5- HT Receptor classification ::
Recently various subtypes of 5-HT receptors have been identified some of the specific 5-HT receptor agonist and antagonists are being developed as clinically useful agents some of them are ondansetron sumatriptan buspirone etc
The main 5-HT receptor subtypes ::
receptor Location functions second messenger
IA CNS Neuronal inhibition cAMP
Behavioural effects :sleep
feeding thermoregulation anxiety
IB CNS Presynaptic inhibition cAMP
Behavioural effects
ID CNS Cerebral vasoconstriction cAMP
Blood vessels Behavioural effects:locomotion
PNS Behavioural effects
Smooth muscle Platelet aggregation
Platelets Smooth muscle contraction
(gut bronchi etc)
vasoconstriction /vasodilatation
2B Gastric fundus contraction IP3/DAG
2C CNS CSF secretion IP3/DAG
Choroid plexus
3 PNS Neuronal excitation None-ligand-gated
CNS (Autonomic nociceptive cation channel
neurons)
emesis
Behavioural effects: anxiety
4 PNS(GI tract) Neuronal excitation cAMP
CNS GI motility
5 CNS Not known Not known
6 CNS Not known Not known
7 CNS Not known cAMP
GI tract
Blood vessels
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