERM, Université de Rouen, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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el Mestikawy S, Fargin A, Raymond JR, Gozlan H, Hnatowich M. The 5-HT1A receptor: an overview of recent advances. Neurochem Res 1991; 16:1-10. [PMID: 2052135 DOI: 10.1007/bf00965820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Progress in the field of neuronal receptor research has accelerated during the last few years due to developments in pharmacology and molecular biology. This is particularly true in the case of the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor. In 1983 the very selective, high affinity 5-HT1A agonist 8-OH-DPAT was developed which allowed the pharmacology and distribution of the 5-HT1A receptor in the central nervous system of the rat and man to be extensively characterized. By 1987, the gene encoding this receptor protein was cloned and sequenced, allowing not only elucidation of its structure, but also better insight into the nature of its coupling to transmembrane signal transduction systems. Thus in a short period of time considerable knowledge has accumulated on how serotonin exerts its functions in the central nervous system via the 5-HT1A receptor. In the present review we will briefly discuss some of the latest developments regarding the 5-HT1A receptor.
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- S el Mestikawy
- INSERM U288, Neurobiologie cellulaire et fonctionnelle, Faculté de Médecine Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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Hoyer D, Schoeffter P. 5-HT receptors: subtypes and second messengers. JOURNAL OF RECEPTOR RESEARCH 1991; 11:197-214. [PMID: 1886080 DOI: 10.3109/10799899109066399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Our knowledge about 5-HT (serotonin, 5-hydroxytryptamine) receptors has gained significantly over the recent few years. The discovery of selective ligands and the use of new techniques have led to a significant increase in the number of recognised receptors subtypes. The present status of awareness is largely related to the use of radioligand binding studies, autoradiography, second messenger analysis and more recently, molecular biological techniques. Three main families of 5-HT receptors, of which subtypes have been described, are now accepted. This heterogeneity is further substantiated by the cloning of the cDNA's of three different 5-HT receptors. This article reviews some of the recent developments which led to the characterisation of 5-HT receptor subtypes.
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- D Hoyer
- Preclinical Research, SANDOZ Pharma Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
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Sijbesma H, Schipper J, De Kloet ER. The anti-aggressive drug eltoprazine preferentially binds to 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptor subtypes in rat brain: sensitivity to guanine nucleotides. Eur J Pharmacol 1990; 187:209-23. [PMID: 2272361 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(90)90008-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Eltoprazine (DU 28853) inhibits offensive aggressive behaviour in several animal species. We characterized the binding of radiolabelled eltoprazine in rat brain by autoradiography. [3H]Eltoprazine displayed saturable and high-affinity binding to several brain areas, including the basal ganglia, hippocampal formation and cerebral cortex (Kd values ranging from 4.2 to 9.5 nM). The maximal binding capacities (Bmax) for [3H]eltoprazine were similar to those for [3H]5-HT and were highest in the substantia nigra and subiculum. Competition with eltoprazine for [3H]ligand binding to the various 5-HT1 receptor subtypes revealed preferential binding to 5-HT1A (IC50 values ranging from 42 to 50 nM) and 5-HT1B (IC50 values ranging from 25 to 38 nM) recognition sites. The drug had moderate affinity for 5-HT1C sites (IC50 = 282 nM). Addition of GTP or its stable analogue Gpp(NH)p to the radioligand assay caused a marked reduction (50-90%) in both [3H]eltoprazine and [3H]5-HT binding. These effects were substantially less in the choroid plexus. The binding of the antagonist (-)[125I]Iodocyanopindolol ([125I]ICYP) to 5-HT1B recognition sites, as quantified in the subiculum and substantia nigra, was either unaltered or slightly enhanced by the addition of 10(-3) M GTP. Furthermore, GTP did not affect the competition for [125I]ICYP binding by the 5-HT1-antagonist methiothepin, whereas it did significantly reduce the displacement by eltoprazine, resulting in an almost twofold increase in IC50 values. The data indicate that the anti-aggressive drug eltoprazine preferentially binds to 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptor sites and that this interaction is modulated by guanine nucleotides.
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- H Sijbesma
- Department of Pharmacology, Duphar B.V., Weesp, The Netherlands
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Hamon M, Gozlan H, el Mestikawy S, Emerit MB, Bolaños F, Schechter L. The central 5-HT1A receptors: pharmacological, biochemical, functional, and regulatory properties. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1990; 600:114-29; discussion 129-31. [PMID: 2252305 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb16877.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- M Hamon
- INSERM U288, Faculté de Médecine Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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Backus LI, Sharp T, Grahame-Smith DG. Behavioural evidence for a functional interaction between central 5-HT2 and 5-HT1A receptors. Br J Pharmacol 1990; 100:793-9. [PMID: 2145051 PMCID: PMC1917590 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb14094.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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1. The possibility of 5-HT2 receptor modulation of central 5-HT1A receptor function has been examined using the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) behavioural syndrome induced by 5-HT1A receptor active drugs in rats. 2. The 5-HT2/5-HTIC antagonist ritanserin (0.1-2 mg kg-1) increased the 5-HT behavioural syndrome induced by submaximally effective doses of 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeODMT) and gepirone. 3. Pretreatment with the 5-HT2/5-HT1C antagonist ICI 170,809 (0.25-5 mg kg-1) also enhanced the behavioural syndrome induced by 8-OH-DPAT or 5-MeODMT. 4. The 5-HT2/alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist ketanserin in a low dose (0.25 mg kg-1) significantly increased the 5-HT behavioural syndrome induced by 8-OH-DPAT or 5-MeODMT, while in a higher dose (2.5 mg kg-1) this drug decreased the response. Experiments with prazosin indicate that the higher dose of ketanserin might reduce the 5-HT behavioural syndrome through blockade of alpha 1-adrenoceptors. 5. Ritanserin and ICI 170,809 had no effect on apomorphine-induced stereotypy or hyperactivity, indicating that these drugs do not produce non-specific behavioural activation. 6. Ritanserin and ICI 170,809 inhibited quipazine-induced wet dog shakes at doses similar to those enhancing the 5-HT behavioural syndrome. 7. We suggest that ritanserin, ICI 170,809 and ketanserin enhance 5-HT1A agonist-induced behaviour through blockade of an inhibitory 5-HT2 receptor regulating or coupled to 5-HT1A receptor-mediated function.
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Birnbaumer L, Abramowitz J, Brown AM. Receptor-effector coupling by G proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1990; 1031:163-224. [PMID: 2160274 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4157(90)90007-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 889] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The primary structure of G proteins as deduced from purified proteins and cloned subunits is presented. When known, their functions are discussed, as are recent data on direct regulation of ionic channels by G proteins. Experiments on expression of alpha subunits, either in bacteria or by in vitro translation of mRNA synthesized from cDNA are presented as tools for definitive assignment of function to a given G protein. The dynamics of G protein-mediated signal transduction are discussed. Key points include the existence of two superimposed regulatory cycles in which upon activation by GTP, G proteins dissociate into alpha and beta gamma and their dissociated alpha subunits hydrolyze GTP. The action of receptors to catalyze rather than regulate by allostery the activation of G proteins by GTP is emphasized, as is the role of subunit dissociation, without which receptors could not act as catalysts. To facilitate the reading of this review, we have presented the various subtopics of this rapidly expanding field in sections 1-1X, each of which is organized as a self-contained sub-chapter that can be read independently of the others.
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- L Birnbaumer
- Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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Julius D, Huang KN, Livelli TJ, Axel R, Jessell TM. The 5HT2 receptor defines a family of structurally distinct but functionally conserved serotonin receptors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990; 87:928-32. [PMID: 2300586 PMCID: PMC53382 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.3.928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Serotonin exerts its diverse physiological effects by interacting with multiple distinct receptor subtypes. We have isolated a rat brain 5HT2 serotonin receptor cDNA by virtue of its homology with the 5HT1c receptor. The 5HT2 receptor is a member of the family of receptors that are linked to guanine nucleotide-binding proteins and are predicted to span the lipid bilayer seven times. Overall sequence identity between the 5HT2 and 5HT1c receptors is 49%, but identity within the transmembrane domains is 80%. Expression of both the 5HT2 and 5HT1c receptors in transfected mouse fibroblasts activates phospholipase C signaling pathways and promotes cellular transformation. However, RNA blotting shows that these two receptor subtypes are differentially expressed in the central nervous system. In this manner, structurally and functionally homologous receptor subtypes may elicit distinct physiologic actions.
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- D Julius
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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- W Wesemann
- Department of Neurochemistry, Philipps University, Marburg/Lahn, F.R.G
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Birnbaumer L, Abramowitz J, Yatani A, Okabe K, Mattera R, Graf R, Sanford J, Codina J, Brown AM. Roles of G proteins in coupling of receptors to ionic channels and other effector systems. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 1990; 25:225-44. [PMID: 2171876 DOI: 10.3109/10409239009090610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Guanine nucleotide binding (G) proteins are heterotrimers that couple a wide range of receptors to ionic channels. The coupling may be indirect, via cytoplasmic agents, or direct, as has been shown for two K+ channels and two Ca2+ channels. One example of direct G protein gating is the atrial muscarinic K+ channel K+[ACh], an inwardly rectifying K+ channel with a slope conductance of 40 pS in symmetrical isotonic K+ solutions and a mean open lifetime of 1.4 ms at potentials between -40 and -100 mV. Another is the clonal GH3 muscarinic or somatostatin K+ channel, also inwardly rectifying but with a slope conductance of 55 pS. A G protein, Gk, purified from human red blood cells (hRBC) activates K+ [ACh] channels at subpicomolar concentrations; its alpha subunit is equipotent. Except for being irreversible, their effects on gating precisely mimic physiological gating produced by muscarinic agonists. The alpha k effects are general and are similar in atria from adult guinea pig, neonatal rat, and chick embryo. The hydrophilic beta gamma from transducin has no effect while hydrophobic beta gamma from brain, hRBCs, or retina has effects at nanomolar concentrations which in our hands cannot be dissociated from detergent effects. An anti-alpha k monoclonal antibody blocks muscarinic activation, supporting the concept that the physiological mediator is the alpha subunit not the beta gamma dimer. The techniques of molecular biology are now being used to specify G protein gating. A "bacterial" alpha i-3 expressed in Escherichia coli using a pT7 expression system mimics the gating produced by hRBC alpha k.
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- L Birnbaumer
- Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Twist EC, Mitchell S, Brazell C, Stahl SM, Campbell IC. 5HT2 receptor changes in rat cortex and platelets following chronic ritanserin and clorgyline administration. Biochem Pharmacol 1990; 39:161-6. [PMID: 1688704 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(90)90660-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Chronic administration of clorgyline or ritanserin to adult rats for 28 days followed by a 3 day drug-free period results in a significant decrease in 5HT2 receptor number (Bmax) in rat frontal cortex from 315.23 +/- 10.72 fmol/mg protein to 249.63 +/- 13.99 fmol/mg protein and 222.55 +/- 17.17 fmol/mg protein, respectively. On rat blood platelets, ritanserin significantly increases recept number from 26.18 +/- 3.83 fmol/mg protein to 50.94 +/- 7.96 fmol bound/mg protein, whereas clorgyline has no significant effect (21.32 +/- 4.78 fmol/mg protein). Following both drug regimens, the affinity (Kd) of the respective ligands for the receptor is not significantly different from controls: the mean Kd value of the three groups for [3H]ketanserin is 1.57 +/- 0.05 nM in cortex and 0.83 +/- 0.25 nM for [125I]iodolysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) on platelets. Clorgyline increases serotonin (5HT) and noradrenaline (NA) levels in cerebellum, and decreases 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid (5HIAA) and homovanillic acid (HVA): ritanserin does not change the levels of the amines or their metabolites. The data shows that platelet and brain changes are not comparable after ritanserin administration. The receptor binding data demonstrates that curve fitting to two data points provides information which is comparable to and as statistically robust as that obtained from eight point saturation curves. Thus, if pilot studies show that the data follows a rectangular hyperbola, two point assays (optimal at 0.1 Kd and 3 Kd) can be used to obtain estimates of Bmax and Kd.
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- E C Twist
- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, U.K
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Schipper J, Tulp MT, Sijbesma H. Neurochemical profile of eltoprazine. DRUG METABOLISM AND DRUG INTERACTIONS 1990; 8:85-114. [PMID: 1982626 DOI: 10.1515/dmdi.1990.8.1-2.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In this paper we present the neurochemical profile of eltoprazine, a drug that specifically inhibits offensive aggression. Eltoprazine interacts selectively with serotonin (5-HT) receptor subtypes (Ki-values for 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B and 5-HT1C receptors are 40, 52 and 81 nM respectively). Affinity for other neurotransmitter receptors is much lower (Ki-values greater than 400 nM) than for 5-HT1 receptors. The selective interaction with 5-HT1 receptor subtypes is confirmed by in vitro autoradiographic studies using radiolabelled eltoprazine. The overall distribution of [3H]eltoprazine bears a strong resemblance to the localization of 5-HT1 binding sites labelled by [3H]5-HT, although some differences are observed. Eltoprazine (1 microM) inhibits the forskolin stimulated c-AMP production in hippocampus slices of the rat, indicating an agonistic action on the 5-HT1A receptor. The K+ stimulated release of 5-HT from rat cortex slices is inhibited by eltoprazine (pD2 = 7.8). The maximal response, however, was clearly less than that of the full agonist 5-HT, indicating partial agonistic activity on the 5-HT1B receptor (alpha = 0.5). Eltoprazine has a weak antagonistic action (IC50 = 7 microM) on the 5-HT1C receptor as revealed by inhibition of the 5-HT-induced accumulation of inositol phosphates in the choroid plexus of the pig. In vivo, eltoprazine reduces 5-HIAA levels in the striatum, without affecting the 5-HT levels. Eltoprazine also reduces the 5-HT synthesis rate as shown by 5-HTP accumulation after decarboxylase inhibition. These data indicate that eltoprazine acts as a 5-HT agonist in vivo in a dose range that affects aggressive behaviour (0.3-3 mg/kg p.o.). Taken together from a variety of neurochemical studies there is strong evidence both in vitro and in vivo that the pharmacological actions of eltoprazine can be attributed to an interaction with the 5-HT system, most probably via a (partial) agonistic action on 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptors.
