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Pulmonary neuroendocrine (NE) cells including the innervated clusters of NE cells--neuroepithelial bodies (NEB)--are difficult to study because of their small numbers and diffuse distribution within the airway mucosa of the lung. We have previously reported a method for isolation and culture of NE
Pet-1(-/-) mice with a prenatal, genetically induced loss of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin) neurones are compromised in their ability to withstand episodic environmental anoxia via autoresuscitation. Given the prenatal role of 5-HT neurones in the development of neural networks, here we ask
The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine (FLX), the active ingredient of the antidepressant drug Prozac, inhibits reuptake of the neurotransmitter, serotonin (5-HT; 5-hydroxytryptamine), into cells by the 5-HT transporter (SERT). Given the role of 5-HT in oxygen detection and the
The effects of the serotonin receptor blocker, ketanserin, were studied in a porcine Pseudomonas adult respiratory distress syndrome model. Swine, weighing 14-30 kg, were anesthetized and ventilated with 0.5 FiO2 and 5 cm H2O positive end expiratory pressure. Three groups were studied: saline
1. In the brain of Salmo gairdneri, the content of dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), serotonin (5-HT), and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) depends upon the location in the brain (hypothalamus, telencephalon or mesencephalon). 2. The origin of feed protein (from animal or vegetal origin)
Hypoxia causes a marked decline in reproductive neuroendocrine function in Atlantic croaker due to decreases in the hypothalamic expression and activities of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH, the rate limiting enzyme in serotonin synthesis) and aromatase. In the present study, the influence of the
The effects of tabernanthine on serotonin (5-HT) levels were determined in several brain areas of rats exposed to various simulated altitudes (1800, 5200, 7000 m). The 5-HT synthesis inhibitor, para-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA), was used to dissociate the effects occurring at synthesis and release
Increased serotonin serum levels have been proposed to play a key role in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by regulating vessel tone and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. An intact serotonin system, which critically depends on a normal function of the serotonin transporter (SERT), is
Our study was designed to determine if central nervous system (CNS) serotonin is required for the induction of ventilatory long-term facilitation (LTF) in intact, spontaneously breathing mice. Nineteen tryptophan hydroxylase 2-deficient (Tph2(-/-)) mice, devoid of serotonin in the CNS, and their
In order to evaluate separately changes in vascular tone occurring in arteries and veins, we measured pulmonary capillary red blood cell (RBC) concentration under zone II (waterfall) conditions in isolated dog lungs rapidly frozen with Freon 12. The lungs were frozen while being perfused from artery
In this report we demonstrate the immunocytochemical localization of serotonin in endothelial cells of rat coronary vessels and a significant increase in the release of serotonin into the perfusate of Langendorff rat heart preparations during hypoxia. It is suggested that serotonin, localized in
To test the hypothesis that serotonin mediated respiratory activity is involved in ventilatory adaptation to hypoxia, rats were treated with parachlorophenylalanine (PCPA), a potent, long-acting inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase, the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin. In
1. Previously, we have shown that exposure to hypoxia stimulates serotonin uptake by cultured bovine pulmonary arterial endothelial cells. 2. In the present study, lungs isolated from rats exposed to 24 h, 48 h or 14 days of hypobaric hypoxia (0.43 or 0.5 atm) manifested no alteration of serotonin
Laboratory rats were exposed to influence of intermittent hypoxia every other day during the period of 11 days. Conditions similar to those of 7000 meters above sea level were imitated. Using the method of indirect immunofluorescence the state of serotonin immunoreactivity of the adrenal glands
Serotonin (5HT) decreased in the bone marrow and renal cortex, and hyperserotoninemia developed immediately after one-hour hypoxia. Six-hour hypoxia was followed by an additional decrease of 5-HT in the kidney, medulla, spleen and thymus. Phasic changes of the 5-HT TOOK PLACE at the posthypoxic