title: 5-HT receptors mediating external carotid vasoconstriction in vagosympathectomized dogs.
abstract: One specific example reflecting the complexity of cardiovascular responses induced by serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) and the progress achieved in the pharmacological characterization of the receptors involved can be illustrated by the effects of 5-HT on the canine external carotid artery bed. Within this framework, it has been shown that the external carotid vasoconstrictor response to 5-HT in the dog is mediated by '5-HT1-like' receptors, which being blocked by the 5-HT1B/1D receptor antagonist GR127935, resemble 5-HT1B/1D (previously called 5-HT1D beta/1D alpha) receptors. It was proposed that these receptors could belong to the 5-HT1B, rather than the 5-HT1D, subtype on the basis of their resistance to blockade by a high dose of ritanserin (a potential 5-HT1D receptor antagonist) and the presence of mRNA for 5-HT1B(5-HT1D beta) receptors, but not for 5-HT1D(5-HT1D alpha) receptors, in vascular smooth muscle. With the advent of subtype-selective antagonists it was subsequently shown that external carotid vasoconstriction to 5-HT and sumatriptan is dose-dependently antagonized by the selective 5-HT1B receptor antagonist SB224289 (2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1'-methyl-5-[2'-methyl-4' (5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl) biphenyl-4-carbonyl] furo [2,3-f] indole-3-spiro-4'-piperidine hydrochloride), whereas the selective 5-HT1D receptor antagonist BRL15572 (1-(3-chlorophenyl)-4-[3,3-diphenyl (2-(S,R) hydroxypropanyl) piperazine] hydrochloride) was ineffective. These findings represent the first in vivo evidence showing that vascular constriction induced by 5-HT and sumatriptan is mediated primarily via 5-HT1B, but not 5-HT1D receptors. The pharmacological profile of these receptors could be similar (isolated human temporal artery and porcine carotid arteriovenous anastomoses) to other putative 5-HT1B receptors mediating vasoconstrictor responses. In view of the putative pathophysiologic role of external carotid (and extracerebral) vasodilation in migraine, the constriction of these blood vessels by sumatriptan via 5-HT1B receptors may be, at least partly, responsible for its therapeutic efficacy in migraine.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacología, CINVESTAV-IPN, Apdo, Postal 22026, 14000 México DF, México. carlos_villalon@infosel.net.mx
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Villalón
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Centurión
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez-López
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Vries
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxena
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000502:physiology*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D012701:Serotonin