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There is increasing evidence that neuroendocrine and temperature responses in humans can be employed to study the functional sensitivity of different 5-HT receptor subtypes. The evidence suggests that the PRL response to LTP is mediated by 5-HT1 receptors, perhaps the 5-HT1A subtype, though further studies are needed to confirm this effect. It is uncertain whether the PRL responses to other 'presynaptic' challenges of 5-HT function, for example, fenfluramine, are mediated by the same post-synaptic 5-HT receptor subtype as that for LTP. Conversely it seems likely that agonists which stimulate 5-HT2/1C receptors increase both plasma PRL and ACTH in humans. There is also evidence that 5-HT1A receptors can increase ACTH secretion. This suggests that in humans as in animals both the 5-HT1A and 5HT2/1C receptors can facilitate ACTH release, though the significance of this dual control is not understood. It is also possible that both 5-HT1A and 5-HT2/1C receptors stimulate PRL release, but 5-HT1A receptors may have a more prominent role in GH secretion. In both human and animal studies 5-HT1A and 5-HT2 receptor agonists may produce opposite effects on body temperature. These recent developments in 5-HT neuroendocrinology have been of great interest, but much is still uncertain. Progress in this field will be considerably advanced by the availability of new selective 5-HT receptor ligands, particularly selective receptor antagonists.
Author(s): Cowen PJ, Anderson IM, Gartside SE
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Year: 1990
Volume: 600
Pages: 250-257; discussion 257-259
Print publication date: 01/01/1990
ISSN (print): 0077-8923
ISSN (electronic): 1749-6632
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb16887.x
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb16887.x
Notes: 0077-8923 (Print) Journal Article Review
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