TABLE 1. Nomenclature used in the literature to identify various populations of 5-HT receptors.

Populations and subpopulations

Signala

Newer namesb

Comments

5-HT1

5-HT1A

(-)AC

5-HT1A

Cloned and pharmacological 5-HT1A sites.

5-HT1B

(-)AC

5-HT1B

Rodent homolog of human 5-HT1Db receptors.

5-HT1D

 

5-HT1Bb

A mouse homolog of human 5-HT1Db receptors.

Sites identified in binding studies using brains homogenates.

5-HT1Da

(-)AC

5-HT1Da

A cloned human 5-HT1D subpopulation.

5-HT1Db

(-)AC

5-HT1Db

A second cloned human 5-HT1D subpopulation.

5-HT1E

5-HT1Ea

(-)AC

5-HT1Eb

Sites identified in binding studies using brain homogenates.

An alternate name for cloned human 5-HT1E receptors.

5-HT1F

 

5-HT1F

A cloned human 5-HT1-like receptor population.

5-HT1P

   

A peripheral 5-HT1-like receptor population.

5-HT1S

   

5-HT1-like receptors found in spinal cord; not well studied.

5-HT2

     

5-HT2

PI

5-HT2A

Original "5-HT2" (5-HT2a) receptors.

5-HT2F

PI

5-HT2B

5-HT2-like receptors in rat fundus.

5-HT1C

PI

5-HT2C

Original 5-HT1C (5-HT2b) receptors.

5-HT3

     

5-HT3

IC

5-HT3

An ion channel receptor.

5-HT4

     

5-HT4

(+)AC

5-HT4

5-HT4S

5-HT4L

5-HT4 population originally described in functional studies.

Short form of cloned rat 5-HT4 receptors.

Long form of cloned rat 5-HT4 receptors.

5-HT5

     

5-HT5A

?C

5-HT5A

Cloned mouse, rat and human 5-HT5 receptors.

5-HT5B

?

5-HT5B

Cloned mouse and rat 5-HT5A-like receptor.

5-HT6

     

5-HT6

(+)AC

5-HT6

Cloned rat and human 5-HT receptor.

5-HT7

     

5-HT7

(+)AC

5-HT7

Cloned rat, mouse, guinea pig and human 5-HT receptors.

       
a Signaling system: AC = adenylate cyclase, (-): negatively coupled and (+): positively coupled; PI = phospholipase coupled; IC = ion channel. b Newer names and other names found in the literature. c(-)AC in rat astrocytes (25).
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published 2000