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. 1989 Feb;96(2):379–387. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1989.tb11828.x

Characterization of 5-HT receptors mediating contraction of canine and primate basilar artery by use of GR43175, a selective 5-HT1-like receptor agonist.

H E Connor 1, W Feniuk 1, P P Humphrey 1
PMCID: PMC1854374  PMID: 2538191

Abstract

1. The aim of this study was to characterize the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor which mediates contraction of canine and primate isolated basilar artery by use of a variety of selective 5-HT agonists and antagonists. 2. 5-HT, alpha-methyl 5-HT and the selective 5-HT1-like receptor agonists, GR43175 and 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT), each caused contraction of canine and primate basilar artery with a rank order of agonist potency of 5-CT greater than or equal to 5-HT greater than GR43175 greater than alpha-methyl 5-HT. The 5-HT1-like receptor agonists, GR43175 and 5-CT, produced maximum effects which were less than that produced by 5-HT or alpha-methyl 5-HT. 3. In canine basilar artery, ketanserin (0.1-1 microM) caused some depression of the maximum effect of 5-HT but produced little or no shift of the concentration-effect curve. The contractile effects of GR43175 were not modified by ketanserin (1 microM), MDL72222 (1 microM) or cyanopindolol (1 microM). However, the effects of 5-HT and GR43175 were specifically antagonized by methiothepin (0.1 microM); the mean agonist concentration-ratios were 33 and 48 respectively. 4. In primate basilar artery, ketanserin (1 microM) again caused a small depression of the 5-HT maximum response but had not effect against GR43175-induced contractions. In contrast, methiothepin (0.1 microM) antagonized both 5-HT- and GR43175-induced contractions; the mean agonist concentration-ratios were 35 for both.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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