title: Serotonin-induced pulmonary responses are mediated by the 5-HT2 receptor in the mouse.
abstract: C57BL/6 mice exhibit acute transient decreases in lung conductance (GL) and dynamic compliance (Cdyn) after intravenous administration of serotonin (5-HT). To identify the specific agonist receptor subtypes responsible for this bronchoconstriction, we measured changes in pulmonary function in C57BL/6 mice in response to intravenous infusion of 5-HT receptor subtype-selective agonists and to 5-HT in the presence of antagonists selective for the 5-HT2 or 5-HT3 receptor subtypes. Agonists selective for the 5-HT1A/1B/1D or 5-HT3 receptor subtypes induced minimal or undetectable pulmonary responses, whereas infusion of alpha-methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine, a 5-HT2 receptor-selective agonist, led to dose-related decreases in Cdyn and GL. The selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, LY278584 maleate, (1.0 mg/kg i.v.) caused no detectable reduction in the response to 100 micrograms/kg of 5-HT. In contrast, treatment with the 5-HT2 receptor antagonist LY53857 (10 micrograms/kg i.v.) resulted in a significant diminution of the pulmonary response observed after infusion of 100 micrograms/kg of 5-HT. Dose-response relationships were established for 5-HT in experiments in which each mouse was treated with a single dose of 5-HT without antagonist or after LY53857. Compared with responses to doses of 5-HT of more than 100 micrograms/kg in the absence of antagonist, pulmonary responses to 5-HT after infusion of 10 micrograms/kg of LY53857 were significantly reduced; 100 micrograms/kg of LY53857 nearly abolished the responses to all doses of 5-HT.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, Ina Sue Perlmutter Laboratory, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Drazen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D016084:Bronchoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*; D004873:Ergolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004873:Ergolines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D012701:Serotonin; D001285:Atropine; C047087:5-carboxamidotryptamine; C032663:LY 53857