title: Steady-state model for plasma free and platelet serotonin in man.
abstract: A steady-state physiological flow model has been developed for predicting plasma free serotonin (5-HT), and platelet 5-HT, concentrations in man. The basic assumptions of the model are that 5-HT is produced in the wall of the intestine, enters the portal circulation at a constant rate, and is cleared by the lung, liver, kidney, and capillary bed. When a priori best estimates of the 5-HT production rate and organ extraction efficiencies were substituted into formulae describing the model, a predicted value for plasma free 5-HT of 304 pg/ml was obtained, in good agreement with a previously observed mean (+/- SE) of 387 +/- 84 pg/ml. The effects of varying production rate and extraction efficiency parameters on predicted levels of plasma free 5-HT are examined. The practical implications of the model and its possible utility in elucidating the causes of altered plasma free or platelet 5-HT seen in certain conditions are discussed.
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
authors: G M
authors: GM
authors: Anderson
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Stevenson
authors: D J
authors: DJ
authors: Cohen
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D002196:Capillaries / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin