title: 5-HT2 and 5-HT3 receptor subtypes mediate cholera toxin-induced intestinal fluid secretion in the rat.
abstract: The mechanisms of diarrhea in Asiatic cholera have been studied extensively. Cyclic adenosine monophosphate, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), prostaglandins, and the function of neuronal structures have been implicated in the pathogenesis of cholera. To elucidate the action of 5-HT in mediating cholera secretion, in vivo experiments were performed in the rat jejunum. The inhibitory effects of the 5-HT2 receptor antagonist ketanserin and the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist ICS 205-930 were studied in cholera toxin- and 5-HT-induced fluid secretion. Both ketanserin and ICS 205-930 dose-dependently but only partially reduced the secretory effect of cholera toxin. The combination of the two blockers totally abolished cholera toxin-induced secretion without any influence on cholera toxin-induced increase in cyclic adenosine monophosphate. Prostaglandin E2- and bisacodyl-induced secretion was not affected by the combined administration of 5-HT2 and 5-HT3 antagonists. The present results provide evidence for an important role of 5-HT in cholera toxin-induced secretion. The data suggest a model in which cholera toxin may initiate the release of 5-HT from enterochromaffin cells. 5-Hydroxytryptamine may then cause prostaglandin E2 formation via 5-HT2 receptors and activation of neuronal structures via 5-HT3 receptors. These two effects may finally lead to the profuse fluid secretion which can be totally blocked by the combination of a 5-HT2 blocker and a 5-HT3 blocker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Karl-Franzens-University, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beubler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Horina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001726:Bisacodyl / Q000494:pharmacology; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007419:Intestinal Secretions / Q000378:metabolism*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007650:Ketanserin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077526:Tropisetron
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D001726:Bisacodyl; D012701:Serotonin; D000077526:Tropisetron; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D007650:Ketanserin; D015232:Dinoprostone