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Miranda L. Antidepressant and anxiolytic effects of activating 5HT2A receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex and the theoretical mechanisms underlying them - A scoping review of available literature. Brain Res 2024; 1846:149226. [PMID: 39251056 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.149226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2024] [Revised: 08/22/2024] [Accepted: 09/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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Psychedelic drugs that activate the 5HT2A receptor have long been the target of extensive clinical research, particularly in models of psychiatric illness. The aim of this literature review was to investigate the therapeutic effects of 5HT2A receptor activation in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the respective mechanisms that underlie them. Based on the available research, I suggest that 5HT2A receptors in the ACC exert profound changes in excitatory neurotransmission and brain network connectivity in a way that reduces anxious preoccupation and obsessional thoughts, as well as promoting cognitive flexibility and long-lasting mood improvements in anhedonia. This is possibly due to a complex interplay with glutamate and gamma-butyric acid neurotransmission, particularly 5HT2A activation enhances α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor signalling, thus altering the ratio of AMPA to N-methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) activity in the ACC, which can dismantle previously established neuronal connections and aid the formation of new ones, an effect that may be beneficial for fear extinction and reversal learning. Psychedelics potentially change intra- and internetwork connectivity, strengthening connectivity from the dorsal ACC / Salience Network to the Default Mode Network (DMN) and Central Executive Network (CEN), which correlates with improvements in attentional shifting and anti-anhedonic effects. Additionally, they may decrease inhibitory influence of the DMN over the CEN which may reduce overevaluation of internal states and ameliorate cognitive deficits. Activation of ACC 5HT2A receptors also has important downstream effects on subcortical areas, including reducing amygdala reactivity to threatening stimuli and enhancing mesolimbic dopamine, respectively improving anxiety and the experience of natural rewards.
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Liu Y, Wang Z, Fang L, Xu Y, Zhao B, Kang X, Zhao Y, Han J, Zhang Y, Dong E, Wang N. Deficiency of 5-HT 2B receptors alleviates atherosclerosis by regulating macrophage phenotype through inhibiting interferon signalling. Br J Pharmacol 2024. [PMID: 39232850 DOI: 10.1111/bph.17315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Elevated levels of 5-HT have been correlated with coronary artery disease and cardiac events, suggesting 5-HT is a potential novel factor in the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, the underlying pathological mechanisms of the 5-HT system in atherosclerosis remain unclear. The 5-HT2B receptor (5-HT2BR), which establishes a positive feedback loop with 5-HT, has been identified as a contributor to pathophysiological processes in various vascular disorders. In this study, we investigated the immunological impact of 5-HT2BR in atherosclerosis-prone apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE-/-) mice. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Plasma levels of 5-HT were measured in mice using an ELISA kit. Atherosclerotic plaque formation, macrophage infiltration and inflammatory signalling were assessed in ApoE-/- mice by employing both pharmacological inhibition and genetic deficiency of 5-HT2BR. Inflammasome activation was elucidated using peritoneal macrophages isolated from 5-HT2BR-deficient mice. KEY RESULTS An upregulation of 5-HT2BR expression was observed in the aortas of ApoE-/- mice, exhibiting a strong correlation with the presence of macrophages in plaques. Atherosclerosis was attenuated in mice through pharmacological inhibition and genetic deficiency of 5-HT2BR. Additionally, a significant reduction in atherosclerotic plaque size was achieved through bone marrow reconstitution with 5-HT2BR-deficient cells. 5-HT2BR-deficient macrophages showed attenuated interferon (IFN) signalling, NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and interleukin-1β release. Moreover, macrophages primed with 5-HT2BR deficiency displayed an anti-inflammatory phenotype. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS These findings support the hypothesis that 5-HT2BR in macrophages plays a causal role in the development of atherosclerosis, revealing a novel perspective for potential therapeutic strategies in atherosclerosis-related diseases.
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- Yahan Liu
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, The first affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Department of Cardiology and Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital; Research Unit of Medical Science Research Management/Basic and Clinical Research of Metabolic Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Research Center for Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Qingdao Hospital (Qingdao Municipal Hospital); School of Health and Life Sciences, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Wuhu Hospital, East China Normal University (ECNU), Wuhu, China
- East China Normal University Health Science Center, Shanghai, China
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Exploring the Tryptophan Metabolic Pathways in Migraine-Related Mechanisms. Cells 2022; 11:cells11233795. [PMID: 36497053 PMCID: PMC9736455 DOI: 10.3390/cells11233795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Migraine is a complex neurovascular disorder, which causes intense socioeconomic problems worldwide. The pathophysiology of disease is enigmatic; accordingly, therapy is not sufficient. In recent years, migraine research focused on tryptophan, which is metabolized via two main pathways, the serotonin and kynurenine pathways, both of which produce neuroactive molecules that influence pain processing and stress response by disturbing neural and brain hypersensitivity and by interacting with molecules that control vascular and inflammatory actions. Serotonin has a role in trigeminal pain processing, and melatonin, which is another product of this pathway, also has a role in these processes. One of the end products of the kynurenine pathway is kynurenic acid (KYNA), which can decrease the overexpression of migraine-related neuropeptides in experimental conditions. However, the ability of KYNA to cross the blood-brain barrier is minimal, necessitating the development of synthetic analogs with potentially better pharmacokinetic properties to exploit its therapeutic potential. This review summarizes the main translational and clinical findings on tryptophan metabolism and certain neuropeptides, as well as therapeutic options that may be useful in the prevention and treatment of migraine.
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De Giovanni M, Tam H, Valet C, Xu Y, Looney MR, Cyster JG. GPR35 promotes neutrophil recruitment in response to serotonin metabolite 5-HIAA. Cell 2022; 185:815-830.e19. [PMID: 35148838 PMCID: PMC9037118 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rapid neutrophil recruitment to sites of inflammation is crucial for innate immune responses. Here, we reveal that the G-protein-coupled receptor GPR35 is upregulated in activated neutrophils, and it promotes their migration. GPR35-deficient neutrophils are less recruited from blood vessels into inflamed tissue, and the mice are less efficient in clearing peritoneal bacteria. Using a bioassay, we find that serum and activated platelet supernatant stimulate GPR35, and we identify the platelet-derived serotonin metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) as a GPR35 ligand. GPR35 function in neutrophil recruitment is strongly dependent on platelets, with the receptor promoting transmigration across platelet-coated endothelium. Mast cells also attract GPR35+ cells via 5-HIAA. Mice deficient in 5-HIAA show a loss of GPR35-mediated neutrophil recruitment to inflamed tissue. These findings identify 5-HIAA as a GPR35 ligand and neutrophil chemoattractant and establish a role for platelet- and mast cell-produced 5-HIAA in cell recruitment to the sites of inflammation and bacterial clearance.
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- Marco De Giovanni
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Shimoda LA. Cellular Pathways Promoting Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling by Hypoxia. Physiology (Bethesda) 2021; 35:222-233. [PMID: 32490752 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00039.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Exposure to hypoxia increases pulmonary vascular resistance, leading to elevated pulmonary arterial pressure and, potentially, right heart failure. Vascular remodeling is an important contributor to the increased pulmonary vascular resistance. Hyperproliferation of smooth muscle, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts, and deposition of extracellular matrix lead to increased wall thickness, extension of muscle into normally non-muscular arterioles, and vascular stiffening. This review highlights intrinsic and extrinsic modulators contributing to the remodeling process.
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- Larissa A Shimoda
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Sahu MP, Pazos-Boubeta Y, Steinzeig A, Kaurinkoski K, Palmisano M, Borowecki O, Piepponen TP, Castrén E. Depletion of TrkB Receptors From Adult Serotonergic Neurons Increases Brain Serotonin Levels, Enhances Energy Metabolism and Impairs Learning and Memory. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:616178. [PMID: 33935645 PMCID: PMC8082189 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.616178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) regulate each other and have been implicated in several neuronal mechanisms, including neuroplasticity. We have investigated the effects of BDNF on serotonergic neurons by deleting BDNF receptor TrkB from serotonergic neurons in the adult brain. The transgenic mice show increased 5-HT and Tph2 levels with abnormal behavioral phenotype. In spite of increased food intake, the transgenic mice are significantly leaner than their wildtype littermates, which may be due to increased metabolic activity. Consistent with increased 5-HT, the proliferation of hippocampal progenitors is significantly increased, however, long-term survival of newborn cells is unchanged. Our data indicates that BDNF-TrkB signaling regulates the functional phenotype of 5-HT neurons with long-term behavioral consequences.
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- Madhusmita P Sahu
- Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Faculty of Philosopy and Social Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
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- Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Betari N, Sahlholm K, Morató X, Godoy-Marín H, Jáuregui O, Teigen K, Ciruela F, Haavik J. Inhibition of Tryptophan Hydroxylases and Monoamine Oxidase-A by the Proton Pump Inhibitor, Omeprazole- In Vitro and In Vivo Investigations. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:593416. [PMID: 33324221 PMCID: PMC7726444 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.593416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Serotonin (5-HT) is a hormone and neurotransmitter that modulates neural activity as well as a wide range of other physiological processes including cardiovascular function, bowel motility, and platelet aggregation. 5-HT synthesis is catalyzed by tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) which exists as two distinct isoforms; TPH1 and TPH2, which are responsible for peripheral and central 5-HT, respectively. Due to the implication of 5-HT in a number of pathologies, including depression, anxiety, autism, sexual dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and carcinoid syndrome, there has been a growing interest in finding modulators of these enzymes in recent years. We thus performed high-throughput screening (HTS) using a fluorescence-based thermal shift assay (DSF) to search the Prestwick Chemical Library containing 1,280 compounds, mostly FDA-approved drugs, for TPH1 binders. We here report the identification of omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor, as an inhibitor of TPH1 and TPH2 with low micromolar potency and high selectivity over the other aromatic amino acid hydroxylases. The S-enantiomer of omeprazole, esomeprazole, has recently also been described as an inhibitor of monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A), the main enzyme responsible for 5-HT degradation, albeit with lower potency compared to the effect on TPH1 and TPH2. In order to investigate the net effect of simultaneous inhibition of TPH and MAO-A in vivo, we administered high-dose (100 mg/kg) omeprazole to CD-1 mice for 4 days, after which the animals were subjected to the tail suspension test. Finally, central (whole brain) and peripheral (serum) 5-HT content was measured using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Omeprazole treatment significantly increased 5-HT concentrations, both in brain and in serum, and reduced the time spent immobile in the tail suspension test relative to vehicle control. Thus, the MAO-A inhibition afforded by high-dose omeprazole appears to overcome the opposing effect on 5-HT produced by inhibition of TPH1 and TPH2. Further modification of proton pump inhibitor scaffolds may yield more selective modulators of 5-HT metabolism.
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- Nibal Betari
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Pharmacology Unit, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pharmacology Unit, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,Neuropharmacology and Pain Group, Neuroscience Program, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Pharmacology Unit, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,Neuropharmacology and Pain Group, Neuroscience Program, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Scientific and Technological Centers of University of Barcelona (CCiTUB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Pharmacology Unit, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,Neuropharmacology and Pain Group, Neuroscience Program, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Division of Psychiatry, Bergen Center of Brain Plasticity, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Aflyatumova GN, Nigmatullina RR, Sadykova DI, Chibireva MD, Fugetto F, Serra R. Endothelin-1, nitric oxide, serotonin and high blood pressure in male adolescents. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2018; 14:213-223. [PMID: 30271160 PMCID: PMC6151099 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s170317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Essential arterial hypertension (EAH) in adolescents represents a social burden. The endothelium is involved in the pathogenesis of EAH. Imbalance of key vasoactive factors – namely nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) – is observed, and serotonin (5-HT) release is also impaired. The relationship between the factors and high blood pressure (BP) has been established mainly in preclinical studies and in the adult age. The aim of the present manuscript is to establish the association between plasma ET-1, serum NO and 5-HT, platelet 5-HT levels and BP in male adolescents, analyzing their concentrations in controls, prehypertensive and hypertensive children. Consequently, we want to evaluate ET-1, NO and 5-HT levels as preclinical biomarkers of EAH. Methods Outpatient adolescents, examined at Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, were recruited between 26th of May and 25th of September 2016. Predictor variables identified were plasma ET-1, serum NO and 5-HT levels and were evaluated in serum and platelets of case and control groups. Results Plasma ET-1 and serum 5-HT concentrations in prehypertensive and hypertensive children were higher than in controls, with hypertensive adolescents showing higher levels of both factors compared with prehypertensive adolescents. Platelet 5-HT levels were lower in prehypertensive and hypertensive children compared with controls, while serum NO levels were higher in prehypertensive children than in hypertensive children. Conclusion Measurable ET-1, NO and 5-HT are related to BP in adolescents and may serve as diagnostic biomarkers of EAH. Furthermore, they could help to better define prehypertensive and hypertensive children.
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- Gulfiia Nagimovna Aflyatumova
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Hospital Pediatrics, Kazan State Medical Academy, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Interuniversity Center of Phlebolymphology (CIFL), International Research and Educational Program in Clinical and Experimental Biotechnology, Headquarters: University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Interuniversity Center of Phlebolymphology (CIFL), International Research and Educational Program in Clinical and Experimental Biotechnology, Headquarters: University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy, .,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy,
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Sztuka K, Orszulak-Michalak D, Jasińska-Stroschein M. Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions tested in animal models of pulmonary hypertension. Vascul Pharmacol 2018; 110:55-63. [PMID: 30145225 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2018.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to test candidate therapeutic approaches in pulmonary hypertension (PH). The efficacy of 522 interventions with >200 unregistered drugs was tested on 7254 animals. We propose a modified formula to assess meta-data that concerns the contribution of PH animal model to the denoted efficacy of tested agents. The measure of efficacy expressed as a response ratio for right ventricle systolic pressure was 0.48 (95% CI, 0.46-0.50; P < 0.00001), mean pulmonary artery pressure was 0.54 (0.52-0.56; P < 0.00001), right ventricle hypertrophy was 0.49 (0.48-0.51; P < 0.00001) and pulmonary artery wall thickness was 0.58 (0.56-0.61; P < 0.00001). Only 41 out of 522 interventions were ineffective. The most potent agents to improve both haemodynamic and hypertrophic parameters were ATP-sensitive potassium channel openers with iptakalim, Rho/ROCK inhibitors with fasudil, RAAS regulators with adenosine and ACE2 activators, and anti-inflammatories with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and NF-кB inhibitors.
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- Katarzyna Sztuka
- Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Łódź, ul. Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Łódź, ul. Muszyńskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland
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Liu Y, Wang Z, Li J, Ban Y, Mao G, Zhang M, Wang M, Liu Y, Zhao B, Shen Q, Xu Q, Wang N. Inhibition of 5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptor 2B Reduced Vascular Restenosis and Mitigated the β-Arrestin2-Mammalian Target of Rapamycin/p70S6K Pathway. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:e006810. [PMID: 29382665 PMCID: PMC5850233 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND As a monoamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) or serotonin modulates mood, appetite, and sleep. Besides, 5-HT also has important peripheral functions. 5-HT receptor 2B (5-HT2BR) plays a key role in cardiovascular diseases, such as pulmonary arterial hypertension and cardiac valve disease. Percutaneous intervention has been used to restore blood flow in occlusive vascular disease. However, restenosis remains a significant problem. Herein, we investigated the role of 5-HT2BR in neointimal hyperplasia, a key pathological process in restenosis. METHODS AND RESULTS The expression of 5-HT2BR was upregulated in wire-injured mouse femoral arteries. In addition, BW723C86, a selective 5-HT2BR agonist, promoted the injury response during restenosis. 5-HT and BW723C86 stimulated migration and proliferation of rat aortic smooth muscle cells. Conversely, LY272015, a selective antagonist, attenuated the 5-HT-induced smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation. In vitro study showed that the promigratory effects of 5-HT2BR were mediated through the activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/p70S6K signaling in a β-arrestin2-dependent manner. Inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin or p70S6K mitigated 5-HT2BR-mediated smooth muscle cell migration. Mice with deficiency of 5-HT2BR showed significantly reduced neointimal formation in wire-injured arteries. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrated that activation of 5-HT2BR and β-arrestin2-biased downstream signaling are key pathological processes in neointimal formation, and 5-HT2BR may be a potential target for the therapeutic intervention of vascular restenosis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Movement/drug effects
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Models, Animal
- Femoral Artery/drug effects
- Femoral Artery/enzymology
- Femoral Artery/injuries
- Femoral Artery/pathology
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/enzymology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/injuries
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/pathology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/enzymology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/pathology
- Neointima
- Organic Chemicals/pharmacology
- Rats
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/metabolism
- Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/genetics
- Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/metabolism
- Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Vascular Remodeling/drug effects
- Vascular System Injuries/drug therapy
- Vascular System Injuries/enzymology
- Vascular System Injuries/genetics
- Vascular System Injuries/pathology
- beta-Arrestin 2/genetics
- beta-Arrestin 2/metabolism
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- Yahan Liu
- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Cardiovascular Division, King's College London King's British Heart Foundation (BHF) Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
- Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Miwa H, Koseki J, Oshima T, Hattori T, Kase Y, Kondo T, Fukui H, Tomita T, Ohda Y, Watari J. Impairment of gastric accommodation induced by water-avoidance stress is mediated by 5-HT2B receptors. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2016; 28:765-78. [PMID: 26833428 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Psychological stress has been shown to impair gastric accommodation (GA), but its mechanism has not been elucidated. This study was conducted to clarify the role of 5-HT2B receptors in a guinea pig model of stress-induced impairment of GA. METHODS Gastric accommodation was evaluated by measuring the intrabag pressure in the proximal stomach after administration of a liquid meal. The guinea pigs were subjected to water-avoidance stress. The role of 5-HT2B receptors in impairment of GA was investigated by administering a 5-HT2B receptor agonist (BW723C86) or antagonist (SB215505), the traditional Japanese medicine rikkunshito (RKT), a muscarinic M3 receptor antagonist (1,1-dimethyl-4-diphenylacetoxypiperidium iodide [4-DAMP]), or a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor (Nω -nitro-L-arginine [L-NNA]). KEY RESULTS In normal animals, liquid meal-induced GA was inhibited by BW723C86, but was not affected by SB215505. The inhibition of GA by BW723C86 was reversed by co-administration of 4-DAMP. Compared to normal animals, GA in stressed animals was significantly inhibited. SB215505 and RKT significantly suppressed stress-induced impairment of GA. After meal administration, the level of cyclic guanosine monophosphate in gastric fundus tissue increased by approximately twofold in normal animals, but did not change in stressed animals. The inhibition of GA by L-NNA was suppressed by SB215505 or RKT. At a dose that did not affect GA in normal animals, BW723C86 exacerbated the impairment of GA in stressed animals. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES Stress-induced impairment of GA may be mediated by an increased responsiveness of 5-HT2B receptors, and activation of the 5-HT2B receptor signaling pathway may have an inhibitory effect on nitric oxide function.
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- H Miwa
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Tsumura Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Tsumura Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki, Japan
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- Tsumura Research Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., Ibaraki, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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Kozhevnikova LM, Mironova GY, Sukhanova IF. The inhibitors of the 5HT-transporter fluoxetine and clomipramine attenuate serotonin-induced constriction of the aorta and the calcium signal in smooth muscle cells of the rat. BIOL BULL+ 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s106235901601009x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang E, Maruyama J, Yokochi A, Mitani Y, Sawada H, Nishikawa M, Ma N, Maruyama K. Sarpogrelate hydrochloride, a serotonin 5HT2A receptor antagonist, ameliorates the development of chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats. J Anesth 2015; 29:715-23. [PMID: 25931318 DOI: 10.1007/s00540-015-2015-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of the present study was to determine if sarpogrelate hydrochloride (SPG), a serotonin 5HT2A receptor antagonist, prevented the development of chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH) and hypertensive pulmonary vascular remodeling. METHODS Forty-one male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to hypobaric hypoxia (380 mmHg, 10 % oxygen) or room air and administered 50 mg/kg SPG or vehicle by gavage once daily from day -2 to day 14. The mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) were measured. Hypertensive pulmonary vascular remodelings were assessed morphometrically by light microscopy. Serotonin-induced contraction was determined in isolated pulmonary artery rings from 24 rats. In another set of rats, Western blotting, real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescent staining (n = 9) for lung tissue were performed. RESULTS Chronic hypoxia induced a rise in mean PAP and RVH, increased the percentage of muscularized arteries in peripheral pulmonary arteries and medial wall thickness in small muscular arteries, and potentiated serotonin-induced contraction, each of which was significantly (p < 0.05) ameliorated by SPG. Chronic hypoxia significantly increased the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and phosphorylated eNOS (peNOS) protein levels, cyclic guanosine monophosphate, and matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) mRNA levels in whole lung tissues. SPG increased peNOS expression in the immunofluorescent staining of peripheral pulmonary arteries from chronic hypoxic rats and decreased the MMP-13 mRNA in lung tissue in chronic hypoxic rats. CONCLUSIONS The administration of SPG ameliorated the development of chronic hypoxic PH and hypertensive pulmonary vascular changes.
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- Erquan Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.,Faculty of Medical Engineering, Suzuka University of Medical Science, 1001-1 Kishiokacho, Suzuka, Mie, 510-0293, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Mie University school of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Mie University school of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Institute of Human Research Promotion and Drug Development, Mie University school of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Science, Suzuka University of Medical Science, 1001-1 Kishiokacho, Suzuka, Mie, 510-0293, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
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Reid TE, Kumar K, Wang XS. Predictive in silico studies of human 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor subtype 2B (5-HT2B) and valvular heart disease. Curr Top Med Chem 2014; 13:1353-62. [PMID: 23675941 DOI: 10.2174/15680266113139990039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) receptors are neuromodulator neurotransmitter receptors which when activated trigger a signal transduction cascade within cells resulting in cell-cell communication. 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B (5-HT2B) is a subtype of the seven members of 5-hydroxytrytamine receptors family which is the largest member of the super family of 7-transmembrane G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). Not only do 5-HT receptors play physiological roles in the cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal and endocrine function as well as the central nervous system, but they also play a role in behavioral functions. In particular 5-HT2B receptor is widely spread with regards to its distribution throughout bodily tissues and is expressed at high levels in the lungs, peripheral tissues, liver, kidneys and prostate, just to name a few. Hence 5-HT2B participates in multiple biological functions including CNS regulation, regulation of gastrointestinal motality, cardiovascular regulation and 5-HT transport system regulation. While 5-HT2B is a viable drug target and has therapeutic indications for treating obesity, psychosis, Parkinson's disease etc. there is a growing concern regarding adverse drug reactions, specifically valvulopathy associated with 5-HT2B agonists. Due to the sequence homology experienced by 5-HT2 subtypes there is also a concern regarding the off-target effects of 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C agonists. The concepts of sensitivity and subtype selectivity are of paramount importance and now can be tackled with the aid of in silico studies, especially cheminformatics, to develop models to predict valvulopathy associated toxicity of drug candidates prior to clinical trials. This review has highlighted three in silico approaches thus far that have been successful in either predicting 5-HT2B toxicity of molecules or identifying important interactions between 5-HT2B and drug molecules that bring about valvulopathy related toxicities.
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- Terry-Elinor Reid
- Molecular Modeling and Drug Discovery Core for District of Columbia Developmental Center for AIDS Research (DCD-CFAR), Washington DC 20059, USA
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Penumatsa KC, Fanburg BL. Transglutaminase 2-mediated serotonylation in pulmonary hypertension. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013; 306:L309-15. [PMID: 24375797 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00321.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The monoamine serotonin (5-HT) has been previously implicated in pulmonary arterial remodeling and is considered a potential therapeutic target for the disease pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). More recently, it has been recognized that the enzyme tissue transglutaminase (TG2) mediates cross-linking of proteins with 5-HT, a posttranslational process of monoaminylation known as "serotonylation." TG2 activity and serotonylation of protein participate in both smooth muscle proliferation and contraction produced by 5-HT. Indeed, markedly increased TG2 activity has now been identified in lung tissue of an experimental rodent model of pulmonary hypertension, and elevated serotonylation of fibronectin and the signaling molecule Rho, downstream products of transglutamidation, have been found in blood of patients with PAH. The basic mechanism by which TG2 is activated and the potential role(s) of serotonylated proteins in pulmonary hypertension remain a mystery. In the present review we have tried to address the current understanding of 5-HT metabolism in pulmonary hypertension and relate it to what is currently known about the evolving cellular process of serotonylation.
