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5-HT7 receptors (5-HT7R) are the most recently identified among the family of serotonin receptors. Their role in health and disease, particularly as mediators of, and druggable targets for, neurodegenerative diseases, is incompletely understood. Unlike other serotonin receptors, for which abundant preclinical and clinical data evaluating their effect on neurodegenerative conditions exist, the available information on the role of the 5-HT7R receptor is limited. In this review, we describe the signaling pathways and cellular mechanisms implicated in the activation of the 5-HT7R; also, we analyze different mechanisms of neurodegeneration and the potential therapeutic implications of pharmacological interventions for 5-HT7R signaling.
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Doenças Neurodegenerativas , Receptores de Serotonina , Sistema Nervoso Central/metabolismo , Humanos , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/tratamento farmacológico , Receptores de Serotonina/metabolismo , Transdução de SinaisRESUMO
Our group has previously shown in pithed rats that the cardiac sympathetic drive, which produces tachycardic responses, is inhibited by 5-HT via the activation of prejunctional 5-HT1B/1D/5 receptors. Interestingly, when 5-HT2 receptors are chronically blocked with sarpogrelate, the additional role of cardiac sympatho-inhibitory 5-HT1F receptors is unmasked. Although 5-HT2 receptors mediate tachycardia in rats, and the chronic blockade of 5-HT2 receptors unmasked 5-HT7 receptors mediating cardiac vagal inhibition, the role of 5-HT7 receptors in the modulation of the cardiac sympathetic tone remains virtually unexplored. On this basis, male Wistar rats were pretreated during 14 days with sarpogrelate (a 5-HT2 receptor antagonist) in drinking water (30 mg/kg/day; sarpogrelate-pretreated group) or equivalent volumes of drinking water (control group). Subsequently, the rats were pithed to produce increases in heart rate by either electrical preganglionic spinal (C7 -T1 ) stimulation of the cardiac sympathetic drive or iv administration of exogenous noradrenaline. The iv continuous infusion of AS-19 (a 5-HT7 receptor agonist; 10 µg/kg/min) (i) inhibited the tachycardic responses to sympathetic stimulation, but not those to exogenous noradrenaline only in sarpogrelate-pretreated rats. This inhibition was completely reversed by SB258719 (a selective 5-HT7 receptor antagonist; 1 mg/kg, iv) or glibenclamide (an ATP-sensitive K+ channel blocker; 20 mg/kg, iv). These results suggest that chronic 5-HT2 receptor blockade uncovers a cardiac sympatho-inhibitory mechanism mediated by 5-HT7 receptors, involving a hyperpolarization due to the opening of ATP-sensitive K+ channels. Thus, these findings support the role of 5-HT7 receptors in the modulation of the cardiac sympathetic neurotransmission.
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Fibras Adrenérgicas/fisiologia , Receptores 5-HT2 de Serotonina/fisiologia , Receptores de Serotonina/fisiologia , Antagonistas do Receptor 5-HT2 de Serotonina/uso terapêutico , Succinatos/uso terapêutico , Taquicardia/prevenção & controle , Fibras Adrenérgicas/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Estimulação Elétrica/efeitos adversos , Frequência Cardíaca/efeitos dos fármacos , Frequência Cardíaca/fisiologia , Masculino , Norepinefrina/toxicidade , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Antagonistas do Receptor 5-HT2 de Serotonina/farmacologia , Succinatos/farmacologia , Simpatomiméticos/toxicidade , Taquicardia/etiologia , Taquicardia/fisiopatologiaRESUMO
Extinction is the learned inhibition of retrieval. It is the mainstay of exposure therapy, which is widely used to treat drug addiction, phobias and fear-related pathologies such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The serotonin (5-HT) system is positioned to modulate the extinction circuitry via ascending 5-HT projections that innervate certain brain structures including the hippocampus and the basolateral amygdala (BLA). The most recently described serotoninergic receptors 5-HT5A, 5-HT6, 5-HT7 affect different memory processes and so are putative therapeutic targets for disorders related to cognition; however, their role in the extinction of contextual fear conditioning (CFC) has not been studied yet. Here we investigate the role of these receptors in the CA1 region of the hippocampus and the BLA in the extinction of CFC. For this, male rats were implanted with cannulae in the CA1 or in the BLA region through which they received immediately or 3 h after extinction training of CFC infusions of SB699551 (10 µg/side), 5-HT5A antagonist; WAY-208466 (0.04 µg/side), 5-HT6 agonist; SB-271046A (10 µg/side), 5-HT6 antagonist; AS-19 (5 µg/side), 5-HT7 agonist; SB-269970 (5 µg/side), 5-HT7 antagonist. After 24 h, animals were submitted to a 3 min extinction test. Results show that the infusion immediately after extinction training of 5-HT5A, 5-HT6 and 5-HT7 antagonists, and 3 h after extinction training of 5-HT5A and 5-HT7 antagonists in the BLA region, but not in CA1, facilitates the extinction of CFC memory.
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Extinção Psicológica/fisiologia , Medo/fisiologia , Receptores de Serotonina/fisiologia , Tonsila do Cerebelo/fisiologia , Animais , Complexo Nuclear Basolateral da Amígdala/fisiologia , Encéfalo/fisiologia , Condicionamento Clássico/fisiologia , Medo/psicologia , Hipocampo/fisiologia , Masculino , Memória/fisiologia , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Receptores de Serotonina/metabolismoRESUMO
Sensitized stress-induced corticosterone (CORT) secretion in chronically stressed rats involves 5-HT7 receptor activation. The effect of 14-day chronic CORT and vehicle (VEH) administration on 5-HT7 receptor expression in adrenal glands, adrenal 5-HT content, and adrenocorticotropic hormone and CORT secretion was analysed. On day 15, VEH- and CORT-treated animals were perfused or decapitated without stress exposure (0 min) or after 10 and 30 min of restraint for collection of trunk blood and tissues. 5-HT7 receptor-like immunoreactivity (5-HT7R-LI), 5-HT7 receptor protein, and mRNA levels were determined by immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assays, respectively; 5-HT levels and hormones were quantified using HPLC and ELISA kits, respectively. An undisturbed control group was included for most experimental comparisons. Chronic CORT strongly increased 5-HT7R-LI in the outer adrenal cortex, as well as 5-HT7 receptor protein and mRNA in whole adrenal glands; adrenal 5-HT content also increased in these animals. Decreased adrenocorticotropic hormone and CORT secretion at 30 min of restraint occurred in CORT-treated rats. The results support the notion that chronic stress-induced increase of adrenocortical 5-HT7 receptors and adrenal 5-HT content is a glucocorticoid-dependent phenomenon; the development of magnified stress-induced 5-HT7 receptor-mediated CORT responses in chronically stressed animals nevertheless likely involves additional mechanisms.
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Glândulas Suprarrenais/efeitos dos fármacos , Corticosterona/administração & dosagem , Receptores de Serotonina/metabolismo , Estresse Psicológico/metabolismo , Glândulas Suprarrenais/metabolismo , Hormônio Adrenocorticotrópico/análise , Hormônio Adrenocorticotrópico/metabolismo , Animais , Corticosterona/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Humanos , Sistema Hipotálamo-Hipofisário/metabolismo , Masculino , Sistema Hipófise-Suprarrenal/metabolismo , Ratos , Receptores de Serotonina/análise , Restrição Física/psicologia , Serotonina/análise , Serotonina/metabolismo , Estresse Psicológico/etiologia , Estresse Psicológico/psicologiaRESUMO
In mammalians, serotonin (5-HT) has critical roles in the central nervous system (CNS), including mood stability, pain tolerance, or sleep patterns. However, the vast majority of serotonin is produced by intestinal enterochromaffin cells of the gastrointestinal tract and circulating blood platelets, also acting outside of the CNS. Serotonin effects are mediated through its interaction with 5-HT receptors (5-HTRs), a superfamily with a repertoire of at least fourteen well-characterized members. 5-HT7 receptors are the last 5-HTR member to be identified, with well-defined functions in the nervous, gastrointestinal, and vascular systems. The effects of serotonin on the immune response are less well understood. Mast cells are known to produce serotonin, while T cells, dendritic cells, monocytes, macrophages and microglia express 5-HT7 receptor. Here, we review the known roles of 5-HT7 receptors in the immune system, as well as their potential therapeutic implication in inflammatory and immune-mediated disorders.
