title: Pre-contraction with histamine and U46619 unmasks a 5-HT1-like receptor in rabbit renal artery.
abstract: Rabbit renal arteries were virtually unresponsive to 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT) under control conditions (including the presence of ketanserin 10(-6) M). However, both agents produced prominent contractions over the range 10(-9)-10(-5) M in tissues pre-contracted with threshold concentrations of either histamine or U46619. These responses were considered to be mediated by activation of 5-HT1-like receptors based on the potency order 5-CT > or = 5-HT and the sensitivity of agonist responses to antagonism by methiothepin (10(-7) M). Pre-contraction with different types of vasoconstrictor can therefore unmask functional 5-HT1-like receptors in rabbit renal artery.
authors.affiliation: Synthélabo Recherche (L.E.R.S.), Department of Biology, Bagneux, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Choppin
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D011450:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Synthetic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000187:drug effects; D012701:Serotonin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011450:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Synthetic; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D012701:Serotonin; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D006632:Histamine; C047087:5-carboxamidotryptamine