| Literature DB >> 17669396 |
Dirk Rüsch1, Hans A Braun, Hinnerk Wulf, Anika Schuster, Douglas E Raines.
Abstract
The actions of intravenous anaesthetics on 5-HT(3AB) receptors have not been studied. Using oocyte electrophysiology, the effects of etomidate, propofol, and pentobarbital on human 5-HT(3A) and 5-HT(3AB) receptors were studied and compared. Inhibition of peak currents by all three compounds in both receptor subtypes was anaesthetic concentration-dependant and non-competitive. Because the half-maximal inhibitory concentrations for etomidate, propofol and pentobarbital in 5-HT(3A) and 5-HT(3AB) receptors were all above their respective anaesthetic concentrations, the results of our study suggest that neither 5-HT(3) receptor subtype contributes to the anaesthetic actions of etomidate, propofol or pentobarbital.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17669396 PMCID: PMC2276611 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.07.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pharmacol ISSN: 0014-2999 Impact factor: 4.432