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- K C Penumatsa
- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Division, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington St., #257, Boston, MA 02111.
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Ljungvall I, Höglund K, Lilliehöök I, Oyama MA, Tidholm A, Tvedten H, Häggström J. Serum serotonin concentration is associated with severity of myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2013; 27:1105-12. [PMID: 23865457 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Revised: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) has recently been suggested to play a role in the development of naturally acquired myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) in dogs. AIM To investigate the association between serum 5-HT concentration and MMVD severity in dogs, and to assess potential associations between serum 5-HT concentrations and dog characteristics, echocardiographic variables, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, presence of macrothrombocytosis, and plateletcrit. ANIMALS A total of 120 client-owned dogs. MATERIAL AND METHODS Dogs were prospectively recruited and were classified by standard echocardiography into healthy (dogs of breeds predisposed to MMVD, but without echocardiographic evidence of the disease), mild, moderate, or severe MMVD groups. Serum 5-HT concentrations were analyzed using an ELISA. RESULTS Dogs with severe MMVD had lower serum 5-HT concentrations than healthy dogs (P = .0025) and dogs with mild MMVD (P = .0011). Unilinear and multiple regression analyses showed that serum 5-HT concentrations decreased with increasing left atrial to aortic root ratio (LA/Ao), were higher in Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (CKCS) dogs compared to dogs of other breeds, and were higher in female dogs than in male dogs. The LA/Ao was the variable most strongly associated with serum 5-HT concentration. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE The finding of higher serum 5-HT concentrations in dogs of breeds predisposed to the early onset of MMVD (CKCS) and dogs with mild MMVD suggests that alterations in 5-HT signaling might play a role in progression of early stages of MMVD.
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- I Ljungvall
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Hodge JM, Wang Y, Berk M, Collier FM, Fernandes TJ, Constable MJ, Pasco JA, Dodd S, Nicholson GC, Kennedy RL, Williams LJ. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors inhibit human osteoclast and osteoblast formation and function. Biol Psychiatry 2013; 74:32-9. [PMID: 23260229 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Revised: 10/08/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely used antidepressants and one of the most commonly used medications. There is growing concern that SSRIs, which sequester in bone marrow at higher concentrations than brain or blood, increase bone fragility and fracture risk. However, their mechanism of action on human osteoclasts (OC) and osteoblasts (OB) differentiation remains unclear. METHODS Expression of serotonin receptors (5-HTR), transporter (5-HTT), and tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (TPH1) was assessed in human OC (precursors and mature) and OB (nonmineralizing and mineralizing) by polymerase chain reaction. OC formation and resorption was measured in the presence of 5 SSRIs. OBs cultured with SSRIs for 28 days were assessed for alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and bone mineralization. Cell viability and apoptosis were determined by annexin V flow cytometry. RESULTS OCs and OB expressed TPH1, 5-HTT, and 5-HTR1B. The 5-HTR2A was expressed only in OB, whereas 5-HTR2B expression increased from precursor to mature OC. All SSRIs (except citalopram) dose-dependently inhibited OC formation and resorption between 1 μmol/L and 10 μmol/L; order of potency: sertraline > fluoxetine > paroxetine > fluvoxamine > citalopram. Similarly, SSRIs (except citalopram) inhibited ALP and bone mineralization by OB but only at 30 μmol/L. Apoptosis was induced by SSRIs in OC and OB in an identical pattern to inhibitory effects. Serotonin treatment had no effect on either OC or OB parameters. CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate that SSRIs differentially inhibit bone cell function via apoptosis. This may explain the mechanisms of bone loss with chronic use and aid clinical choices.
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- Jason M Hodge
- Barwon Biomedical Research, The Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Delaney C, Gien J, Roe G, Isenberg N, Kailey J, Abman SH. Serotonin contributes to high pulmonary vascular tone in a sheep model of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013; 304:L894-901. [PMID: 23605003 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00043.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Although past studies demonstrate that altered serotonin (5-HT) signaling is present in adults with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, whether serotonin contributes to the pathogenesis of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is unknown. We hypothesized that 5-HT contributes to increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in a sheep model of PPHN and that selective 5-HT reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment increases PVR in this model. We studied the hemodynamic effects of 5-HT, ketanserin (5-HT2A receptor antagonist), and sertraline, an SSRI, on pulmonary hemodynamics of the late gestation fetal sheep with PPHN caused by prolonged constriction of the ductus arteriosis. Brief intrapulmonary infusions of 5-HT increased PVR from 1.0 ± 0.07 (baseline) to 1.4 ± 0.22 mmHg/ml per minute of treatment (P < 0.05). Ketanserin decreased PVR from 1.1 ± 0.15 (baseline) to 0.82 ± 0.09 mmHg/ml per minute of treatment (P < 0.05). Sertraline increased PVR from 1.1 ± 0.17 (baseline) to 1.4 ± 0.17 mmHg/ml per minute of treatment (P = 0.01). In addition, we studied 5-HT production and activity in vitro in experimental PPHN. Compared with controls, pulmonary artery endothelial cells from fetal sheep with PPHN exhibited increased expression of tryptophan hydroxylase 1 and 5-HT production by twofold and 56%, respectively. Compared with controls, 5-HT2A R expression was increased in lung homogenates and pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell lysates by 35% and 32%, respectively. We concluded that increased 5-HT contributes to high PVR in experimental PPHN through activation of the 5-HT2A receptor and that SSRI infusion further increases PVR in this model.
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- Cassidy Delaney
- Pediatric Heart Lung Center, Section of Neonatology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Liu Y, Tian XY, Mao G, Fang X, Fung ML, Shyy JYJ, Huang Y, Wang N. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ ameliorates pulmonary arterial hypertension by inhibiting 5-hydroxytryptamine 2B receptor. Hypertension 2012; 60:1471-8. [PMID: 23108648 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.112.198887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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An elevated plasma level of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) or upregulation of 5-HT receptor signaling or both is implicated in vascular contraction and remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Recently, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) agonists have been shown to ameliorate PAH. However, their effects on the 5-HT-induced contraction of pulmonary arteries remain unknown. Here, we examined the role of PPARγ in inhibiting 5-HT2B receptor (5-HT2BR) to ameliorate PAH. Pulmonary arteries from PAH rats induced by monocrotaline or chronic hypoxia showed an enhanced vasoconstriction in response to BW723C86, a specific agonist for 5-HT2BR. Expression of 5-HT2BR was also increased in pulmonary arteries from the PAH rats, accompanied by vascular remodeling and right ventricular hypertrophy. Treatment with the PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone in vivo reversed the expression and the vasocontractive effect of 5-HT2BR as well as the thickening of pulmonary arteries. In pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells, 5-HT induced the gene expression of 5-HT2BR, which was inhibited by rosiglitazone, pioglitazone, or adenovirus-mediated overexpression of constitutively activated PPARγ. The pharmacological effect of PPARγ was through the suppression of the 5-HT-induced activator protein-1 activity. These results demonstrated the beneficial effect of PPARγ on 5-HT2BR-mediated vasocontraction, providing a new mechanism for the potential use of PPARγ agonists in PAH.
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- Yahan Liu
- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Harichane Y, Dimitrova-Nakov S, Marchadier A, Collet C, Baudry A, Vidal C, Kamoun-Goldrat A, Kellermann O, Goldberg M. Enamel alterations in serotonin 2B receptor knockout mice. Eur J Oral Sci 2012; 119 Suppl 1:177-84. [PMID: 22243244 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00908.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The role of the serotonin 2B receptor (5-HT(2B) R) in enamel formation and mineralization was explored in adult 5HT(2B) R knockout (KO) mice compared with wild-type (WT) mice. In the molar, quantitative data obtained by micro-computed tomography imaging showed that the overall volume of the enamel layer was firmly reduced in KO mice. Defective mineralization was ascertained by energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis. We also observed, using scanning electron microscopy, that parazones in the KO mice included two or three helicoidally twisted rods within Hunter-Schreger bands, instead of a single rod, as found in the WT mice. Minor disturbances were also detected in the incisors of KO mice. Structural modifications, thinner enamel crystallites, and porosities observed in KO mice indicate that the 5-HT(2B) R-mediated signaling pathways as part of the enamel formation process. These data provide a basis for evaluating the role of 5-HT(2B) R in ameloblast functions. Defects observed in the mineralization and structure of enamel in KO mice highlight that the 5-HT(2B) R interferes with the mechanisms directing amelogenesis.
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Wei L, Warburton RR, Preston IR, Roberts KE, Comhair SAA, Erzurum SC, Hill NS, Fanburg BL. Serotonylated fibronectin is elevated in pulmonary hypertension. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2012; 302:L1273-9. [PMID: 22523280 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00082.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Serotonin (5-HT) and fibronectin (FN) have been associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH). We previously reported that FN is posttranslationally modified by tissue transglutaminase (TGase) to form serotonylated FN (s-FN) in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and that serotonylation stimulates their proliferation and migration, hallmarks of PH. We hypothesized that s-FN and its binding to TGase are elevated in human and experimental PH. To assess this hypothesis, FN isolation and electrophoretic, immunoblotting, and densitometric techniques were used. Mean ratio of serum s-FN to total FN level (s-FN/FN) was elevated in 19 consecutive pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients compared with 25 controls (0.3 ± 0.18 vs. 0.05 ± 0.07, P < 0.001). s-FN/FN also was increased in lungs of mice and rats with hypoxia-induced PH and in rats with monocrotaline-induced PH. In mice, the increase was detected at 1 wk of hypoxia, preceding the development of PH. Hypoxic rats had elevated serum s-FN/FN. Enhanced binding of TGase to its substrate FN occurred in serum from patients with PAH (mean 0.50 ± 0.51 vs. 0.063 ± 0.11, P = 0.002) and s-FN/FN and TGase-bound FN were highly correlated (R(2) = 0.77). TGase-bound FN also was increased in experimental PH. We conclude that increased serotonylation of FN occurs in human and experimental PH and may provide a biomarker for the disease.
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- Lin Wei
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Tupper Research Institute, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Implication of 5-HT2B receptors in the serotonin syndrome. Neuropharmacology 2011; 61:495-502. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Niebert M, Vogelgesang S, Koch UR, Bischoff AM, Kron M, Bock N, Manzke T. Expression and function of serotonin 2A and 2B receptors in the mammalian respiratory network. PLoS One 2011; 6:e21395. [PMID: 21789169 PMCID: PMC3138749 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 05/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neurons of the respiratory network in the lower brainstem express a variety of serotonin receptors (5-HTRs) that act primarily through adenylyl cyclase. However, there is one receptor family including 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C receptors that are directed towards protein kinase C (PKC). In contrast to 5-HT2ARs, expression and function of 5-HT2BRs within the respiratory network are still unclear. 5-HT2BR utilizes a Gq-mediated signaling cascade involving calcium and leading to activation of phospholipase C and IP3/DAG pathways. Based on previous studies, this signal pathway appears to mediate excitatory actions on respiration. In the present study, we analyzed receptor expression in pontine and medullary regions of the respiratory network both at the transcriptional and translational level using quantitative RT-PCR and self-made as well as commercially available antibodies, respectively. In addition we measured effects of selective agonists and antagonists for 5-HT2ARs and 5-HT2BRs given intra-arterially on phrenic nerve discharges in juvenile rats using the perfused brainstem preparation. The drugs caused significant changes in discharge activity. Co-administration of both agonists revealed a dominance of the 5-HT2BR. Given the nature of the signaling pathways, we investigated whether intracellular calcium may explain effects observed in the respiratory network. Taken together, the results of this study suggest a significant role of both receptors in respiratory network modulation.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies/immunology
- Antibody Specificity/immunology
- Calcium/metabolism
- Fluorescence
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- In Vitro Techniques
- Male
- Mammals/metabolism
- Medulla Oblongata/cytology
- Medulla Oblongata/drug effects
- Medulla Oblongata/metabolism
- Mice
- Pons/cytology
- Pons/drug effects
- Pons/metabolism
- Rats
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/chemistry
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Reproducibility of Results
- Respiration/drug effects
- Respiratory System/drug effects
- Respiratory System/metabolism
- Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
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- Marcus Niebert
- Department of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- German Research Council Research Center for Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- German Research Council Research Center for Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- German Research Council Research Center for Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- German Research Council Research Center for Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Göttingen, Germany
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Tsapakis EM, Gamie Z, Tran GT, Adshead S, Lampard A, Mantalaris A, Tsiridis E. The adverse skeletal effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Eur Psychiatry 2011; 27:156-69. [PMID: 21295451 DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2010] [Revised: 10/05/2010] [Accepted: 10/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a widely used group of antidepressants (ADs) with reported potential detrimental effects on bone mineral density (BMD) and increased fracture risk. Here, a comprehensive review of the in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies to date was carried out using the medical search engines MEDLINE (1950 to September 2010) and EMBASE (1980 to September 2010). Serotonin (5-HT) receptors have been identified on osteoclast, osteoblast and osteocyte cell lines. The effect of SSRIs on bone formation and resorption appears to be governed by the activation of a number of 5-HT receptors on osteoblasts and osteoclasts via endocrine, autocrine/paracrine and neuronal pathways. In vitro, in vivo and clinical collective data appears to indicate that SSRIs have a negative effect on bone at the therapeutic dose levels widely used for the treatment of depression in current clinical practice. Caution may therefore have to be employed with the use of SSRIs in patients at an increased risk of falls and osteoporosis. Further studies are needed in order to fully elicit the role of SSRIs in bone formation and their effects in the low oestrogen state.
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- E M Tsapakis
- Maudsley Hospital & Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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Chung HH, Dai ZK, Wu BN, Yeh JL, Chai CY, Chu KS, Liu CP, Chen IJ. KMUP-1 inhibits pulmonary artery proliferation by targeting serotonin receptors/transporter and NO synthase, inactivating RhoA and suppressing AKT/ERK phosphorylation. Vascul Pharmacol 2010; 53:239-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2010.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Revised: 09/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Connolly MJ, Aaronson PI. Key role of the RhoA/Rho kinase system in pulmonary hypertension. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2010; 24:1-14. [PMID: 20833255 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2010.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2010] [Revised: 07/06/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a general term comprising a spectrum of pulmonary hypertensive disorders which have in common an elevation of mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP). The prototypical form of the disease, termed pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), is a rare but lethal syndrome with a complex aetiology characterised by increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and progressive elevation of mPAP; patients generally die from heart failure. Current therapies are inadequate and median survival is less than three years. PH due to chronic hypoxia (CH) is a condition separate from PAH and is strongly associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). An early event in the pathogenesis of this form of PH is hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV), an acute homeostatic process that maintains the ventilation-perfusion ratio during alveolar hypoxia. The mechanisms underlying HPV remain controversial, but RhoA/Rho kinase (ROK)-mediated Ca²+-sensitisation is considered important. Increasing evidence also implicates RhoA/ROK in PASMC proliferation, inflammatory cell recruitment and the regulation of cell motility, all of which are involved in the pulmonary vascular remodelling occurring in all forms of PH. ROK is therefore a potential therapeutic target in treating PH of various aetiologies. Here, we examine current concepts regarding the aetiology of PAH and also PH due to CH, focusing on the contribution that RhoA/ROK-mediated processes may make to their development and on ROK inhibitors as potential therapies.
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- Michelle J Connolly
- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, School of Medicine, King's College London, United Kingdom.
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Monassier L, Laplante MA, Ayadi T, Doly S, Maroteaux L. Contribution of gene-modified mice and rats to our understanding of the cardiovascular pharmacology of serotonin. Pharmacol Ther 2010; 128:559-67. [PMID: 20828585 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2010.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This review focuses on new insights provided by gene-modified animals into the cardiovascular pharmacology of serotonin. During their development, mice mutant for tryptophan hydroxylase 1 and lacking peripheral serotonin, or mutant for 5-HT(2B) receptors, display cardiac defects and dilated cardiomyopathy. The 5-HT(4) receptor is important for the maturation of cardiac conduction. In fact, transgenic approaches have revealed that adult cardiac status is strongly influenced by maternal serotonin. Serotonin has long been known to be a vasoconstrictor in adult physiology. Analysis of animals knocked-out for the serotonin transporter suggested a role in blood pressure control and revealed an effect of 5-HT(2B) receptor antagonists in hypertension. In the lung vasculature, mice lacking the 5-HT(2B) receptor gene that are exposed to chronic hypoxia are resistant to pulmonary hypertension, while 5-HT(1B) receptor and serotonin transporter mutant animals show partial resistance. In platelets, mutant mice revealed that serotonin transporter regulates not only the mechanisms by which serotonin is packaged and secreted but also platelet aggregation. Studies looking at adult cardiac remodeling showed that mice lacking the 5-HT(2B) receptor gene were protected from cardiac hypertrophy. Their fibroblasts were unable to secrete cytokines. Crossing these animals with mice overexpressing the receptor in cardiomyocytes revealed the contribution of cardiac fibroblasts and 5-HT(2B) receptors to cardiac hypertrophy. In mice lacking the monoamine oxidase-A gene, the role of serotonin degradation in cardiac hypertrophy was confirmed. Works with gene-modified animals has contributed strongly to the re-evaluation of the influence of serotonin on cardiovascular regulation, though several unknowns remain to be investigated.
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- Laurent Monassier
- Laboratoire de Neurobiologie et Pharmacologie Cardiovasculaire, Physiopathologie et Médecine Translationnelle EA 4438, Faculté de Médecine, 11 rue Humann, 67085 Strasbourg, France.
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O'Mahony SM, Bulmer DC, Coelho AM, Fitzgerald P, Bongiovanni C, Lee K, Winchester W, Dinan TG, Cryan JF. 5-HT(2B) receptors modulate visceral hypersensitivity in a stress-sensitive animal model of brain-gut axis dysfunction. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2010; 22:573-8, e124. [PMID: 20003079 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01432.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with an enhanced perception to visceral stimuli and exaggerated stress response. The serotonergic neurotransmitter system has been strongly implicated as a key player in the manifestation of IBS symptomatology including visceral hypersensitivity. However the role of 5-HT(2B) receptors in visceral pain, although speculated, is currently unclear. Thus we assessed the impact of a selective 5-HT(2B) receptor antagonist, RS-127445, on visceral hypersensitivity in a model of brain gut axis dysfunction the Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rat. METHODS Colorectal distension (CRD) was used to assess the visceral sensitivity of the WKY rat compared to normosensitive Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. Once we verified the visceral sensitivity of the WKY rat we assessed the efficacy of RS-127445 in pain signalling from the colorectum. We administered the compound peripherally (i.p.) and centrally (i.c.v.) in order to ascertain the site of action of RS 127445. Behavioural responses to colorectal distention were then monitored. KEY RESULTS The WKY rats were more viscerally hypersensitive than the SD as previously shown. RS-127445 (5 mg kg(-1), i.p.) significantly reversed visceral hypersensitivity in WKY animals. Moreover, when administered intracerebroventricularly RS-127445 (100 nM) also decreased the number of pain behaviours during noxious CRD in the WKY animals. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Taken together, blockade of 5-HT(2B) receptors offers an exciting novel therapeutic target for pain relief in stress-related gastrointestinal disorders such as IBS.
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- S M O'Mahony
- Laboratory of Neurogastroenterology, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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Porvasnik SL, Germain S, Embury J, Gannon KS, Jacques V, Murray J, Byrne BJ, Shacham S, Al-Mousily F. PRX-08066, a novel 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B antagonist, reduces monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension and right ventricular hypertrophy in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2010; 334:364-72. [PMID: 20430844 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.109.165001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease that results in right ventricular failure. 5-((4-(6-Chlorothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ylamino)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)-2-fluorobenzonitrile monofumarate (PRX-08066) is a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B (5-HT2BR) antagonist that causes selective vasodilation of pulmonary arteries. In the current study, the effects of PRX-08066 were assessed by using the monocrotaline (MCT)-induced PAH rat model. Male rats received 40 mg/kg MCT or phosphate-buffered saline and were treated orally twice a day with vehicle or 50 or 100 mg/kg PRX-08066 for 5 weeks. Pulmonary and cardiac functions were evaluated by hemodynamics, heart weight, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), pulmonary artery (PA) morphology, and histology. Cardiac MRI demonstrated that PRX-08066 (100 mg/kg) significantly (P < 0.05) improved right ventricular ejection fraction. PRX-08066 significantly reduced peak PA pressure at 50 and 100 mg/kg (P < 0.05 and < 0.01, respectively) compared with MCT control animals. PRX-08066 therapy also significantly reduced right ventricle (RV)/body weight and RV/left ventricle + septum (P < 0.01 and < 0.001, respectively) compared with MCT-treated animals. Morphometric assessment of pulmonary arterioles revealed a significant reduction in medial wall thickening and lumen occlusion associated with both doses of PRX-08066 (P < 0.01). The 5-HT2BR antagonist PRX-08066 significantly attenuated the elevation in PA pressure and RV hypertrophy and maintained cardiac function. Pulmonary vascular remodeling was also diminished compared with MCT control rats. PRX-08066 prevents the severity of PAH in the MCT rat model.
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- Stacy L Porvasnik
- Department of Pediatrics, Powell Gene Therapy Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0266, USA
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Bai CF, Liu JC, Zhao R, Cao W, Liu SB, Zhang XN, Guo HJ, Yang Q, Yi DH, Zhao MG. Role of 5-HT2B receptors in cardiomyocyte apoptosis in noradrenaline-induced cardiomyopathy in rats. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2010; 37:e145-51. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2010.05388.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The Serotonin Hypothesis of Pulmonary Hypertension Revisited. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 661:309-22. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-500-2_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Rajesh RV, Kim SK, Park MR, Park MA, Jang EJ, Hong SG, Chang JS, Yoon DH, Kim TH, Lee HJ. Differential Proteome Expression of In vitro Proliferating Bovine Satellite Cells from Longissimus Dorsi, Deep Pectoral and Semitendinosus Muscle Depots in Response to Hormone Deprivation and Addition. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2009. [DOI: 10.5187/jast.2009.51.6.459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Morrell NW, Adnot S, Archer SL, Dupuis J, Lloyd Jones P, MacLean MR, McMurtry IF, Stenmark KR, Thistlethwaite PA, Weissmann N, Yuan JXJ, Weir EK. Cellular and molecular basis of pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009; 54:S20-S31. [PMID: 19555855 PMCID: PMC2790324 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 609] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is caused by functional and structural changes in the pulmonary vasculature, leading to increased pulmonary vascular resistance. The process of pulmonary vascular remodeling is accompanied by endothelial dysfunction, activation of fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells, crosstalk between cells within the vascular wall, and recruitment of circulating progenitor cells. Recent findings have reestablished the role of chronic vasoconstriction in the remodeling process. Although the pathology of PAH in the lung is well known, this article is concerned with the cellular and molecular processes involved. In particular, we focus on the role of the Rho family guanosine triphosphatases in endothelial function and vasoconstriction. The crosstalk between endothelium and vascular smooth muscle is explored in the context of mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor, alterations in angiopoietin-1/TIE2 signaling, and the serotonin pathway. We also review the role of voltage-gated K(+) channels and transient receptor potential channels in the regulation of cytosolic [Ca(2+)] and [K(+)], vasoconstriction, proliferation, and cell survival. We highlight the importance of the extracellular matrix as an active regulator of cell behavior and phenotype and evaluate the contribution of the glycoprotein tenascin-c as a key mediator of smooth muscle cell growth and survival. Finally, we discuss the origins of a cell type critical to the process of pulmonary vascular remodeling, the myofibroblast, and review the evidence supporting a contribution for the involvement of endothelial-mesenchymal transition and recruitment of circulating mesenchymal progenitor cells.
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- Nicholas W Morrell
- Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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- Medical School of Créteil, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- Research Center of the Montreal Heart Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- University of Pennsylvania, Penn/CMREF Center for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine and Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
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- Developmental Lung Biology Laboratory and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
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- University of Giessen Lung Center, Department of Internal Medicine II/V, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- University of Minnesota, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Dempsie Y, MacLean MR. Pulmonary hypertension: therapeutic targets within the serotonin system. Br J Pharmacol 2008; 155:455-62. [PMID: 18536742 DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by a sustained and progressive elevation in pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular remodelling leading to right heart failure and death. Prognosis is poor and novel therapeutic approaches are needed. The serotonin hypothesis of PAH originated in the 1960s after an outbreak of the disease was reported among patients taking the anorexigenic drugs aminorex and fenfluramine. These are indirect serotonergic agonists and serotonin transporter substrates. Since then many advances have been made in our understanding of the role of serotonin in the pathobiology of PAH. The rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of serotonin is tryptophan hydroxylase (Tph). Serotonin is synthesized, through Tph1, in the endothelial cells of the pulmonary artery and can then act on underlying pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells and pulmonary arterial fibroblasts in a paracrine fashion causing constriction and remodelling. These effects of serotonin can be mediated through both the serotonin transporter and serotonin receptors. This review will discuss our current understanding of 'the serotonin hypothesis' of PAH and highlight possible therapeutic targets within the serotonin system.
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- Y Dempsie
- Division of Neuroscience and Biomedical Systems, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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Setola V, Roth BL. The Emergence of Serotonin
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Receptors as DRUG Antitargets. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527621460.ch7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In the 1960s, serotonin (5HT) was associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) caused by certain diet pills, but has recently been the subject of renewed interest in the field of PAH. Serotonin can be synthesised in the pulmonary endothelium with the rate-limiting step being the activity of tryptophan hydroxylase1 (Tph1). The serotonin is released and can then: (i) pass into the underlying pulmonary smooth muscle cells through the serotonin transporter (SERT) to initiate proliferation and/or (ii) activate serotonin receptors on pulmonary smooth muscle cells to evoke proliferation and/or contraction. Serotonin may also mediate pulmonary fibroblast proliferation via the SERT and/or serotonin receptors. Here we will unravel, discuss and update the 'serotonin hypothesis' of PAH in light of recent advances in the field. In conclusion, the activity of serotonin receptors, the SERT and Tph1 can all be elevated in clinical and experimental PAH and each offers a potentially unique therapeutic target.
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- M R MacLean
- Division of Neuroscience and Biomedical Systems, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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Serotonin 5-HT2B receptors are required for 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion and 5-HT release in vivo and in vitro. J Neurosci 2008; 28:2933-40. [PMID: 18337424 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5723-07.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The "club drug" 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; also known as ecstasy) binds preferentially to and reverses the activity of the serotonin transporter, causing release of serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)] stores from nerve terminals. Subsequent activation of postsynaptic 5-HT receptors by released 5-HT has been shown to be critical for the unique psychostimulatory effects of MDMA. In contrast, the effects of direct activation of presynaptic and/or postsynaptic receptors by MDMA have received far less attention, despite the agonist actions of the drug itself at 5-HT(2) receptors, in particular the 5-HT(2B) receptor. Here we show that acute pharmacological inhibition or genetic ablation of the 5-HT(2B) receptor in mice completely abolishes MDMA-induced hyperlocomotion and 5-HT release in nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area. Furthermore, the 5-HT(2B) receptor dependence of MDMA-stimulated release of endogenous 5-HT from superfused midbrain synaptosomes suggests that 5-HT(2B) receptors act, unlike any other 5-HT receptor, presynaptically to affect MDMA-stimulated 5-HT release. Thus, our findings reveal a novel regulatory component in the actions of MDMA and represent the first demonstration that 5-HT(2B) receptors play an important role in the brain, i.e., modulation of 5-HT release. As such, 5-HT(2B) receptor antagonists may serve as promising therapeutic drugs for MDMA abuse.
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Fligny C, Fromes Y, Bonnin P, Darmon M, Bayard E, Launay JM, Côté F, Mallet J, Vodjdani G. Maternal serotonin influences cardiac function in adult offspring. FASEB J 2008; 22:2340-9. [PMID: 18267982 DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-100743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Using the Tph1-invalidated mouse line, in which blood is depleted in serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT), we have demonstrated previously that maternal 5-HT is required for normal embryonic development. Here, we address the issue of the influence of the maternal 5-HT concentration on the cardiac function of the offspring as adults. We investigated the cardiac phenotype of Tph1-invalidated mice born to Tph1 heterozygous and null mothers. Functionally, all mutants display a significant decrease of cardiac contractility, indicative of impaired left ventricular function. They exhibit progressive dilated cardiomyopathy and are unable to adapt appropriately to a pharmacological stress. Moreover, we show that the cardiopathy is more severe in adult Tph1(-/-) mice born to homozygous mothers than to heterozygous mothers. Importantly, the severity of the cardiac phenotype is inversely correlated with the plasma 5-HT concentration but not the whole-blood 5-HT concentration. Thus, plasma 5-HT concentration may be a useful index of heart failure. These findings show that cardiac function, through the plasma 5-HT concentration, is influenced by the maternal serotonergic status.
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- Cécile Fligny
- Unité Mixte de Recherche 7091 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire de la Neurotransmission et des Processus Neurodégénératifs, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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Collet C, Schiltz C, Geoffroy V, Maroteaux L, Launay JM, De Vernejoul MC. The serotonin 5-HT2B receptor controls bone mass via osteoblast recruitment and proliferation. FASEB J 2007; 22:418-27. [PMID: 17846081 PMCID: PMC5409955 DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-9209com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The monoamine serotonin (5-HT), a well-known neurotransmitter, is also important in peripheral tissues. Several studies have suggested that 5-HT is involved in bone metabolism. Starting from our original observation of increased 5-HT(2B) receptor (5-HT(2B)R) expression during in vitro osteoblast differentiation, we investigated a putative bone phenotype in vivo in 5-HT(2B)R knockout mice. Of interest, 5-HT(2B)R mutant female mice displayed reduced bone density that was significant from age 4 months and had intensified by 12 and 18 months. This histomorphometrically confirmed osteopenia seems to be due to reduced bone formation because 1) the alkaline phosphatase-positive colony-forming unit capacity of bone marrow precursors was markedly reduced in the 5-HT(2B)R mutant mice from 4 to 12 months of age, 2) ex vivo primary osteoblasts from mutant mice exhibited reduced proliferation and delayed differentiation, and 3) calcium incorporation was markedly reduced in osteoblasts after 5-HT(2B)R depletion (produced genetically or by pharmacological inactivation). These findings support the hypothesis that the 5-HT(2B)R receptor facilitates osteoblast recruitment and proliferation and that its absence leads to osteopenia that worsens with age. We show here, for the first time, that the 5-HT(2B)R receptor is a physiological mediator of 5-HT in bone formation and, potentially, in the onset of osteoporosis in aging women.