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Sistema Imunitário/metabolismo , Receptores de Serotonina/metabolismo , Serotonina/metabolismo , Animais , Humanos , Isoformas de Proteínas/metabolismo , Receptores de Serotonina/genética , Transdução de Sinais , Distribuição TecidualRESUMO
A decrease in the activation threshold of primary sensory neurons to transient receptor potential V1 (TRPV1) stimulation by serotonin 5-HT7 receptors has been reported but no confirmation if this might translate into facilitation of neurogenic inflammation has been provided. We analysed the modulation of capsaicin (CAP)-induced neurogenic inflammation in the rat hind paw by the selective 5-HT7 receptor agonist, LP-44, and the involvement of calcitonin gen-related peptide (CGRP) in this effect. Animals received intra-plantar injections (30⯵L) of vehicle, CAP (0.05%, 0.1% and 0.2%), LP-44 (7.5 and 15â¯nmol) and the combination of LP-44â¯+â¯CAP; then, the time course of the inflammatory responses was measured. The effect of the 5-HT7 receptor antagonist, SB-269970 (3â¯mg/kg,â¯s.c.), on responses produced by LP-44 alone and combined with CAP was tested. As expected, CAP produced concentration- and time-dependent inflammatory responses in the hind paw. Interestingly, LP-44 by itself also produced inflammation in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, and magnified CAP-induced responses. Systemic pre-treatment with SB-269970 significantly blunted LP-44 (15â¯nmol)-induced inflammation as well as magnified inflammatory responses produced by the combination of LP-44 (7.5 and 15â¯nmol)â¯+â¯CAP (0.1%) thus confirming the involvement of 5-HT7 receptors. Finally, the non-peptide CGRP receptor antagonist, BIBN4096 (3â¯mg/kg,â¯s.c.), strongly inhibited the potentiated inflammatory responses induced by LP-44 (7.5 and 15â¯nmol)â¯+â¯CAP (0.1%) thus substantiating their neurogenic nature. Thus, sensitization of CAP-sensitive primary sensory neurons by 5-HT7 receptors may result in facilitation of neurogenic inflammation involving CGRP in the rat hind paw.
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Inflamação Neurogênica/tratamento farmacológico , Neurônios Aferentes/metabolismo , Receptores de Peptídeo Relacionado com o Gene de Calcitonina/metabolismo , Receptores de Serotonina/metabolismo , Animais , Antagonistas do Receptor do Peptídeo Relacionado ao Gene de Calcitonina/administração & dosagem , Capsaicina/administração & dosagem , Capsaicina/metabolismo , Pé/patologia , Humanos , Masculino , Inflamação Neurogênica/metabolismo , Inflamação Neurogênica/patologia , Neurônios Aferentes/efeitos dos fármacos , Fenóis/administração & dosagem , Ratos , Receptores de Serotonina/administração & dosagem , Substância P/administração & dosagem , Sulfonamidas/administração & dosagemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The aim of this review was to identify the mechanisms by which serotonin receptors involved at the central level are able to modulate the nociceptive response. Pain is a defense mechanism of the body that entails physiological, anatomical, neurochemical, and psychological changes, and is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience with potential risk of tissue damage, comprising the leading cause of appointments with Physicians worldwide. Treatment for this symptom has generated several neuropharmacological lines of research, due to the different types of pain and the various drugs employed to treat this condition. Serotonin [5- HydroxyTryptamine (5-HT)] is a neurotransmitter with seven families (5-HT1-5-HT7) and approximately 15 receptor subtypes. Serotonin modulates neuronal activity; however, this neurotransmitter is related with a number of physiological processes, such as cardiovascular function, gastric motility, renal function, etc. On the other hand, several researches reported that serotonin modulates nociceptive response through 5-HT1, 5-HT2, 5-HT3, and 5-HT7 receptors in the Central Nervous System (CNS). METHOD: In this review, a search was conducted on PubMed, ProQuest, EBSCO, and the Science Citation Index for studies evaluating the effects of 5-HT1, 5-HT2, 5-HT3, and 5-HT7 receptors in the CNS on the modulation of different types of pain. CONCLUSION: We concluded that 5-HT1, 5-HT2, 5-HT3, and 5-HT7 receptors in the CNS modulate the pain, but this depends on the distribution of the receptors, dose of agonists or antagonists, administration route, pain type and duration in order to inhibit, excite, or even maintain the nociceptive response.
