title: 5-HT1C receptor-mediated stimulation of inositol phosphate production in pig choroid plexus. A pharmacological characterization.
abstract: 1) 5-HT (5-hydroxytryptamine, serotonin) induces inositol phosphate production in a pig choroid plexus preparation. This effect has been pharmacologically characterized and the data compared to those obtained from radioligand binding studies performed with [3H]mesulergine to 5-HT1C sites in pig choroid plexus membranes. 2) The rank order of potency of agonists stimulating inositol phosphate production was: alpha-methyl-5-HT greater than 1-methyl-5-HT greater than DOI greater than bufotenine = SKF 83566 = 5-HT greater than 5-MeO-DMT greater than 5-MeOT = RU 24969 greater than SCH 23390 greater than 5-CT. 8-OH-DPAT was virtually devoid of activity at 100 mumol/l. 3) The increase in inositol phosphate production induced by 5-HT and other agonists was surmountably antagonised by mesulergine, ketanserin and spiperone with pKB values of 8.7, 6.7 and 5.3, respectively. 4) The rank order of potency of antagonists was: metergoline greater than mesulergine greater than LY 53857 greater than ritanserin greater than methiothepin greater than mianserin greater than cyproheptadine greater than pirenperone greater than cinanserin greater than ketanserin greater than spiperone. The following antagonists were virtually devoid of activity at 100 mumol/l; pindolol, 21-009 and yohimbine. 5) The results obtained both with agonists and antagonists strongly support the view that 5-HT1C receptors mediate agonist induced production of inositol phosphates in pig choroid plexus.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Preclinical Research, Sandoz Ltd, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hoyer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Waeber
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schoeffter
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dravid
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013403:Sugar Phosphates / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D013403:Sugar Phosphates