Abstract
Using RT-PCR we distinguished mRNAs for all known G-protein coupled serotonin receptors expressed in various rat and porcine blood vessels. Nearly all vessels expressed 5HT1 dβ , 5-HT 2A, 5-HT 2B, 5-HT 4, and 5-Ht 7 receptor mRNA to different extents. New splice variants of the porcine 5-HT 4 receptor were observed. Similar PCR assays were performed with endothelial and smooth muscle cells from human pulmonary artery, aorta, and with endothelial cells from human coronary artery and umbilical vein. All endothelial cells expressed 5-HT 1 dβ , 5-HT 2b, and 5-HT 4 receptor mRNA, whereas in smooth muscle cells 5-HT 1 dβ , 5-HT 2A, 5-HT 7, and in some experiments 5-HT 2B receptor mRNA were found. A model for the regulation of vascular tone by different 5-HT receptors is proposed.
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