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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
The physiological function of neurotransmitter transporter proteins like the serotonin transporter (SERT) is reuptake of neurotransmitter that terminates synaptic serotoninergic transmission. SERT can operate in reverse direction and be induced by SERT substrates including 5-HT, tyramine and the positively charged methyl-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)), as well as the amphetamine derivatives para-chloroamphetamine (pCA) and methylene-dioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA). These substrates also induce inwardly directed sodium currents that are predominantly carried by sodium ions. Efflux via SERT depends on this sodium flux that is believed to be a prerequisite for outward transport. However, in recent studies, it has been suggested that substrates may be distinct in their properties to induce efflux. Therefore, the aim of the present study was a pharmacological characterization of different SERT substrates in uptake experiments, their abilities to induce transporter-mediated efflux and currents. In conclusion, the rank order of affinities in uptake and electrophysiological experiments correlate well, while the potencies of the amphetamine derivatives for the induction of efflux are clearly higher than those of the other substrates. These discrepancies can be only explained by mechanisms that can be induced by amphetamines. Therefore, based on our pharmacological observations, we conclude that amphetamines distinctly differ from non-amphetamine SERT substrates.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0028-3908
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
811-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Amphetamine, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Biological Transport, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Electric Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Serotonin, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Serotonin Agents, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Tritium, pubmed-meshheading:16185723-Tyramine
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Serotonin-transporter mediated efflux: a pharmacological analysis of amphetamines and non-amphetamines.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Pharmacology, Medical University Vienna, Waehringerstr. 13a, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't