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  • Title: Indoleaminergic mechanisms in brain vessels; localization, concentration, uptake and in vitro responses of 5-hydroxytryptamine.
    Author: Edvinsson L, Birath E, Uddman R, Lee TJ, Duverger D, MacKenzie ET, Scatton B.
    Journal: Acta Physiol Scand; 1984 Jul; 121(3):291-9. PubMed ID: 6206684.
    Abstract:
    Immunocytochemical studies have revealed the presence of 5-HT-containing nerve fibres in all parts of the cerebrovascular bed (arteries, arterioles and veins) of mouse, rat, guinea-pig, rabbit and cat. Biochemical measurements (using HPLC) revealed substantial concentrations of 5-HT and 5-HIAA in the pial vessels of the rat, rabbit, cat and man, the amounts corresponding well with the density of the perivascular nerve supply. The uptake of 3H-5-HT was studied in arteries removed from the circle of Willis in rats. Maximum uptake was reached after 15 min of incubation at 37 degrees C and plateaued at 30 min. The reaction was temperature-dependent and found to be absent if performed at 0 degrees C. Pharmacological experiments on isolated middle cerebral and basilar arteries showed that vessels from rat and dog were contracted by approximately 90% upon administration of 5-HT, whereas vessels from guinea-pig, rabbit, cat and man were contracted by 40 to 60% relative to 124 mM K+. The EC50 values in the different species varied by between 1.5 X 10(-7) M (rat) and 3 X 10(-9) M (dog). The 5-HT-induced contractions were blocked by the 5-HT antagonists, methysergide, methergoline and ketanserin. Transmural nerve stimulation (TNS) of the rabbit basilar artery revealed a tetrodotoxin sensitive constriction whereas TNS of cat and dog middle cerebral arteries caused a tetrodotoxin-sensitive relaxation. The relaxation was not significantly attenuated until high doses of methergoline (3 X 10(-6) M) or ketanserin (3 X 10(-5) M) had been given.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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