Serotonin

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Serotonin
Serotonin (5-HT).svg
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IUPAC name
Other names 5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT, N-methyl-gamma
Identifiers
CAS number 50-67-9 Yes check.svgY
PubChem 5202
MeSH Serotonin
SMILES
InChI
ChemSpider ID 5013
Properties
Molecular formula C10H12N2O
Molar mass 176.215 g/mol
Appearance White powder
Melting point

167.7 °C, 441 K, 334 °F
Solubility in water slightly soluble
Dipole moment 2.98 D
Hazards
MSDS External MSDS
LD50 60 mg/kg (oral, rat)
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Serotonin (pronounced /ˌsɛrəˈtoʊnən/) is a monoamine neurotransmitter that is primarily found in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and central nervous system (CNS) of animals. Approximately 80 percent of the human body's total serotonin is located in the enterochromaffin cells in the gut, where it is used to regulate intestinal movements.[1][2] The remainder is synthesized in serotonergic neurons in the CNS where it has various functions, including the regulation of mood, appetite, sleep, muscle contraction, and some cognitive functions including memory and learning; and in blood platelets where it helps to regulate hemostasis and blood clotting.

In addition to animals, serotonin is also found in fungi and plants.[3]

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[edit] Function

[edit] Nonvertebrates

[edit] Food

Serotonin functions as a neurotransmitter in nerve systems of simple as well as complex animals. For example, in the roundworm C. elegans, which feeds by grazing on bacteria, serotonin acts like a signal of positive life events i.e. finding a new grazing ground. When a well-fed worm feels bacteria on its cuticle, dopamine is released, which slows it down; if it is starved, serotonin also is released, which slows the animal down further. This mechanism increases the amount of time animals spend in the presence of food.[4]

The released serotonin activates the muscles used for feeding, while octopamine suppresses them.[5] Serotonin diffuses to serotonin-sensitive neurons, which control the animal's perception of nutrient availability. Artificial depletion of serotonin or increase of octopamine cues behavior that is typical of a low-food environment: C. elegans becomes more active, and mating and egg-laying is suppressed, while the opposite occurs if serotonin is increased or octopamine is decreased in this animal.[6]

[edit] Social behavior

Serotonin is necessary for normal male mating behavior,[7] and the inclination to leave food to search for a mate.[8] The serotonergic signaling used to adapt the worm's behaviour to fast changes in the environment affects insulin-like signaling and the TGF beta signaling pathway, which control long-term adaption. Mutants lacking serotonin have a increased reproductive lifespan, they become obese and some of the animals arrest their development at a dormant larval state.[9][10] In the fruitfly where insulin both regulates blood sugar and acts as a growth factor serotonergic neurons regulate the adult body size by affecting insulin secretion.[11][12] Serotonin has also been identified as the trigger for swarm behavior in locusts.[13]

How much food an animal gets depends on an animal's social rank since the stronger animals may steal food from the weaker. Thus serotonin is not only involved in the perception of food availability but also of social rank. If a lobster is injected with serotonin, it behaves like a dominant animal, while octopamine causes subordinate behavior.[14]

[edit] Behavioral withdrawal

A frightened crayfish flips its tail to flee, and the effect of serotonin on this behavior depends on the animal's social status. Serotonin inhibits the fleeing reaction in subordinates, but enhances it in socially dominant or isolated individuals. Social experience alters the proportion between different serotonin receptors that have opposing effects on the fight-or-flight response. The effect of 5-HT1 receptors predominates in subordinate animals while 5-HT2 receptors predominates in dominants.[15]

[edit] Vertebrates

[edit] Food

In humans though insulin regulates blood sugar and IGF regulates growth, serotonin controls the release of both hormones so that serotonin suppresses insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas,[16] and exposure to SSRIs reduces fetal growth.[17]

Serotonin levels is affected by diet in humans. An increase in the ratio of tryptophan to phenylalanine and leucine will increase serotonin levels. Fruits with a good ratio include dates, papaya and banana. Foods with a lower ratio inhibit the production of serotonin. These include whole wheat and rye bread.[18] Research also suggests that eating a diet rich in whole grain carbohydrates and low in protein will increase serotonin by secreting insulin, which helps in amino acid competition.[19] However, increasing insulin for a long period of time may trigger the onset insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and lower serotonin levels. Muscles use many of the amino acids except tryptophan, allowing men to have more serotonin than women.[20] Myo-inositol, a carbocyclic polyol present in many foods, is known to play a role in serotonin modulation.[21]

Serotonin also has effects on appetite, sleep and general metabolism. In the blood, the major storage site is platelets, which collect serotonin from plasma. Bleeding causes serotonin release, which constricts blood vessels.[22]

