title: Characterization of contractile 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor subtypes in the in situ autoperfused kidney in the anaesthetized rat.
abstract: Using several 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) agonists and antagonists, we attempted to characterize the receptor subtypes involved in the contractile response to 5-HT in the in situ autoperfused rat kidney. An intra-arterial (i.a.) bolus injection of 5-HT (0.00000125 to 0.1 microg/kg) increased renal perfusion pressure in a dose-dependent way but did not affect the systemic blood pressure. The selective 5-HT2 receptor agonist alpha-methyl-5-HT (alpha-methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine) and the non-selective 5-HT2C receptor agonist (1-(3-chlorophenyl)piperazine), m-CPP, caused a local vasoconstrictor effect in the autoperfused rat kidney, whereas BW723C86, a selective 5-HT2B receptor agonist, the 5-HT1 receptor agonist 5-carboxamidotryptamine, 5-CT, and the selective 5-HT3 receptor agonist m-CPBG (1-(m-chlorophenyl)-biguanide) did not modify the renal perfusion pressure. The vasoconstrictor effect elicited by alpha-methyl-5-HT and m-CPP was significantly decreased by ritanserin (a 5-HT2 receptor antagonist), SB 206553 (3,5-Dihydro-5-methyl-N-3pyridinylbenzo[1,2.b:4,5-b']dipyrrole(1H)-carboxamide hydrochloride), a selective 5-HT2B/2C receptor antagonist and enalapril, but was not modified by pretreatment with spiperone (a 5-HT2A receptor antagonist). The results of protein expression analyses allow us to postulate that 5HT-SRC (a 5-HT2C receptor protein) is expressed in renal tissue and differentially expressed in renal artery. Our data suggest also that the serotonergic vasoconstrictor response induced in the in situ autoperfused rat kidney would be mediated by local 5-HT2C receptor activation.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Laboratorio de Farmacognosia y Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, ES-37007, Spain. amoran@usal.es
authors.forename: Asunción
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morán
authors.forename: Ana-Vega
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ortiz de Urbina
authors.forename: Maria-Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Barbero
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dorado
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: San Román
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A / Q000096:biosynthesis; D044403:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B / Q000096:biosynthesis; D044405:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012079:Renal Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D044403:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2B; D044405:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents