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. 1990 Nov;101(3):513–520. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb14113.x

Characterization of 5-HT3 and 'atypical' 5-HT receptors mediating guinea-pig ileal contractions in vitro.

R M Eglen 1, S R Swank 1, L K Walsh 1, R L Whiting 1
PMCID: PMC1917750  PMID: 2076474

Abstract

1. Neuronal 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors mediating contraction of guinea-pig ileal segments have been characterized in vitro by the use of methysergide to block 5-HT1-like and 5-HT2 receptors. Concentration-response curves to 5-HT were biphasic (first phase, defined as those responses occurring between 1 nM and 0.32 microM 5-HT, -log EC50 = 7.15 +/- 0.08; second phase, defined as these responses occurring between 0.32 microM and 32 microM 5-HT, -log EC50 = 5.32 +/- 0.03) but monophasic to 5-methoxytryptamine (-log EC50 = 7.0 +/- 0.08) and 2 methyl 5-HT (-log EC50 = 5.2 +/- 0.13). The maximal response of the first phase to 5-HT and the maximal response to 5-methoxytryptamine were 30 +/- 4% and 35 +/- 5% respectively of the maximum response to the second phase of the 5-HT concentration-effect curve (set at 100%). In contrast, the maximal response to 2-methyl-5-HT equalled that obtained with 5-HT (second phase). 2. The responses comprising the second phase of the concentration-effect curve to 5-HT were antagonized by 1 microM ICS 205-930, ondansetron, granisetron, quipazine, N-methyl-quipazine and (R,S)-zacopride and the following pKB values, with 5-HT as the agonist, were obtained at the 5-HT3 receptor: ICS 205-930 7.61 +/- 0.05, ondansetron 6.90 +/- 0.04, granisetron 7.90 +/- 0.04, (S)-zacopride 8.11 +/- 0.06, (R,S)-zacopride 7.64 +/- 0.11, and (R)-zacopride 7.27 +/- 0.06.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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