Two distinct central serotonin receptors with different physiological functions.

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Peroutka SJ, Lebovitz RM, Snyder SH

Two distinct central serotonin receptors with different physiological functions.

Science. 1981 May 15;212(4496):827-9.

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7221567 [ View in PubMed
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Abstract

Two distinct serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) receptors designated serotonin 1 and serotonin 2 bind tritium-labeled serotonin and tritium-labeled spiroperidol, respectively. Drug potencies at serotonin 2 sites, but not at serotonin 1 sites, predict their effects on the "serotonin behavioral syndrome," indicating that serotonin 2 sites mediate these behaviors. The limited correlation of drug effects with regulation by guanine nucleotides suggests that serotonin 1 sites might be linked to adenylate cyclase. Drug specificities of serotonin-elicited synaptic inhibition and excitation may reflect serotonin 1 and serotonin 2 receptor interactions, respectively.

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DrugTargetKindOrganismPharmacological ActionActions
Maprotiline5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2AProteinHumans
Unknown
Binder
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Maprotiline5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2CProteinHumans
Unknown
Binder
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Serotonin5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2AProteinHumans
Unknown
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