TABLE 1

5-HT receptor pharmacology and location in the CV system

Values in parenthese are Ki values. Cloned indicates that values are only from cloned, transfected receptors. Affinity values are from averaged experiments available on http://pdsp.med.unc.edu/indexR.html. Modified from Watts, 2005.

ReceptorAgonistsAntagonistsLocation and Response Relevant to Blood Pressure
HeptahelicalEmbedded Image
Ion channelEmbedded Image
5-HT1A (2.65 nM)Embedded Image8-OH-DPAT, U92016AWAY100635, NAN190Central nervous system (lower, raise blood pressure)
5-HT1B (16.01 nM)Embedded ImageCP-93129, sumatriptan, eletriptan (some 1D affinity)GR-127935 (some 1D affinity), GR55562, isamoltane, SB236057Smooth muscle (contraction); sympathetic presynaptic terminal (inhibition of NE release); sympathetic ganglia (inhibit transmission); central nervous system (lower, raise blood pressure)
5-HT1D (10.05 nM)Embedded ImagePNU-109291, alniditan, eletriptan (some 1B affinity), L-703,664SB 272183, LY310762, BRL15572Smooth muscle (contraction)
5-ht1Ea (7.00 nM, cloned)Embedded Image5-CT (nonselective), BRL54443 (some 1F affinity)None availableNone identified
5-HT1F (67.60 nM, cloned)Embedded ImageLY334370, BRL54443 (1E affinity), LY344864None availableSmooth muscle (contraction), trigeminal nerve
5-HT2A (970.80 nM)Embedded ImageDOB (2A/2B, 2C), DOI, α-methyl-5-HT (non-selective), TCB-2R-96544, MDL100907, volinanserinPlatelet (aggregation and 5-HT release); smooth muscle (contraction); adrenal gland (epinephrine release); heart (tachycardia, contraction); central nervous system
5-HT2B (11.35 nM)Embedded ImageBW723C86LY272015, RS127445Endothelium (relaxation); smooth muscle (contraction); cardiac valves (proliferation)
5-HT2C (32.58 nM)Embedded ImageWAY 163909, DOI (2A, 2B, 2C), MK212, 1-methylpsilocinRS102221, SB242084None identified
5-HT3 (splice variants) (190.33 nM)Embedded ImageSR57227A, 2-methyl-5-HT, phenylbiguanideOdansetron, granisetronVagus nerve (bradycardia); ganglia
5-HT4(short,long) (117.00 nM, cloned)Embedded ImageRS67506, BIMU1, BIMU8, zacoprideGR113808, RS100235, SB204070Cardiomyocyte (contraction)
5-HT6 (116.53 nM, cloned)Embedded ImageWAY 181,187, EMD 386088Ro 04-6790, SB 399885, SB271046None identified
5-HT7(a–d) (3.65 nM, cloned)Embedded ImageLP12, LP44, AS-19, 5-CT (nonselective)SB-269970, SB-258719Smooth muscle (relaxation); cardiomyocyte (contraction)
  • * No physiological response has been associated with receptor, hence lower case.

  • AS-19, (2S)-(+)-5-(1,3,5-trimethylpyrazol-4-yl)-2-(dimethylamino)tetralin; BIMU1, endo-N-(8-methyl-8-azabicyclo-[3.2.1] oct-3-yl)-2,3-dihydro-3-ethyl-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazole-1-carboxamide; BIMU8, 2,3-dihydro-N-[(3-endo)-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl]-3-(1-methylethyl)-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazole-1-carboxamide; BRL15572, 3-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl]-1,1-diphenyl-2-propanol; BRL54443, 5-hydroxy-3-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-1H-indole; BW723C86, α-methyl-5-(2-thienylmethoxy)-1H-indole-3-ethanamine; CP-93129, 1,4-dihydro-3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinyl-5H-pyrrol[3,2-b]pyridin-5-one; DOI, 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine; EMD 386088, 5-chloro-2-methyl-3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinyl)-1H-indole; GR113808, 1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid, [1-[2-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]ethyl]-4-piperidinyl]methyl ester; GR-127935, N-[4-methoxy-3-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)phenyl]-2′-methyl-4′-(5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4-carboxamide; GR55562, 3-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-4-hydroxy-N-[4-(4-pyridinyl)phenyl]benzamide; L-703,664, N,N-dimethyl-5-[(5-methyl-1,1-dioxodo-1,2,5-thiadiazolidin-2-yl)methyl]-1H-indole-3-ethanamine; LP12, 4-(2-diphenyl)-N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-1-piperazinehexanamide; LP44, 4-[2-(methylthio)phenyl]-N-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenyl)-1-piperazinehexanamide; LY272015, 1-[(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methy]-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-6-methyl-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole; LY310762, 1-[2-[4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-1-piperidinyl]ethyl]-1,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-2H-indol-2-one; LY334370, 4-fluoro-N-(1-methyl-4-piperidinyl)-1H-indol-5-yl]-benzamide; LY344864, N-[(3R)-3-(dimethylamino)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazol-6-yl]-4-fluorobenzamide; MDL100907, (2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)-[1-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethyl]piperidin-4-yl]methanol; MK212, 6-chloro-2-(1-piperazinyl)pyrazine; NAN190, 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-(4-phthalimidobutyl)piperazine; PNU-109291, (S)-3,4-dihydro-1-[2-[4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-N-methyl-1H-2-benzopyran-6-carboxamide; R-96544, (2R,4R)-5-[2-[2-[2-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]phenoxy]ethyl]-1-methyl-3-pyrrolidinol; Ro 04-6790, 4-amino-N-[2,6-bis(methylamino)-4-pyrimidinyl]-benzenesulfonamide; RS100235, 1-(5-amino-6-chloro-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-8-yl)-3-[1-[3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propyl]piperidin-4-yl]propan-1-one; RS102221, 8-[5-(2, 4-dimethoxy-5-(4-trifluoromethylphenylsulphonamido)phenyl-5-oxopentyl]-1,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decane-2,4-dione; RS127445, 4-(4-fluoro-1-naphthalenyl)-6-(1-methylethyl)-2-pyrimidinamine; RS67506, 1-(4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)-3-[1–2-methylsulphonylamino)ethyl-4-piperidinyl]-1-propanone; SB204070, (1-butyl-4-piperidinyl)methyl-8-amino-7-chloro-1,4-benzodioxane-5-carboxylate; SB236057, 1′-ethyl-7-({4-[2-methyl-4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)phenyl]phenyl}carbonyl)-2,5,6,7-tetrahydrospiro[furo [2,3-f]indole-1,4′-piperidine]; SB242084, 6-chloro-2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-N-[6-[(2-methyl-3-pyridinyl)oxy]-3-pyridinyl]-1H-indole-1-carboxyamide dihydrochloride; SB258719, 3-methyl-N-[(1R)-1-methyl-3-(4-methyl-1-piperidinyl)propyl]-N-methylbenzenesulfonamide; SB269970, (2R)-1-[(3-hydroxyphenyl)sulfonyl]-2-[2-(4-methyl-1-piperidinyl)ethyl]pyrrolidine; SB271046, 5-chloro-N-[4-methoxy-3-(1-piperazinyl)phenyl]-3-methyl-benzo[b]thiophen-2-sulfonamide; SB272183, 5-chloro-2,3-dihydro-6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-1(4-pyridin-4-yl)napth-1-ylaminocarbonyl]-1H-indole); SB399885, N-(3,5-dichloro-2-methoxyphenyl)-4-methoxy-3-(1-piperazinyl)benzenesulfonamide; SB699551, N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N-[[4′-[[(2-phenylethyl)amino]methyl][1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl]methyl]cyclopentanepropanamide; SR57227A, 1-(6-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-4-piperidinamine; U92016A, (R)-8-dipropylamino-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-3H-benzo[e]indole-2-carbonitrile; WAY 100635, N-[2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-N-(2-pyridyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide; WAY 163909, [(7bR, 10aR)-1,2,3,4,8,9,10, 10a-octahydro-7bH-cyclopenta-[b][1,4]diazepino[6,7,1-hi]indole]; WAY 181,187, 2-(1-{6-chloroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole-5-sulfonyl}-1H-indol-3-yl)ethan-1-amine.