title: Modulation of rate at which serotonin-induced contraction decays in guinea pig trachea.
abstract: Stimulation of the type 2 serotonin (5-HT2) receptor in guinea pig trachea with 5-HT results in a contraction that decays in the continued presence of 5-HT. The decay of the 5-HT contraction has been proposed to be dependent on 5-HT2 receptor activation and to reflect desensitization of the receptor. The characteristics of the decay of the 5-HT contraction may also be dependent on other properties of the tissue. The effects of modulation of biochemical pathways implicated in airway smooth muscle contraction on the 5-HT contraction in isolated guinea pig trachea were determined with the use of a kinetic approach we developed previously. Decay of the 5-HT contraction was inhibited by cooling, increased by forskolin, 3-isobutylmethyl-1-xanthine, and 8-bromoadenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, and unaffected by staurosporine, H-7, H-8, phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate, and by inhibitors of the three major pathways of arachidonic metabolism. The results suggest that decay of the 5-HT contraction in guinea pig trachea is dependent on both the receptor and the biochemical state of the tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ben-Harari
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D003080:Cold Temperature; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D012701:Serotonin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases