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ArticleDevelopment genes and evolution2003

WAY-100635, an antagonist of 5-HT(1A) receptor, causes malformations of the CNS in ascidian embryos.

Roberta Pennati, Silvia Groppelli, Cristina Sotgia, Giuliana Zega, Mario Pestarino, Fiorenza De Bernardi

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Article in Development genes and evolution, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Roberta PennatiDepartment of Biology, sez. Zoologia S.N. 7B, University of Milan, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Silvia Groppelli
Cristina Sotgia
Giuliana Zega
Mario Pestarino
Fiorenza De Bernardi
University of Milan · ITUniversity of Genoa · IT

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6 · The paper itself

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-HT(1A) 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 beta-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-HT(1A) receptor subtype of mammals.

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AnimalsCentral Nervous SystemDose-Response Relationship, DrugEmbryo, NonmammalianFluorescent Antibody TechniqueLarvaNeurons, AfferentPiperazinesPyridinesSense OrgansSerotonin 5-HT1 Receptor AntagonistsSerotonin AntagonistsTubulinUrochordataN-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamidePiperazinesPyridinesSerotonin 5-HT1 Receptor AntagonistsSerotonin AntagonistsTubulin

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