title: Pharmacological characterization of the 5-HT1A, 5-HT2 and 5-HT3 receptors in the bovine ciliary muscle.
abstract: We aimed to investigate the effects of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) on the bovine ciliary muscle and subsequently to characterize and identify the subtypes of 5-HT receptors involved in the serotonin-evoked contractility muscle. The binding of [3H]ketanserin, [3H]granisetron and [3H]8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin ([3H]8-OH-DPAT) was analyzed. All labelled compounds bound with high affinity to a single site in the membrane preparations studied. The affinity (K(d)) of the binding site was 7.5+/-1.2 nM for [3H]ketanserin, 6.9+/-0.8 nM for [3H]granisetron and 4.4+/-0.31 nM for [3H]8-OH-DPAT. The density of receptors (B(max)) was 1062+/-43.0 fmol/mg protein for [3H]ketanserin, 566+/-2.32 fmol/mg protein for [3H]granisetron and 205+/-4.63 fmol/mg protein for [3H]8-OH-DPAT. The serotonin-induced contraction appeared to be competitively antagonized by ketanserin (0.1, 1 and 10 microM) and ondansetron (0.1, 10 and 100 microM) which produced a pA(2) value of 8.5+/-0.12 and 8.0+/-0.19, respectively. 8-OH-DPAT and 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT) proved to be completely ineffective. We conclude that serotonin induces bovine ciliary muscle contraction via 5-HT(2) and 5-HT(3) receptors while the 5-HT(1A) receptors, although present, do not mediate the contractile response.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacobiology, University of Bari, Via E. Orabona, 4, 70125, Bari, Italy. mdlograno@fambiol.uniba.it
authors.forename: Marcello D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lograno
authors.forename: Maria Rosaria
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002417:Cattle; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D017829:Granisetron / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007650:Ketanserin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D017294:Ondansetron / Q000494:pharmacology; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D044406:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D017829:Granisetron; D007650:Ketanserin; D017294:Ondansetron; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D044406:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3; D012701:Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D014316:Tritium