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Analgésicos/uso terapêutico , Sistema Nervoso Central/metabolismo , Dor , Receptores de Serotonina/metabolismo , Analgésicos/farmacologia , Animais , Sistema Nervoso Central/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Dor/metabolismo , Dor/patologia , Serotonina/metabolismoRESUMO
Serotonin acts through its receptors (5-HTRs) to shape brain networks during development and modulates essential functions in mature brain. The 5-HT1AR is mainly located at soma of hippocampal neurons early during brain development and its expression gradually shifts to dendrites during postnatal development. The 5-HT7R expressed early during hippocampus development, shows a progressive reduction in its expression postnatally. Considering these changes during development, we evaluated in cultured hippocampal neurons whether the 5-HT1AR and 5-HT7R change their expression, modulate dendritic growth, and activate signaling pathways such as ERK1/2, AKT/GSK3ß and LIMK/cofilin, which may sustain dendrite outgrowth by controlling cytoskeleton dynamics. We show that mRNA levels of both receptors increase between 2 and 7 DIV; however only protein levels of 5-HT7R increase significantly at 7 DIV. The 5-HT1AR is preferentially distributed in the soma, while 5-HT7R displays a somato-dendritic localization at 7 DIV. Through stimulation with 5-HT at 7 DIV during 24h and using specific antagonists, we determined that 5-HT1AR decreases the number of primary and secondary dendrites and restricts the growth of primary dendrites. The activation of 5-HT1AR and 5-HT7R promotes the growth of short secondary dendrites and triggers ERK1/2 and AKT phosphorylation through MEK and PI3K activation respectively; without changes in the phosphorylation of LIMK and cofilin. We conclude that 5-HT1AR restricts dendritogenesis and outgrowth of primary dendrites, but that both 5-HT1AR and 5-HT7R promote secondary dendrite outgrowth. These data support the role of 5-HT in neuronal outgrowth during development and provide insight into cellular basis of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Dendritos/efeitos dos fármacos , Dendritos/metabolismo , Receptor 5-HT1A de Serotonina/metabolismo , Receptores de Serotonina/metabolismo , Serotonina/farmacologia , Animais , Células Cultivadas , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Neurogênese/fisiologia , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-DawleyRESUMO
Serotonin (5-HT) production and expression of 5-HT receptors (5-HTRs) occur early during prenatal development. Recent evidence suggests that, in addition to its classical role as a neurotransmitter, 5-HT regulates neuronal connectivity during mammalian development by modulating cell migration and neuronal cytoarchitecture. Given the variety of 5-HTRs, researchers have had difficulty clarifying the specific role of each receptor subtype in brain development. Signalling mediated by the G-protein-coupled 5-HT1A R and 5-HT7 R, however, has been associated with neuronal plasticity. Thus, we hypothesized that 5-HT promotes neurite outgrowth through 5-HT1A R and 5-HT7 R. The involvement of 5-HT1A R and 5-HT7 R in the morphology of rat hippocampal neurons was evaluated by treating primary cultures at 2 days in vitro with 5-HT and specific antagonists for 5-HT1A R and 5-HT7 R (WAY-100635 and SB269970, respectively). The stimulation of hippocampal neurons with 100 nM 5-HT for 24 hr produced no effect on either the number or the length of primary neurites. Nonetheless, after 5HT7 R was blocked, the addition of 5-HT increased the number of primary neurites, suggesting that 5HT7 R could inhibit neuritogenesis. In contrast, 5-HT induced secondary neurite outgrowth, an effect inhibited by 1 µM WAY-100635 or SB269970. These results suggest that both serotonergic receptors participate in secondary neurite outgrowth. We conclude that 5-HT1A R and 5-HT7 R regulate neuronal morphology in primary hippocampal cultures by promoting secondary neurite outgrowth.