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- Corinne Collet
- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire
Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Hôpital Lariboisière - (Laboratoire associé au CNR “ATNC”) et EA 3621 Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris
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- Os et articulations
Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - U606Hopital Lariboisière 2 rue Ambroise Pare 75475 Paris Cedex 10
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- Os et articulations
Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - U606Hopital Lariboisière 2 rue Ambroise Pare 75475 Paris Cedex 10
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- Institut du Fer à Moulin
Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - U83917 rue du fer à moulin 75005 Paris
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- Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire
Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Hôpital Lariboisière - (Laboratoire associé au CNR “ATNC”) et EA 3621 Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris
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- Os et articulations
Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - U606Hopital Lariboisière 2 rue Ambroise Pare 75475 Paris Cedex 10
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Papageorgiou A, Denef C. Stimulation of growth hormone release by 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in cultured rat anterior pituitary cell aggregates: evidence for mediation by 5-HT2B, 5-HT7, 5-HT1B, and ketanserin-sensitive receptors. Endocrinology 2007; 148:4509-22. [PMID: 17584957 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-0034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) promotes the release of GH by a hypothalamic site of action. The present study explores a putative pituitary action in a perifused rat anterior pituitary aggregate cell culture system. In aggregates cultured with 1 nM estradiol for expression of the 5-HT4, -5, and -6 receptor (R), 5-HT promptly stimulated GH secretion with a dose dependency between 1 and 10 nM. The effect of 5-HT was partially blocked by methiothepin and methysergide; by SB-206553, a 5-HTR2B/C antagonist; SB-269970, a 5-HTR7/5A antagonist; and SB-224289, a 5-HTR1B antagonist. The GH response was fully blocked by combined administration of SB-206553+SB-269970 and SB-206553+ketanserin but not by SB-206553+spiperone. Culturing the aggregates without estradiol diminished the magnitude of the GH response to 5-HT as well as the impact of 5-HTR7/5 blockade on the response. Basal GH release was stimulated by the 5-HTR2 agonists 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane, m-chlorophenyl piperazine, and alpha-methyl 5-HT; 5-carboxytryptamine (agonist at 5-HTR1, -5, and -7); tryptamine (preferential 5-HTR7 agonist); and the selective 5-HTR1B agonist CP93129 but not the 5-HTR1A agonists 7-(dipropylamino)tetralin-1-ol-8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin and the 5-HTR1B/D agonist sumatriptan. The selective 5-HTR2B agonist BW 723C86 stimulated GH release, and the selective 5-HTR2B antagonist SB-204741 attenuated the GH response to 5-HT. The present data suggest that 5-HT may release GH through a pituitary site of action, and that the 5-HTR2B, 5-HTR7 and 5-HTR1B mediate this response, with possibly an inhibitory component of the 5-HTR1D. The relative contribution of these receptors may be modulated by estrogen.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Aggregation
- Cells, Cultured
- Growth Hormone/metabolism
- Ketanserin/pharmacology
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/cytology
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/drug effects
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior/physiology
- Rats
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B/physiology
- Receptors, Serotonin/drug effects
- Receptors, Serotonin/physiology
- Serotonin/pharmacology
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- Laboratory of Cell Pharmacology, University of Leuven, Medical School, Campus Gasthuisberg (O and N), B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Li M, Liu Y, Dutt P, Fanburg BL, Toksoz D. Inhibition of serotonin-induced mitogenesis, migration, and ERK MAPK nuclear translocation in vascular smooth muscle cells by atorvastatin. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007; 293:L463-71. [PMID: 17545489 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00133.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, statins, have pleiotropic effects which may include interference with the isoprenylation of Ras and Rho small GTPases. Statins have beneficial effects in animal models of pulmonary hypertension, although their mechanisms of action remain to be determined. Serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)] is implicated in the process of pulmonary artery smooth muscle (PASM) remodeling as part of the pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension. We examined the effect of atorvastatin on 5-HT-induced PASM cell responses. Atorvastatin dose dependently inhibits 5-HT-induced mitogenesis and migration of cultured bovine PASM cells. Inhibition by atorvastatin was reversed by mevalonate and geranylgeranylpyrophosphate (GGPP) supplement, suggesting that the statin targets a geranylgeranylated protein such as Rho. Concordantly, atorvastatin inhibits 5-HT-induced cellular RhoA activation, membrane localization, and Rho kinase-mediated phosphorylation of myosin phosphatase-1 subunit. Atorvastatin reduced activated RhoA-induced serum response factor-mediated reporter activity in HEK293 cells, indicating that atorvastatin inhibits Rho signaling, and this was reversed by GGPP. While 5-HT-induced ERK MAP and Akt kinase activation were unaffected by atorvastatin, 5-HT-induced ERK nuclear translocation was attenuated in a GGPP-dependent fashion. These studies suggest that atorvastatin inhibits 5-HT-induced PASM cell mitogenesis and migration through targeting isoprenylation which may, in part, attenuate the Rho pathway, a mechanism that may apply to statin effects on in vivo models of pulmonary hypertension.
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- Min Li
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Tupper Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Morecroft I, Dempsie Y, Bader M, Walther DJ, Kotnik K, Loughlin L, Nilsen M, MacLean MR. Effect of tryptophan hydroxylase 1 deficiency on the development of hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension. Hypertension 2006; 49:232-6. [PMID: 17130306 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000252210.58849.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Tryptophan hydroxylase 1 catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of serotonin in the periphery. Recently, it has been shown that expression of the tryptophan hydroxylase 1 gene is increased in lungs and pulmonary endothelial cells from patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Here we investigated the effect of genetic deletion of tryptophan hydroxylase 1 on hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in mice by measuring pulmonary hemodynamics and pulmonary vascular remodeling before and after 2 weeks of hypoxia. In wild-type mice, hypoxia increased right ventricular pressure and pulmonary vascular remodeling. These effects of hypoxia were attenuated in the tryptophan hydroxylase 1-/-mice. Hypoxia increased right ventricular hypertrophy in both wild-type and tryptophan hydroxylase 1-/-mice suggesting that in vivo peripheral serotonin has a differential effect on the pulmonary vasculature and right ventricular hypertrophy. Contractile responses to serotonin were increased in pulmonary arteries from tryptophan hydroxylase 1-/-mice. Hypoxia increased serotonin-mediated contraction in vessels from the wild-type mice, but this was not further increased by hypoxia in the tryptophan hydroxylase 1-/-mice. In conclusion, these results indicate that tryptophan hydroxylase 1 and peripheral serotonin play an essential role in the development of hypoxia-induced elevations in pulmonary pressures and hypoxia-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling. In addition, the results suggest that, in mice, serotonin has differential effects on the pulmonary vasculature and right ventricular hypertrophy.
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- Ian Morecroft
- Division of Neuroscience and Biomedical Systems, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland
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Ni W, Lookingland K, Watts SW. Arterial 5-hydroxytryptamine transporter function is impaired in deoxycorticosterone acetate and Nomega-nitro-L-arginine but not spontaneously hypertensive rats. Hypertension 2006; 48:134-40. [PMID: 16754787 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000225754.15146.dd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We reported upregulation of the 5-hydroxytryptamine (HT) transporter (5-HTT) protein in peripheral arteries from deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertensive rats. We hypothesized that upregulated 5-HTT may be generally elevated in hypertensive models and, as a consequence, a higher basal concentration of 5-HT, the 5-HT metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, and an increased 5-HT uptake would occur in peripheral arteries of hypertensive rats compared with normotensive rats. We examined 3 hypertension models: DOCA-salt rats, Nomega-nitro-L-arginine (LNNA) rats, and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) in our study (systolic blood pressure [mm Hg]: DOCA (D)=197+/-6, SHAM(D)=112+/-4, LNNA (L)=228+/-9, SHAM(L)=128+/-2, SHR=172+/-7, and Wistar-Kyoto [WKY]= 121+/-3). High-pressure liquid chromatography measurements showed lower basal 5-HT concentrations in aorta from DOCA-salt and LNNA rats compared with their SHAM rats but not in SHR compared with WKY. In all of the 5-HT-uptake studies, we used arteries isolated from rats treated with the monoamine oxidase-A inhibitor pargyline to minimize 5-HT metabolism. Exogenous 5-HT was taken up by aorta, and this was inhibited by the 5-HTT inhibitor fluoxetine (1 micromol/L) or fluvoxamine (1 micromol/L). Total 5-HT uptake and 5-HTT-dependent active 5-HT uptake were decreased in aorta from DOCA-salt and LNNA rats compared with SHAM rats, but this was not observed in SHRs compared with WKYs. Western analysis revealed similar expression of 5-HTT in aorta from WKYs and SHRs as opposed to an upregulated 5-HTT in aorta from DOCA-salt and LNNA-hypertensive rats. Our study suggested that an altered serotonergic system by impaired 5-HTT function might play a role in blood pressure regulation in DOCA-salt and LNNA-hypertensive rats.
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- Wei Ni
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1317, USA.
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