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- J Schipper
- Department of Pharmacology, Duphar B.V., Weesp, The Netherlands
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Dumuis A, Sebben M, Bockaert J. The gastrointestinal prokinetic benzamide derivatives are agonists at the non-classical 5-HT receptor (5-HT4) positively coupled to adenylate cyclase in neurons. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 1989; 340:403-10. [PMID: 2555720 DOI: 10.1007/bf00167041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We have previusly shown that a non-classical 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT4) receptor mediates the stimulation of adenylate cyclase activity in mouse embryo colliculi neurons in primary culture. The pharmacological characteristics of this receptor exclude the possibility that it belongs to the known 5-HT1, 5-HT2 or 5-HT3 receptor types. Here we report that this 5-HT receptor can be stimulated by 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy substituted benzamide derivatives. All these compounds have been reported to be potent stimulants of gastrointestinal motility and some of them are 5-HT3 receptor antagonists. The rank order of potency of these substituted benzamide derivatives in stimulating cAMP formation was: cisapride greater than BRL 24924 greater than 5-HT greater than zacopride greater than BRL 20627 greater than metoclopramide. The non-additivity of benzamide and 5-HT activities suggests that 5-HT and the substituted benzamide derivatives act on the same receptor. Only ICS 205930, a recognized 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, competitively antagonized the stimulatory effect of cisapride, zacopride and BRL 24924. However, its pKi (6-6.3) for this new receptor was very different from its pKi for 5-HT3 receptors (pKi = 8-10). Other selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonists with an indole group (BRL 43694 and GR 38032F), with a benzoate group (cocaïne, MDL 72222) or with a piperazine group (quipazine) were ineffective in reversing the stimulatory effect of benzamide derivatives. Exposure of neuronal cells to potent agonists at this receptor such as BRL 24924 rapidly reduces its capacity to stimulate cAMP production.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- A Dumuis
- Centre CNRS-INSERM de Pharmacologie-Endocrinologie, Montpellier, France
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Tobin AB, Osborne NN. Evidence for the presence of serotonin receptors negatively coupled to adenylate cyclase in the rabbit iris-ciliary body. J Neurochem 1989; 53:686-91. [PMID: 2547897 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1989.tb11758.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Serotonin has no obvious effect on basal cyclic AMP levels but reduces the forskolin-, isoproterenol-, and vasoactive intestinal peptide-induced stimulation of cyclic AMP levels in a dose-dependent manner. Serotonergic, cholinergic, muscarinic, alpha-adrenergic, and dopaminergic antagonists have no effect on the serotonin response. Topical application of a serotonin/pargyline solution to the living eye causes desensitisation of the serotonin response in the iris-ciliary body, an observation confirming the presence of specific serotonergic receptors linked to adenylate cyclase. The 5-HT1A [5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) type 1A] receptor agonists 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin and buspirone mimic the serotonin response in reducing the forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP levels, as do the indole derivatives 5-methoxytryptamine, 5-hydroxtryptophan, and tryptamine. However, the ineffectiveness of the 5-HT1A agonist ipsapirone and the inability of spiroxatrine to block the serotonin response show that classical 5-HT1A receptors are not involved. The serotonin response is blocked by pertussis toxin and is insensitive to the phosphodiesterase inhibitor theophylline, which indicates the involvement of an inhibitory guanine regulatory protein in the coupling of the serotonin receptor to the adenylate cyclase catalytic unit.
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- A B Tobin
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Oxford, England
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