Irritants present in food trigger the enterochromaffin cells to release serotonin to increase peristaltic movements for emptying of the gut. Leakage of intestinal serotonin into the bloodstream at a rate faster than the platelets can absorb it increases free serotonin in the blood, which activates 5HT3 receptors in the chemoreceptor trigger zone that stimulate vomiting.[23]

[edit] Social behavior

In the ultimatum game, participants whose serotonin levels have been artificially lowered will reject unfair offers more often than players with normal serotonin levels.[24]

In humans, levels of 5-HT1A receptor activation in the brain show negative correlation with aggression,[25] and a mutation in the gene that codes for the 5-HT2A receptor may double the risk of suicide for those with that genotype.[26]

Serotonergic signaling plays an important role in the modulation of human mood, anger and aggression. Individuals of C.elegans facing stress (eg. a low-food environment) resume normal behavior if given serotonin-increasing drugs. The same drugs have similar effects in humans; the action of serotonin on the worms' mating and egg-laying resembles its effects on human sexuality.[citation needed]

[edit] Physiological

Serotonin can also act as a growth factor directly. Liver damage increases cellular expression of 5-HT2A and 5-HT2B receptors.[27] Serotonin present in the blood then stimulates cellular growth to repair liver damage.[28]

5HT2B receptors also activate osteoblasts, which build up bone[29] However, serotonin also activates osteoclasts, which degrade bone.[30]

Serotonin in addition evokes endothelial nitric oxide synthase activation and stimulates through a 5-HT1B receptor meditated mechanism the phosphorylation of p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation in bovine aortic endothelial cell cultures.[31] Serotonin has broad activities in the brain, and genetic variation in serotonin receptors and the serotonin transporter, which facilitates re-uptake of serotonin into presynapses, have been implicated in neurological diseases. Drugs targeting serotonin-induced pathways are being used in the treatment of many psychiatric disorders. One focus of clinical research is the influence of genetics on serotonin action and metabolism in psychiatric settings. Such studies have revealed that the variation in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter protein accounts for nearly 10% of total variance in anxiety-related personality,[32] and the effect of this gene on depression was found to interact with the environment.[31]

[edit] Sources

Serotonin can also be altered by the amount of time spent in natural sunlight.[33] Bright light therapy may have an effect on blood serotonin levels.[34] Recently, acupuncture has been shown to stimulate the release of serotonin in lab animals.[35]

[edit] Venom

Several toad venoms, as well as that of the Brazilian wandering spider and stingray, contain serotonin and related tryptamines.[citation needed]

[edit] Importance

Serotonin in the central nervous system is not essential to viability in some mammals, as shown for mice that are genetically altered so that they are unable to produce serotonin in the brain stem. These mice can live into adulthood and even give birth to live pups.[36] Although brain serotonin is not essential for viability, its ablation causes impairment such as growth retardation, 50% mortality in the first four weeks of postnatal life, and effects on various physiological and behavioral pathways that originate from the autonomic nervous system. Specifically, mice dams that lack serotonin in the brain are less able to rear pups and show more aggression towards other mice.[36]

[edit] Anatomy

Serotonin system, contrasted with dopamine system.

[edit] Gross anatomy

The neurons of the raphe nuclei are the principal source of 5-HT release in the brain.[37] The raphe nuclei are neurons grouped into about nine pairs and distributed along the entire length of the brainstem, centered around the reticular formation.[38]

Axons from the neurons of the raphe nuclei form a neurotransmitter system, reaching large areas of the brain. Axons of neurons in the caudal raphe nuclei terminate in the following locations:

On the other hand, axons of neurons in the rostral raphe nuclei terminate in e.g.:

Thus, activation of this serotonin system has effects on large areas of the brain.

[edit] Microanatomy

Serotonin is released from serotonergic varicosities (swellings) into the extra neuronal space, but not from synaptic terminal boutons as other neurotransmitters.[citation needed] Serotonin diffuses over a relatively wide gap (>20 µm) to activate 5-HT receptors located on the dendrites, cell bodies and presynaptic terminals of adjacent neurons.

[edit] Receptors

Main article: 5-HT receptor

5-HT receptors are the receptors for serotonin. They are located on the cell membrane of nerve cells and other cell types in animals and mediate the effects of serotonin as the endogenous ligand and of a broad range of pharmaceutical and hallucinogenic drugs. With the exception of the 5-HT3 receptor, a ligand gated ion channel, all other 5-HT receptors are G protein coupled seven transmembrane (or heptahelical) receptors that activate an intracellular second messenger cascade.[39]

[edit] Termination

Serotonergic action is terminated primarily via uptake of 5-HT from the synapse. This is through the specific monoamine transporter for 5-HT, SERT, on the presynaptic neuron. Various agents can inhibit 5-HT reuptake including MDMA (ecstasy), amphetamine, cocaine, dextromethorphan (an antitussive), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

Interestingly, a 2006 study conducted by the University of Washington suggested that a newly discovered monoamine transporter, known as PMAT, may account for "a significant percentage of 5-HT clearance".[31] Contrasting with the high-affinity SERT, the PMAT has been identified as a low affinity transporter with an apparent Km of 114 micromoles/L for serotonin; approximately 230 times higher than that of SERT. However, the PMAT, despite its relatively low serotonergic affinity, has a considerably higher transport capacity than SERT, "..resulting in roughly comparable uptake efficiencies to SERT in heterologous expression systems." The study also suggests that some SSRIs, such as fluoxetine and sertraline, inhibit PMAT but at IC50 values which surpass the therapeutic plasma concentrations by up to four orders of magnitudes; therefore, SSRI monotherapy is ineffective in PMAT inhibition. At present, there are no known pharmaceuticals which would appreciably inhibit PMAT at normal therapeutic doses. The PMAT also suggestively transports dopamine and norepinephrine albeit at Km values even higher than that of 5-HT (330–15,000 μmoles/L).

[edit] Serotonylation

Main article: Serotonylation

Serotonin can also signal through a nonreceptor mechanism called serotonylation. In this serotonin modifies proteins.[16] This process underlies serotonin effects upon platelet-forming cells (thrombocyte)s in which it links to the modification of signaling enzymes called GTPases that then trigger the release of vesicle contents by exocytosis.[40] A similar process underlies the pancreatic release of insulin.[16]

The effects of serotonin upon vascular smooth muscle "tone" (this is the biological function from which serotonin originally got its name) depend upon the serotonylation of proteins involved in the contractile apparatus of muscle cells.[41]

[edit] Biosynthesis

The pathway for the synthesis of serotonin from tryptophan.

In animals including humans, serotonin is synthesized from the amino acid L-tryptophan by a short metabolic pathway consisting of two enzymes: tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) and amino acid decarboxylase (DDC). The TPH-mediated reaction is the rate-limiting step in the pathway. TPH has been shown to exist in two forms: TPH1, found in several tissues, and TPH2, which is a brain-specific isoform.[42] The 5-HTT gene (5-hydroxytryptamine transporter, or SLC6A4 = solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter, serotonin), member 4) regulates serotonin. This chemical is found in very low amounts in people diagnosed with depression compared to other people. Serotonin works as a neurotransmitter and helps with the modulation of things such as anger, appetite, sexuality, sleep, mood, and several other things. People with depression often have impaired 5-HTT genes. There are two forms of the 5-HTT gene and everyone has two 5-HTT genes. (Levinson) There is a long form of 5-HTT and a short form of 5-HTT. Research shows that people with both 5-HTT genes being the long form are less likely to become depressed while people with one short and one long or two short forms are more likely to develop depression. Research is still being conducted to find more information.[43] There is also evidence that ovarian hormones can affect the expression of TPH in various species, suggesting a possible mechanism for postpartum depression and premenstrual stress syndrome.[citation needed]

Serotonin taken orally does not pass into the serotonergic pathways of the central nervous system because it does not cross the blood-brain barrier. However, tryptophan and its metabolite 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), from which serotonin is synthesized, can and do cross the blood-brain barrier. These agents are available as dietary supplements and may be effective serotonergic agents.

One product of serotonin breakdown is 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5 HIAA), which is excreted in the urine. Serotonin and 5 HIAA are sometimes produced in excess amounts by certain tumors or cancers, and levels of these substances may be measured in the urine to test for these tumors.

[edit] Drugs targeting the 5-HT system

Several classes of drugs target the 5-HT system including some antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, antiemetics, and antimigraine drugs as well as the psychedelic drugs and empathogens.

[edit] Psychedelic drugs

The psychedelic drugs psilocin/psilocybin, DMT, mescaline, and LSD are agonists primarily at 5HT2A/2C receptors.[44][45] The Empathogen-entactogen MDMA (ecstasy) releases serotonin from synaptic vesicles of neurons.[46]

[edit] Antidepressants

The MAOIs prevent the breakdown of monoamine neurotransmitters (including serotonin), and therefore increase concentrations of the neurotransmitter in the brain. MAOI therapy is associated with many adverse drug reactions, and patients are at risk of hypertensive emergency triggered by foods with high tyramine content and certain drugs.

