5-HT1 Receptors

Serotonin 5-HT1 receptors are a subfamily of 5-HT receptors which bind the neurotransmitter serotonin, also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine. Five subtypes have been identified (5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, 5-HT1D, 5-HT1E and 5-HT1F), all of which are G-protein-coupled receptors that couple to Gi/o causing a decrease in cAMP levels.

Receptor Data

5-HT1 Receptor Data

Receptor Subtype5-HT1A5-HT1B5-HT1D5-ht1E5-HT1F
Transduction Mechanism↓Adenylyl Cyclase (Gi/o)↓ Adenylyl Cyclase (Gi/o)↓ Adenylyl Cyclase (Gi/o)↓ Adenylyl Cyclase (Gi/o)↓ Adenylyl Cyclase (Gi/o)
Primary DistributionLimbic system (hippocampus, lateral septum, cortical areas), mesencephalic raphe nucleiBasal ganglia, striatum, amygdala, trigeminal ganglion, vascular smooth muscleBasal ganglia, hippocampus, cortex, spinal cord, vascular smooth muscleCortex, caudate putamen, claustrum, hippocampus, amygdalaHippocampus, cortex, dorsal raphe nucleus, uterus
FunctionHyperpolarization, modulation of neurotransmitter release, anxiolysis, hypothermia, hyperphagiaAutoreceptor, locomotion, hypophagia, hypothermia, modulation of neurotransmitter release, vasoconstrictionAutoreceptor, modulation of neurotransmitter releaseUnknownSpeculative role in visual and cognitive function
Selective AgonistsIpsapirone (1869)CGS 12066B (0638)
CP 93129 (1032)
CP 94253 (1317)
5-Nonyloxytryptamine
L-694,247
PNU 142633 (1985)
PNU 109291
-LY 344864 (2451)
Non-subtype Selective Agonists5-Carboxamindotrypt-amine (0458)5-Carboxamindotrypt-amine (0458)5-Carboxamindotrypt-amine (0458)5-Carboxamindotrypt-amine (0458)5-Carboxamindotrypt-amine (0458)
Selective Antagonists
NAN-190 (0553)
(S)-WAY 100135 (1253)
GR 55562 (1054)
SB 224289 (1221)
BRL 15572
Cyanopindolol (0993)
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Non-subtype Selective AntagonistsPindololPindolol
GR 127935 (1054)
GR 127935 (1054)--

References

Hoyer et al (1994) VII. International union of pharmacology classification of receptors for 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin). Pharmacol. Rev. 46 157. Barnes and Sharp (1999) A review of central 5-HT receptors and their function. Neuropharmacol. 38 1083. Pauwels (2003) 5-HT receptors and their ligands. Tocris Reviews No. 25.