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  • Title: 5-HT1-receptor-mediated vasoconstriction in bovine isolated pulmonary arteries: influences of vascular endothelium and tone.
    Author: MacLean MR, Clayton RA, Hillis SW, McIntyre PD, Peacock AJ, Templeton AG.
    Journal: Pulm Pharmacol; 1994 Feb; 7(1):65-72. PubMed ID: 7516208.
    Abstract:
    Vasoconstrictor responses to 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and the 5-HT1D receptor agonist sumatriptan were studied in isolated bovine pulmonary artery rings. The effects of the antagonists, ketanserin (5-HT2A-receptors) and methiothepin (5-HT1- and 5-HT2A-receptors) on these responses were determined. The influences of vascular tone and the effect of removal of the vascular endothelium and pretreatment with the inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, N omega-nitro-L-arginine methylester, were also studied. In the absence of tone, in the majority of vessels, sumatriptan did not induce significant contractions. 5-HT-induced responses were concentration-dependent and ketanserin and methiothepin antagonized these in a competitive fashion. Removal of the endothelium or inclusion of L-NAME potentiated responses to sumatriptan. The sensitivity to sumatriptan was increased by L-NAME only in the presence of the endothelium whilst maximum responses to sumatriptan were potentiated in both unrubbed and rubbed vessels. Removal of the endothelium and/or inclusion of L-NAME had no significant effect on responses to 5-HT. U46619-induced tone markedly increased sumatriptan-induced responses which were competitively antagonized by methiothepin but were relatively resistant to ketanserin, verifying activation of a 5-HT1D receptor. Responses to 5-HT were also potentiated and competitively antagonized by ketanserin, and further antagonized by methiothepin. With tone present, lower concentrations of 5-HT were ketanserin-resistant and methiothepin-sensitive, indicating activation of a 5-HT1-like receptor.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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