5-HT7 Receptor Restrains 5-HT-induced 5-HT2A Mediated Contraction in the Isolated Abdominal Vena Cava.
5-HT7 Receptor Restrains 5-HT-induced 5-HT2A Mediated Contraction in the Isolated Abdominal Vena Cava.
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DOI:
10.1097/fjc.0000000000001057
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发表时间:
2021-08-01
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3
通讯作者:
Watts SW
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Gonzalez-Pons R;McRae K;Thompson JM;Watts SW
Though discovered as a vasoconstrictor, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin) infused into man and rodent reduces blood pressure. This occurs primarily through activation of 5-HT7 receptors and, at least in part, venodilation. Vascular mechanisms by which this could occur include direct receptor activation leading to vasodilation and/or suppression of contractile 5-HT receptor activation. The present study tests the hypothesis that the 5-HT7 receptor restrains activation of the 5-HT2A receptor. A sub hypothesis is whether agonist-induced activation of the 5-HT7 receptor -- independent of constitutive activity -- is necessary for this restraint. The isolated abdominal aorta and vena cava from the normal male Sprague-Dawley rat was our model. Studies used real time PCR and a pharmacological approach in the isolated tissue bath for measurement of isometric tone. While 5-HT2A receptor mRNA expression in both aorta and vena cava was significantly larger than that of the 5-HT7 receptor mRNA, the 5-HT7/5-HT2A receptor mRNA ratio was greater in the vena cava (0.30) than in the aorta (0.067). 5-HT7 receptor antagonism by SB266970 and DR 4458 increased maximum contraction to 5-HT in the isolated vein by over 50% vs control. The 5-HT2A receptor agonists TCB-2 and NBOH were more potent in the aorta compared to 5-HT but less efficacious, serving as partial agonists. By contrast, these same three agonists caused no contraction in the vena cava isolated from the same rats up to a 10 μM agonist concentration. Antagonism of the 5-HT7 receptor by SB269970 did not increase either the potency or efficacy of TCB-2 or NBOH. These data support that the 5-HT7 receptor itself needs to be stimulated to reduce contraction and that there is little constitutive activity of the 5-HT7 receptor in the isolated abdominal vena cava.