title: Identification of the adenylyl cyclase-activating 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor subtypes expressed in the rat submandibular gland.
abstract: 1. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) has been shown to increase cyclic AMP production in dispersed cell aggregates from the major salivary glands of the rat. The goal of the present study was to identify the 5-HT receptor subtypes that mediate these effects in rat submandibular glands (SMG). 2. Among the 5-HT receptor subtypes identified in the rat, 5-HT(4(a,b)), 5-HT(6) and 5-HT(7(a,b,c)) activate adenylyl cyclase (AC). We used subtype specific primers to screen rat SMG by reverse transcription-PCR. Results indicate the presence of mRNA for 5-HT(4(b)) and 5-HT(7(a)) but not for 5-HT(4(a)), 5-HT(6) and 5-HT(7(b,c)). 3. In dispersed SMG cells, 5-carboxyamidotryptamine (5-CT), a 5-HT(7) receptor agonist, stimulated cyclic AMP synthesis with higher potency (EC(50)=27+/-5 nM) but lower efficacy than 5-HT, suggesting a 5-HT(7) component and an additional component in the response to 5-HT. The 5-HT(7) contribution was further supported by antagonism of the 5-CT effect by metergoline, a 5-HT(7) antagonist, which exhibited an affinity (K(i)=50 nM) similar to that obtained at the cloned 5-HT(7) receptor. 4. In the presence of a maximally effective concentration of 5-CT, 5-HT produced an additional increase in cyclic AMP production that was inhibited by the 5-HT(4) receptor antagonist, GR113808, suggesting that the second component of cyclic AMP production is mediated by 5-HT(4) receptors. 5. These findings indicate the presence in rat SMG of both 5-HT(4(b)) and 5-HT(7(a)) receptors positively coupled to AC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia 65212, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bourdon
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Camden
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Landon
authors.forename: F O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D044422:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4; D012701:Serotonin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; C104425:serotonin 7 receptor; D044422:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4; D012701:Serotonin; C047087:5-carboxamidotryptamine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases