AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 270, Issue 6 992-1000, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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5-HT-induced jejunal motor activity: enteric locus of action and receptor subtypes

S. Graf and S. K. Sarna
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.

The role of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), its enteric locus of action, and receptor subtypes involved in the regulation of jejunal contractions were investigated by close intra-arterial infusions in conscious dogs. Close intra-arterial infusions of 5-HT in short segments of the jejunum stimulated phasic contractions that were blocked completely by atropine, partially by tetrodotoxin, and not affected by hexamethonium. This response was also blocked significantly by 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor antagonists but was not affected by 5-HT1A/5-HT1B, 5-HT3, and 5-HT4 receptor antagonists. Spontaneous phase III contractions were inhibited significantly by 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor antagonists, not affected by 5-HT1A/5-HT1B and 5-HT3 receptor antagonists, and enhanced by 5-HT4 receptor antagonists. Repeated close intra-arterial infusions of 5-HT over several days stimulated giant migrating contractions. We conclude that in the conscious state, 5-HT acts on 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors located on postsynaptic cholinergic neurons in the canine jejunum to stimulate phasic contractions and phase III activity. The 5-HT4 receptors in the canine small intestine may be localized on nonadrenergic, noncholinergic inhibitory neurons; these receptors suppress the amplitude and duration of phase III activity.

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