title: Characterization of a postjunctional 5-HT receptor mediating relaxation of guinea-pig isolated ileum.
abstract: The 5-HT receptor mediating postjunctional relaxation of precontracted guinea-pig ileum has been characterized using several agonists and antagonists. Substance P precontracted tissues were potently relaxed by 5-HT (5-hydroxytryptamine, serotonin), 5-CT (5-carboxamidotryptamine) and several other indoles. The rank order of potency, with pEC50 values in parentheses, was 5-CT (7.6) > 5-methoxytryptamine (5.7) > 5-HT (5.5) > alpha-methyl-5-HT (4.7) > 2-methyl-5-HT (< 4.0) = tryptamine (< 4.0) = N,N-dimethyl-tryptamine (< 4.0) = N,N-dimethyl-5-HT (< 4.0) = dipropyl-5-CT (< 4.0) = sumatriptan (< 4.0). 8-OH-DPAT (8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)-tetralin) acted as a potent (6.3), but partial, agonist with respect to 5-HT. The responses to 5-CT were antagonized by several compounds with the following rank order of affinity, with pKB values in parentheses: LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide; 8.1) = mesulergine (7.8) > methysergide (7.6) = spiperone (7.6) > clozapine (7.3) >> (-)-pindolol (< 6.0) > ketanserin (< 6.0) = ondansetron (< 6.0) = GR 113808 ([1-(2-methane-sulphonamido-ethyl)-piperidin-4-yl]-methyl-in dole-3- carboxylate maleate; < 6.0). The relaxant responses to 5-HT were also resistant to tetrodotoxin. These data are consistent with a functional 5-HT receptor, mediating relaxation of guinea-pig ileum, which exhibits an operational profile similar to that of the cloned guinea-pig 5-ht7 receptor. This study, therefore, provides evidence for a functional correlate of the 5-ht7 gene product.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Syntex Discovery Research, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Champney
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Eglen
mesh_terms: D008735:5-Methoxytryptamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D004130:N,N-Dimethyltryptamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013373:Substance P / Q000494:pharmacology; D018170:Sumatriptan / Q000494:pharmacology; D014363:Tryptamines / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D014363:Tryptamines; C042390:alpha-methylserotonin; D012701:Serotonin; D013373:Substance P; D008735:5-Methoxytryptamine; C030820:tryptamine; C055895:N,N-dipropylcarboxamidotryptamine; C045918:2-methyl-5-HT; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D018170:Sumatriptan; C047087:5-carboxamidotryptamine; D004130:N,N-Dimethyltryptamine