Serotonin (5-HT) is a neurotransmitter which is supposed to play a key role during development. In the last few years 5-HT receptors have been cloned in many animal species, and there is evidence that different 5-HT receptors are also present in ascidians. Ascidians and vertebrates are both members of the phylum Chordata and both have a dorsal tubular central nervous system. Embryos of the ascidian Phallusia mammillata have been treated with WAY-100635, a potent and selective 5-HT1A receptor antagonist. The larvae developed from treated embryos showed a dramatic reduction of their anterior sensory vesicles and the pigment of two sensory organs, the ocellus and the otolith. Immunofluorescence experiments with an anti g-tubulin monoclonal antibody specific for the neural system showed that the anterior neural system of treated animals was radically altered by the action of the drug in a dose-dependent way. These results suggest that 5-HT plays a role in the development of the neural system in ascidians and its action is mediated by receptors similar to the members of the 5-HT1A receptor subtype of mammals.
Way–100635, an antagonist of 5-HT1A receptor, causes malformations of the CNS in ascidian embryos / R. Pennati, S. Groppelli, C. Sotgia, G. Zega, M. Pestarino, F. De Bernardi. - In: DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION. - ISSN 0949-944X. - 213:4(2003), pp. 187-192.
Way–100635, an antagonist of 5-HT1A receptor, causes malformations of the CNS in ascidian embryos
R. PennatiPrimo
;S. GroppelliSecondo
;C. Sotgia;G. Zega;F. De BernardiUltimo
2003
Abstract
Serotonin (5-HT) is a neurotransmitter which is supposed to play a key role during development. In the last few years 5-HT receptors have been cloned in many animal species, and there is evidence that different 5-HT receptors are also present in ascidians. Ascidians and vertebrates are both members of the phylum Chordata and both have a dorsal tubular central nervous system. Embryos of the ascidian Phallusia mammillata have been treated with WAY-100635, a potent and selective 5-HT1A receptor antagonist. The larvae developed from treated embryos showed a dramatic reduction of their anterior sensory vesicles and the pigment of two sensory organs, the ocellus and the otolith. Immunofluorescence experiments with an anti g-tubulin monoclonal antibody specific for the neural system showed that the anterior neural system of treated animals was radically altered by the action of the drug in a dose-dependent way. These results suggest that 5-HT plays a role in the development of the neural system in ascidians and its action is mediated by receptors similar to the members of the 5-HT1A receptor subtype of mammals.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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