Some drugs inhibit the re-uptake of serotonin, making it stay in the synapse longer. The tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) inhibit the re-uptake of both serotonin and norepinephrine. The newer selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have fewer side-effects and fewer interactions with other drugs. The side effects that have become apparent in recent times include a decrease in bone mass in elderly and increased risk for osteoporosis. However, it is not yet clear whether it is due to SSRI action on peripheral serotonin production and or action in the gut or in the brain.[30]

Certain SSRI medications have been shown to lower serotonin levels below the baseline after chronic use, despite initial increases in serotonin. This has been connected to the observation that the benefit of SSRI's may decrease in selected patients after a long-term treatment. A switch in medication will usually resolve this issue (up to 70% of the time).[47]

The novel antidepressant tianeptine, a selective serotonin reuptake enhancer, has mood-elevating effects. This provides evidence for the theory that serotonin is most likely used to regulate the extent or intensity of moods.

[edit] Antiemetics

5-HT3 antagonists such as ondansetron, granisetron, and tropisetron are important antiemetic agents. They are particularly important in treating the nausea and vomiting that occur during anticancer chemotherapy using cytotoxic drugs. Another application is in the treatment of post-operative nausea and vomiting. Applications to the treatment of depression and other mental and psychological conditions have also been investigated with some positive results.[citation needed]

[edit] Pathology

Defective signalling of serotonin in the brain may be the root cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Monterotondo, Italy,[48] genetically modified lab mice to produce low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. The results showed the mice suffered drops in heart rate and other symptoms of SIDS, and many of the animals died at an early age.

Researchers now believe that low levels of serotonin in the animals' brainstems, which control heartbeat and breathing, may have caused sudden death, researchers said in the July 4, 2008 issue of Science.[27]

If neurons that make serotonin — serotonergic neurons — are abnormal in infants, there is a risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).[49] Low levels of serotonin may also be associated with intense spiritual experiences.[50]

Recent research conducted at Rockefeller University shows that both in patients who suffer from depression and in mice that model the disorder, levels of the p11 protein are decreased. This protein is related to serotonin transmission within the brain.[51]

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be a debilitating disorder with the following two anxiety-related essential features: obsessions (undesirable, recurrent, disturbing thoughts) and compulsions (repetitive or ritualized behaviors). SSRIs, and other medicines which alter serotonin levels, have been approved to be used to treat symptoms of OCD.

[edit] Serotonin syndrome

Main article: Serotonin Syndrome

Extremely high levels of serotonin can have toxic and potentially fatal effects, causing a condition known as serotonin syndrome. In practice, such toxic levels are essentially impossible to reach through an overdose of a single anti-depressant drug, but require a combination of serotonergic agents, such as an SSRI with an MAOI.[52] The intensity of the symptoms of serotonin syndrome vary over a wide spectrum, and the milder forms are seen even at non-toxic levels.[53][citation needed]

[edit] Chronic diseases resulting from serotonin 5-HT2B overstimulation

Main article: Cardiac fibrosis

In blood, serotonin stored in platelets is active wherever platelets bind, as a vasoconstrictor to stop bleeding, and also as a fibrocyte mitotic, to aid healing. Because of these effects, overdoses of serotonin, or serotonin agonist drugs, may cause acute or chronic pulmonary hypertension from pulmonary vasoconstriction, or else syndromes of retroperitoneal fibrosis or cardiac valve fibrosis (endocardial fibrosis) from overstimulation of serotonic growth receptors on fibrocytes.[citation needed]

Serotonin itself may cause a syndrome of cardiac fibrosis when it is eaten in large quantities in the diet (the Matoki banana of East Africa) or when it is over-secreted by certain mid-gut carcinoid tumors.[citation needed] The valvular fibrosis in such cases is typically on the right side of the heart, since excess serotonin in the serum outside platelets is metabolized in the lungs, and does not reach the left circulation.[citation needed]

Serotonergic agonist drugs in overdose in experimental animals not only cause acute (and sometimes fatal) pulmonary hypertension, but there is epidemiologic evidence that chronic use of certain of these drugs produce a chronic pulmonary hypertensive syndrome in humans.[citation needed] Some serotonergic agonist drugs also cause fibrosis anywhere in the body, particularly the syndrome of retroperitoneal fibrosis, as well as cardiac valve fibrosis.[54]

In the past, three groups of serotonergic drugs have been epidemiologically linked with these syndromes. They are the serotonergic vasoconstrictive anti-migraine drugs (ergotamine and methysergide),[54] the serotonergic appetite suppressant drugs (fenfluramine, chlorphentermine, and aminorex), and certain anti-parkinsonian dopaminergic agonists, which also stimulate serotonergic 5-HT2B receptors. These include pergolide and cabergoline, but not the more dopamine-specific lisuride.[55]

As with fenfluramine, some of these drugs have been withdrawn from the market after groups taking them showed a statistical increase of one or more of the side effects described. An example is pergolide. The drug was in decreasing use since reported in 2003 to be associated with cardiac fibrosis.[56]

