Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) and serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) are important neuromodulators that are involved in a myriad of biochemical reactions. In this work, we describe a novel model co-culture system to study the interactions between NO and 5-HT. NO derived from cytokine stimulated Bv2 microglial cells depleted 5-HT from RBL-2H3 cells. Reduction of 5-HT content by NO derived from the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) was concentration-dependent, independent of intracellular Ca2+ and inhibited by reduced glutathione (GSH). Collectively, these data indicate that this cell co-culture system is a viable model to study the mechanisms of interaction between nitrergic and serotonergic pathways.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 53-56 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | European Journal of Pharmacology |
Volume | 436 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2002 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to thank Ms. Kristin Schreiber for her valuable input to the development of these studies. This work was supported by the NIH grant NS25743.
Keywords
- 5-HT (5-hydroxytryptamine, serotonin)
- Neuromodulation
- Nitric oxide (NO) synthase