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Serotonin and the endothelium.

T F Lüscher1, V Richard, M Tschudi

  • 1Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.

Clinical Physiology and Biochemistry
|January 1, 1990
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The vascular endothelium modulates serotonin's cardiovascular effects. In healthy arteries, it inhibits vasoconstriction, but in diseased vessels, it can enhance serotonin-induced contractions.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Pharmacology
  • Endothelial Function
  • Serotonin Signaling

Background:

  • Serotonin exerts diverse cardiovascular effects.
  • The vascular endothelium plays a key role in modulating these effects.
  • Endothelial cells produce vasodilators like nitric oxide and enzymes that inactivate serotonin.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of the vascular endothelium in mediating serotonin-induced vascular responses.
  • To compare endothelial effects in normal versus diseased or hypertensive blood vessels.

Main Methods:

  • Studied serotonin's effects on vascular preparations with and without intact endothelium.
  • Examined responses in various animal models (porcine, canine, spontaneously hypertensive rats) and human arteries.

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  • Utilized pharmacological agents like indomethacin to probe mechanisms.

    • Main Results:

    • Endothelium removal typically enhances serotonin-induced contractions.
    • In some vessels (e.g., porcine coronary artery), serotonin stimulates endothelium-derived nitric oxide release, causing relaxation.
    • In atherosclerotic or hypertensive vessels, the endothelium facilitates serotonin-induced contractions, potentially via cyclooxygenase products.

    Conclusions:

    • The endothelium's effect on serotonin-mediated vasoconstriction is context-dependent.
    • In normal arteries, the endothelium generally opposes serotonin's vasoconstrictor actions.
    • In pathological conditions like atherosclerosis and hypertension, the endothelium can enhance serotonin's vasoconstrictive effects.