Two independent studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine in January 2007, implicated pergolide along with cabergoline in causing valvular heart disease.[57][58] As a result of this, the FDA removed pergolide from the U.S. market in March, 2007.[59] (Since cabergoline is not approved in the U.S. for Parkinson's Disease, but for hyperprolactinemia, the drug remains on the market. Treatment for hyperprolactinemia requires lower doses than that for Parkinson's Disease, diminishing the risk of valvular heart disease).[60]

Because neither the amino acid L-tryptophan nor the SSRI-class antidepressants raise blood serotonin levels[citation needed], they are not under suspicion to cause the syndromes described. However, since 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) does raise blood serotonin levels, it is under some of the same scrutiny as actively serotonergic drugs.[citation needed]

[edit] In unicellular organisms

Serotonin is used by a variety of single-cell organisms for various purposes. Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been found to be toxic to algae.[61] The gastrointestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica secretes serotonin, causing a sustained secretory diarrhea in some patients.[62][63] Patients infected with Entamoeba histolytica have been found to have highly elevated serum serotonin levels which returned to normal following resolution of the infection.[64] Entamoeba histolytica also responds to the presence of serotonin by becoming more virulent.[65]

[edit] In plants

In drying seeds serotonin production is a way to get rid of the buildup of poisonous ammonia. The ammonia is collected and placed in the indole part of L-tryptophan, which is then decarboxylated by tryptophan decarboxylase to give tryptamine, which is then hydroxylated by a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, yielding serotonin.[66]

Serotonin is found in mushrooms, fruits and vegetables. The highest values of 25–400 mg/kg have been found in nuts of the walnut (Juglans) and hickory (Carya) genuses. Serotonin concentrations of 3–30 mg/kg have been found in plantain, pineapple, banana, kiwifruit, plums, and tomatoes. Moderate levels from 0.1–3 mg/kg have been found in a wide range of tested vegetables.[67] Serotonin is one compound of the poison contained in stinging nettles (Urtica dioica). It should be noted that serotonin, unlike its precursors 5-HTP and tryptophan, does not cross the blood–brain barrier, which means that ingesting serotonin in the diet has no effect on brain serotonin levels. Several plants contain serotonin together with a family of related tryptamines that are methylated at the amino (NH2) and hydroxy (OH) groups, are N-oxides, or miss the OH group. Examples are plants from the Anadenanthera genus that are used in the hallucinogenic yopo snuff.

[edit] History

Serotonin was originally discovered by Italian Vittorio Erspamer in Rome in 1935 and American scientists in the late 1940s. Isolated and named in 1948 by Maurice M. Rapport, Arda Green, and Irvine Page of the Cleveland Clinic,[68] the name serotonin is something of a misnomer and reflects the circumstances of the compound's discovery. It was initially identified as a vasoconstrictor substance in blood serum – hence serotonin, a serum agent affecting vascular tone. This agent was later chemically identified as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) by Rapport, and, as the broad range of physiological roles were elucidated, 5-HT became the preferred name in the pharmacological field.

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Agonists: Azapirones: Alnespirone • Binospirone • Buspirone • Eptapirone • Gepirone • Ipsapirone • Perospirone • Tandospirone • Tiospirone • Zalospirone; Lysergamides: Dihydroergotamine • Ergotamine • Methysergide • LSD; Piperazines: Eltoprazine • Flesinoxan • Flibanserin; Tryptamines: 5-CT • 5-MeO-DMT • 5-MT • DMT • Psilocin • Psilocybin • Rauwolscine • Yohimbine; Atypical Antipsychotics: Aripiprazole • Asenapine • Clozapine • Quetiapine • Ziprasidone; Others: 8-OH-DPAT • Befiradol • F-11440 • Lesopitron • Lu AA21004 • LY-293,284 • LY-301,317 • MKC-242 • Osemozotan • Piclozotan • PRX-00023 • Repinotan • RU-24969 • S-15535 • Sarizotan • SSR-181,507 • Sunepitron • U-92016A • Urapidil • Vilazodone • Xaliproden
Antagonists: Beta Blockers: Alprenolol • Cyanopindolol • Iodocyanopindolol • Oxprenolol • Pindobind • Pindolol • Propranolol; Piperazines: Nefazodone • Trazodone • WAY-100,135 • WAY-100,635; Others: AV965 • BMY-7378 • Dotarizine • GR-46611 • Isamoltane • Lecozotan • Methiothepin • MPPF • NAN-190 • Robalzotan • S-15535 • SB-649915 • SDZ 216-525 • Spiperone • Spiramide • Spiroxatrine • UH-301 • WAY-100,135 •

WAY-100,635 • Xylamidine
Agonists: Lysergamides: Dihydroergotamine • Ergotamine • Methysergide; Piperazines: Eltoprazine • TFMPP; Triptans: Eletriptan • Sumatriptan • Zolmitriptan; Tryptamines: 5-CT • 5-MT; Others: CP-93,129 • CP-94,253 • CP-135,807 • RU-24969
Antagonists: Lysergamides: Metergoline • Methiothepin; Tryptamines: Yohimbine; Others: AR-A000002 • GR-127,935 • Isamoltane • SB-216,641 • SB-224,289 • SB-236,057
Agonists: Lysergamides: Dihydroergotamine • Methysergide; Triptans: Almotriptan • Eletriptan • Frovatriptan • Naratriptan • Rizatriptan • Sumatriptan • Zolmitriptan; Tryptamines: 5-CT • 5-MT; Others: CP-135,807 • CP-286,601 • GR-46611 • L-694,247 • L-772,405 • PNU-109,291 • PNU-142,633
Antagonists: Lysergamides: Metergoline • Methiothepin; Tryptamines: Rauwolscine • Yohimbine; Others: Alniditan BRL-15572 • GR-127,935 • Ketanserin • LY-310,762 • LY-367,642 • LY-456,219 • LY-456,220 • Ritanserin • Ziprasidone
Agonists: Lysergamides: Methysergide; Triptans: Eletriptan; Tryptamines: Tryptamine
Antagonists: Methiothepin
Agonists: Triptans: Eletriptan • Naratriptan • Sumatriptan; Tryptamines: 5-MT; Others: LY-334,370
Antagonists: Methiothepin
Agonists: Lysergamides: ALD-52 • Ergonovine • Lisuride • LA-SS-Az • LSD • Lysergic acid 2-butyl amide • Methysergide; Phenethylamines: 25I-NBMD • 25I-NBOH • 25I-NBOMe • 2C-B • 2C-B-FLY • 2C-E • 2C-I • 2C-T-2 • 2C-T-7 • 2C-T-21 • 2CBCB-NBOMe • 2CBFly-NBOMe • Bromo-DragonFLY • DOB • DOC • DOI • DOM • MDA • MDMA • Mescaline • Myristicin • TCB-2 • TFMFly; Piperazines: BZP • Quipazine • TFMPP; Tryptamines: 5-CT • 5-MeO-α-ET • 5-MeO-α-MT • 5-MeO-DET • 5-MeO-DiPT • 5-MeO-DMT • 5-MeO-DPT • 5-MT • α-ET • α-Methyl-5-HT • α-MT • Bufotenin • DET • DiPT • DMT • DPT • Psilocin • Psilocybin; Others: AL-34662 • AL-37350A • PNU-22394
Antagonists: Atypical Antipsychotics: Amperozide • Aripiprazole • Clozapine • Iloperidone • Melperone • Olanzapine • Paliperidone • Pimozide • Quetiapine • Risperidone • Sertindole • Ziprasidone • Zotepine; Typical Antipsychotics: Loxapine • Pipamperone; Antidepressants: Amitriptyline • Amoxapine • Etoperidone • Mianserin • Mirtazapine • Nefazodone • Trazodone; Others: 5-I-R91150 • AC-90179 • Altanserin • AMDA • APD-215 • Blonanserin • Cinanserin • Cyproheptadine • Deramciclane • Dotarizine • Eplivanserin • Fananserin • Flibanserin • Ketanserin • KML-010 • Lubazodone • Methiothepin • Nantenine • Pimavanserin • Pizotifen • Ritanserin • Sarpogrelate • Setoperone • Spiperone • Spiramide • SR-46349B • Volinanserin • Xylamidine • Yohimbine
Agonists: Oxazolines: 4-Methylaminorex • Aminorex; Phenethylamines: Chlorphentermine • DOB • DOC • DOI • DOM • Fenfluramine • MDA • MDMA • Norfenfluramine; Tryptamines: 5-CT • 5-MT • α-Methyl-5-HT; Others: BW-723C86 • Cabergoline • mCPP • Pergolide • PNU-22394 • Ro60-0175
Antagonists: Agomelatine • Asenapine • EGIS-7625 • Ketanserin • Lisuride • LY-272,015 • Rauwolscine • Ritanserin • RS-127,445 • Sarpogrelate • SB-200,646 • SB-204,741 • SB-206,553 • SB-215,505 • SB-221,284 • SB-228,357 • SDZ SER-082 • Tegaserod • Yohimbine
Agonists: Phenethylamines: 2C-B • 2C-E • 2C-I • 2C-T-2 • 2C-T-7 • 2C-T-21 • DOB • DOC • DOI • DOM • MDA • MDMA • Mescaline • Myristicin; Piperazines: Aripiprazole • mCPP • TFMPP; Tryptamines: 5-CT • 5-MeO-α-ET • 5-MeO-α-MT • 5-MeO-DET • 5-MeO-DiPT • 5-MeO-DMT • 5-MeO-DPT • 5-MT • α-ET • α-Methyl-5-HT • α-MT • Bufotenin • DET • DiPT • DMT • DPT • Psilocin • Psilocybin; Others: A-372,159 • AL-38022A • CP-809,101 • Lorcaserin • MK-212 • PNU-22394 • Ro60-0175 • Vabicaserin • WAY-629 • WAY-161,503 • YM-348
Antagonists: Atypical Antipsychotics: Clozapine • Iloperidone • Melperone • Olanzapine • Paliperidone • Pimozide • Quetiapine • Risperidone • Sertindole • Ziprasidone • Zotepine; Typical Antipsychotics: Chlorpromazine • Loxapine • Pipamperone; Antidepressants: Agomelatine • Amitriptyline • Amoxapine • Etoperidone • Fluoxetine • Mianserin • Mirtazapine • Nefazodone • Nortriptyline • Trazodone; Others: Cinanserin • Cyproheptadine • Deramciclane • Dimebolin • Dotarizine • Eltoprazine • FR-260,010 • Ketanserin • Ketotifen • Methysergide • Pizotifen • Ritanserin • RS-102,221 • SB-200,646 • SB-206,553 • SB-221,284 • SB-228,357 • SB-242,084 • SB-243,213 • SDZ SER-082 • Xylamidine
Agonists: Piperazines: BZP • Quipazine; Tryptamines: 2-Methyl-5-HT • 5-CT; Others: Chlorophenylbiguanide • RS-56812 • SR-57,227 • SR-57,227-A • YM-31636
Antagonists: Antiemetics: AS-8112 • Alosetron • Azasetron • Batanopride • Bemesetron • Cilansetron • Dolasetron • Granisetron • Lerisetron • Ondansetron • Palonosetron • Ramosetron • Renzapride • Tropisetron • Zacopride • Zatosetron; Atypical Antipsychotics: Clozapine • Olanzapine • Quetiapine; Tetracyclic Antidepressants: Amoxapine • Mianserin • Mirtazapine; Others: ICS-205,930 • Lu AA21004 • MDL-72,222 • Memantine • Ricasetron
Agonists: Gastroprokinetic Agents: Cisapride • Metoclopramide • Mosapride • Prucalopride • Renzapride • Tegaserod • Zacopride; Others: 5-MT • BIMU-8 • CJ-033,466 • PRX-03140 • RS-67333 • RS-67506 • TD-5108
Antagonists: GR-113,808 • GR-125,487 • L-Lysine • Piboserod • RS-39604 • RS-67532 • SB-203,186
Agonists: Lysergamides: Ergotamine • LSD; Tryptamines: 5-CT; Others: Valerenic Acid
Antagonists: Asenapine • Dimebolin • Methiothepin • Ritanserin • SB-699,551
Agonists: Lysergamides: Ergotamine • LSD
Antagonists: Methiothepin
* Note that the 5-HT5B receptor is not functional in humans.
Agonists: Lysergamides: Lisuride • LSD • Metergoline; Tryptamines: 5-CT • 5-MT • E-6801 • E-6837 • EMD-386,088 • EMDT • LY-586,713 • WAY-181,187 • WAY-208,466
Antagonists: Antidepressants: Amitriptyline • Amoxapine • Clomipramine • Doxepin • Mianserin • Nortriptyline; Atypical Antipsychotics: Aripiprazole • Asenapine • Clozapine • Fluperlapine • Iloperidone • Olanzapine • Tiospirone; Typical Antipsychotics: Chlorpromazine • Loxapine; Others: BGC20-760 • BVT-5182 • BVT-74316 • Dimebolin • EGIS-12233 • GW-742,457 • Ketanserin • Methiothepin • MS-245 • PRX-07034 • Ritanserin • Ro 04-6790 • Ro 63-0563 • SB-258,585 • SB-271,046 • SB-357,134 • SB-399,885
Agonists: Lysergamides: LSD; Tryptamines: 5-CT • 5-MT; Others: 8-OH-DPAT • AS-19 • Bifeprunox • LP-12 • LP-44 • Sarizotan
Antagonists: Antidepressants: Amitriptyline • Amoxapine • Clomipramine • Imipramine • Maprotiline • Mianserin; Atypical Antipsychotics: Amisulpride • Aripiprazole • Clozapine • Olanzapine • Risperidone • Sertindole • Tiospirone • Ziprasidone • Zotepine; Typical Antipsychotics: Chlorpromazine • Loxapine; Others: EGIS-12233 • LY-215,840 • Mesulergine • Metergoline • Methiothepin • Pimozide • Ritanserin • SB-258,719 • SB-258,741 • SB-269,970 • SB-656,104 • SB-656,104-A • SB-691,673 • SLV-313 • SLV-314 • Spiperone • SSR-181,507
Reuptake
inhibitors
SERT inhibitors
