title: Rapid intracellular release of calcium in human platelets by stimulation of 5-HT2-receptors.
abstract: The concentration of intracellular free Ca2+ ( [Ca2+]i) in human blood platelets was measured by use of the fluorescent probe quin-2. 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) caused a rapid increase of [Ca2+]i in the presence or absence of Ca2+ in the medium. The [Ca2+]i-rise was less marked in the absence of Ca2+ and could be antagonized by 8-(N,N-diethylamino)octyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate-hydrochloride (TMB-8), an inhibitor of calcium release from internal stores. 5-HT induced a shape change reaction in the presence or absence of extracellular Ca2+, but the pEC50 of 5-HT was slightly higher in the presence of the cation. Shape change reaction and [Ca2+]i-rise showed similar time courses. Various 5-HT-agonists caused a rise of [Ca2+]i, whereas 5-HT-antagonists, but not the 5-HT-uptake inhibitor desmethylimipramine and the alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonist yohimbine, counteracted the 5-HT-induced rise of the cation in a stereospecific manner. The antagonists were more potent than the agonists. The orders of potencies of the drugs affecting [Ca2+]i and platelet shape were similar. It is concluded that stimulation of 5-HT2-receptors of platelets causes a rapid release of intracellular calcium which, by activation of the contractile system, mediates the shape change reaction.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Erne
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pletscher
mesh_terms: D000634:Aminoquinolines; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D005707:Gallic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007650:Ketanserin; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000634:Aminoquinolines; D010880:Piperidines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D012701:Serotonin; C006014:8-(N,N-diethylamino)octyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate; D005707:Gallic Acid; C035738:Quin2-acetoxymethyl ester; D007650:Ketanserin; D002118:Calcium