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Pharmacological profile of the 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor of Fasciola hepatica body wall muscle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

E. A. Tembe ,
L. Holden-Dye ,
S. W. G. Smith ,
P. A. M. Jacques  and
R. J. Walker
E. A. Tembe
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO9 3TU
L. Holden-Dye*
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO9 3TU
S. W. G. Smith
Affiliation:
Cambridge Animal and Public Health Ltd, Chesterford Park Research Station, Saffron Walden, Essex
P. A. M. Jacques
Affiliation:
Cambridge Animal and Public Health Ltd, Chesterford Park Research Station, Saffron Walden, Essex
R. J. Walker
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO9 3TU
*
*Dr L. Holden-Dye, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO9 3TU
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Summary

5-HT is a candidate for the excitatory transmitter at the neuromuscular junction in trematodes including Fasciola hepatica. This study has determined the response of a muscle strip preparation from Fasciola hepatica to 5-HT and a range of agonists that distinguish between the vertebrate receptor 5-HT subtypes. 5-HT increased the resting tone and the rhythmic activity of the muscle strip. Of the 19 compounds tested, only 10 had an effect similar to 5-HT and all but 2 of these were tryptamine compounds. 5-HT was more potent than tryptamine whilst 4-OH-tryptamine had no effect, suggesting that the response is mediated by a 5-HT rather than a tryptamine receptor. 5-Fluorotryptamine and 5-carboxyamidotryptamine were the most potent agonists. 8-OH-DPAT also mimicked the effect of 5-HT, though less potently. Assuming that these agents elicit their response through a common receptor, this suggests the presence of a 5-HT receptor with similar properties in terms of agonist recognition as the vertebrate 5-HT1 class of receptor involved in controlling Fasciola muscle motility.

Keywords

Fasciola hepatica5-HT receptortrematode
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 106 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 67 - 73
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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