title: Functions of 5-HT2A receptor and its antagonists in the cardiovascular system.
abstract: The serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) receptors have conventionally been divided into seven subfamilies, most of which have several subtypes. Among them, 5-HT(2A) receptor is associated with the contraction of vascular smooth muscle, platelet aggregation and thrombus formation and coronary artery spasms. Accordingly, selective 5-HT(2A) antagonists may have potential in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Sarpogrelate, a selective 5-HT(2A) antagonist, has been introduced clinically as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of ischemic diseases associated with thrombosis. Molecular modeling studies also suggest that sarpogrelate is a 5-HT(2A) selective antagonist and is likely to have pharmacological effects beneficial in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. This review describes the above findings as well as the signaling linkages of the 5-HT(2A) receptors and the mode of agonist binding to 5-HT(2A) receptor using data derived from molecular modeling and site-directed mutagenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, 5-13-2 Kamishinei-cho, Niigata 950-2081, Japan. nagatomo@niigata-pharm.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagatomo
authors.forename: Mamunur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abul Muntasir
authors.forename: Tadazumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komiyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A / Q000502:physiology*; D058830:Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Antagonists; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D058830:Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptor Antagonists; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists