title: An immunocapture/scintillation proximity analysis of G alpha q/11 activation by native serotonin (5-HT)2A receptors in rat cortex: blockade by clozapine and mirtazapine.
abstract: Though transduction mechanisms recruited by heterologously expressed 5-HT(2A) receptors have been extensively studied, their interaction with specific subtypes of G-protein remains to be directly evaluated in cerebral tissue. Herein, as shown by an immunocapture/scintillation proximity analysis, 5-HT, the prototypical 5-HT(2A) agonist, DOI, and Ro60,0175 all enhanced [(35)S]GTPgammaS binding to G alpha q/11 in rat cortex with pEC(50) values of 6.22, 7.24 and 6.35, respectively. No activation of G o or G s/olf was seen at equivalent concentrations of DOI. Stimulation of G alpha q/11 by 5-HT (30 microM) and DOI (30 microM) was abolished by the selective 5-HT(2A) vs. 5-HT(2C)/5-HT(2B) antagonists, ketanserin (pK(B) values of 9.11 and 8.88, respectively) and MDL100,907 (9.82 and 9.68). By contrast, 5-HT-induced [(35)S]GTPgammaS binding to G alpha q/11 was only weakly inhibited by the preferential 5-HT(2C) receptor antagonists, RS102,221 (6.94) and SB242,084 (7.39), and the preferential 5-HT(2B) receptor antagonist, LY266,097 (6.66). The antipsychotic, clozapine, which had marked affinity for 5-HT(2A) receptors, blocked the recruitment of G alpha q/11 by 5-HT and DOI with pK(B) values of 8.54 and 8.14, respectively. Its actions were mimicked by the "atypical" antidepressant and 5-HT(2A) receptor antagonist, mirtazapine, which likewise blocked 5-HT and DOI-induced G alpha q/11 protein activation with pK(B) values of 7.90 and 7.76, respectively. In conclusion, by use of an immunocapture/scintillation proximity strategy, this study shows that native 5-HT(2A) receptors in rat frontal cortex specifically recruit G alpha q/11 and that this action is blocked by clozapine and mirtazapine. Quantification of 5-HT(2A) receptor-mediated G alpha q/11 activation in frontal cortex should prove instructive in characterizing the actions of diverse classes of psychotropic agent.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche Servier, Psychopharmacology Department, 125 Chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy sur Seine, France. clotilde.mannourylacour@fr.netgrs.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mannoury La Cour
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chaput
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Touzard
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Millan
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D003024:Clozapine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D043802:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008803:Mianserin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000078785:Mirtazapine; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A / Q000378:metabolism*; D012588:Scintillation Counting; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D000662:Amphetamines; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D008803:Mianserin; D000078785:Mirtazapine; D043802:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11; D003024:Clozapine; C015952:4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenylisopropylamine