title: 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors mediating contraction in human small muscular pulmonary arteries: importance of the 5-HT1B receptor.
abstract: 1. The 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors mediating vasoconstriction in isolated human small muscular pulmonary arteries (SMPAs) were determined using techniques of wire myography and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT - PCR). 2. The agonists 5-HT, 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT, unselective for 5-HT1 receptors) and sumatriptan (selective for 5-HT1B/D receptors) all caused contraction and were equipotent (pEC50s: 7.0+/-0.2, 7.1+/-0.3 and 6.7+/-0.1, respectively) suggesting the presence of a 5-HT1 receptor. 3. Ketanserin (5-HT2A-selective antagonist, 0.1 microM) inhibited 5-HT-induced contractions only at non-physiological/pathological concentrations of 5-HT (>0.1 microM) whilst GR55562 (5-HT1B/1D-selective antagonist, 1 microM) inhibited 5-HT-induced contractions at all concentrations of 5-HT (estimated pKB=7.7+/-0.2). SB-224289 (5-HT1B-selective antagonist, 0.2 microM) inhibited sumatriptan-induced contractions (estimated pKB=8.4+/-0.1) whilst these were unaffected by the 5-HT1D-selective antagonist BRL15572 (0.5 microM) suggesting that the 5-HT1B receptor mediates vasoconstriction in this vessel. 4. RT - PCR confirmed the presence of substantial amounts of mRNA for the 5-HT2A and 5-HT1B receptor subtypes in these arteries whilst only trace amounts of 5-HT1D receptor message were evident. 5. These findings suggest that a heterogeneous population of 5-HT2A and 5-HT1B receptors co-exist in human small muscular pulmonary arteries but that the 5-HT1B receptor mediates 5-HT-induced vasoconstriction at physiological and pathophysiological concentrations of 5-HT. These results have important implications for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension in which the 5-HT1B receptor may provide a novel and potentially important therapeutic target.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroscience and Biomedical Systems, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morecroft
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Heeley
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Prentice
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirk
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: MacLean
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001549:Benzamides / Q000494:pharmacology; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D017931:DNA Primers; D006801:Humans; D007650:Ketanserin / Q000494:pharmacology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010881:Piperidones / Q000494:pharmacology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D044302:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D017931:DNA Primers; C470302:HTR1B protein, human; D010879:Piperazines; D010881:Piperidones; D011725:Pyridines; D044302:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; C108518:SB 22489G; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D013141:Spiro Compounds; C103477:3-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-4-hydroxy-N-(4-(4-pyridinyl)phenyl)benzamide; D007650:Ketanserin; C108532:BRL 15572