title: Co-localization of 5-HT(1B/1D/1F) receptors and glutamate in trigeminal ganglia in rats.
abstract: Anti-migraine triptan drugs are 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor agonists which are thought to block the neurotransmitter/neuropeptide release from sensory nerve terminals and directly constrict blood vessel smooth muscles. In the present study, we have investigated the anatomical basis for a possible modulation of glutamate release from trigeminal ganglion neurons by 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor agonists and by 5-HT1F receptor agonists, using double immunohistochemical staining technique in the rat. The majority of 5-HT1B, 5-HT1D or 5-HT1F receptor positive neurons were also glutamate positive, but both 5-HT1B, 5-HT1D or 5-HT1F receptor single-labeled and glutamate single-labeled neurons were observed. These results suggest that 5-HT(1B/1D/1F) receptor agonists may modulate glutamate release, and that one mechanism of their anti-migraine action could be the blockade of glutamate release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Neuroscience Research Centre, Harlow, UK.
authors.forename: Q P
authors.initials: QP
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D044302:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B; D044346:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1D; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000096642:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1F
chemical_list: D018698:Glutamic Acid; D044302:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B; D044346:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1D; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D000096642:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1F