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Abstract
Sumatriptan (GR43175) contracts rings of dog isolated saphenous vein by an action at 5-HT1-like receptors. We have now examined the effects of sumatriptan on prostaglandin E2(PGE2)-stimulated adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) accumulation in this tissue. Sumatriptan and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) produced a concentration-dependent inhibition of PGE2-stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation (EC50 values of 250 nM and 80 nM respectively), responses that were mimicked by 5-carboxamidotryptamine but not by U-46619 or methoxamine. The response to sumatriptan (1 microM) was antagonised by methiothepin (1 microM), but not by metergoline (0.1 microM), spiperone (1 microM) or ondansetron (GR38032, 1 microM). These results suggest that 5-HT1-like receptors which mediate contraction of the dog isolated saphenous vein are negatively coupled to adenylate cyclase in this preparation.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2158369 PMCID: PMC1917383 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1990.tb14682.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol ISSN: 0007-1188 Impact factor: 8.739