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs): Alaproclate • Citalopram • Dapoxetine • Desmethylcitalopram • Desmethylsertraline • Elzasonan • Escitalopram • Femoxetine • Fluoxetine • Fluvoxamine • Indalpine • Litoxetine • Lubazodone • Norfluoxetine • Paroxetine • RTI-353 • Sertraline • Vilazodone • Zimelidine; Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs): Bicifadine • Desvenlafaxine • Duloxetine • Milnacipran • Venlafaxine; Serotonin-Norepinephrine-Dopamine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNDRIs): Brasofensine • Diclofensine • DOV-102,677 • DOV-21,947 • DOV-216,303 • NS-2359 • SEP-225,289 • SEP-227,162 • Tesofensine; Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs): Amitriptyline • Butriptyline • Cianopramine • Clomipramine • Desipramine • Dosulepin • Doxepin • Imipramine • Lofepramine • Nortriptyline • Protriptyline • Trimipramine; Tetracyclic Antidepressants (TeCAs): Amoxapine; Piperazines: Nefazodone • Trazodone; Antihistamines: Brompheniramine • Chlorpheniramine • Diphenhydramine • Mepyramine (Pyrilamine) • Pheniramine • Tripelennamine; Opioids: Meperidine (Pethidine) • Methadone • Propoxyphene • Tramadol; Others: Cocaine • Cyclobenzaprine (CBZ) • Dextromethorphan (DXM) • Mesembrine • Nefopam • SB-649,915 • Sibutramine • Ziprasidone
TRPC6 activators
VMAT Inhibitors
Releasing
agents
Aminoindanes: 5-Iodoaminoindane (5-IAI) • Ethyltrifluoromethylaminoindane (ETAI) • Methylenedioxyaminoindane (MDAI) • Methylenedioxymethylaminoindane (MDMAI) • Methoxymethylaminoindane (MMAI) • Trifluoromethylaminoindane (TAI); Aminotetralins: 6-Chloroaminotetralin (6-CAT) • 8-Hydroxydipropylaminotetralin (8-OH-DPAT) • Methylenedioxyaminotetralin (MDAT); Oxazolines: 4-Methylaminorex (4-MAR, 4-MAX) • Aminorex • Clominorex • Fluminorex; Phenethylamines (also Amphetamines, Cathinones, Phentermines, etc): 4-Methylthioamphetamine (4-MTA) • Benzodioxolylbutanamine (BDB) • Benzodioxolylhydroxybutanamine (BOH) • Brephedrone • Butylone • Chlorphentermine • Diethylcathinone (Diethylpropion, Amfepramone) • Dimethoxyamphetamine (DMA) • Dimethoxymethamphetamine (DMMA) • Dimethylcathinone (Dimethylpropion, Metamfepramone) • Ethylbenzodioxolylbutanamine (EBDB) • Ethylone • Fenfluramine (Dexfenfluramine) • Flephedrone • Lophophine (Homomyristicylamine) • Mephedrone • Methedrone • Methoxymethylamphetamine (MMA) • Methoxymethylenedioxyamphetamine (MMDA) • Methoxymethylenedioxymethamphetamine (MMDMA) • Methylbenzodioxolylbutanamine (MBDB) • Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA; Tenamfetamine) • Methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA) • Methylenedioxyhydroxyamphetamine (MDOH) • Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) • Methylenedioxymethylphenethylamine (MDMPEA; Homarylamine) • Methylenedioxyphenethylamine (MDPEA; Homopiperonylamine) • Methylone • Norfenfluramine • Parabromoamphetamine (PBA) • Parachloroamphetamine (PCA) • Parafluoroamphetamine (PFA) • Parafluoromethamphetamine (PFMA) • Parahydroxyamphetamine (PHA) • Paraiodoamphetamine (PIA) • Paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA) • Paramethoxyethylamphetamine (PMEA) • Paramethoxymethamphetamine (PMMA); Piperazines: 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromobenzylpiperazine (2C-B-BZP) • Benzylpiperazine (BZP) • Metachlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP) • Methoxyphenylpiperazine (MeOPP; Paraperazine) • Methylbenzylpiperazine (MBZP) • Methylenedioxybenzylpiperazine (MDBZP; Piperonylpiperazine) • Parafluorophenylpiperazine (pFPP; Fluoperazine) • Trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP); Quinolines: PK-7059 • Viqualine; Tryptamines: α-Ethyltryptamine (αET; Etryptamine) • α-Methyltryptamine (αMT; Metryptamine); Others: 5-Aminopropyldihydrobenzofuran (5-APDB; 5-Desoxy-MDA) • Indanylaminopropane (IAP) • Naphthylaminopropane (NAP)
Enzyme
inhibitors
TPH inhibitors
Others
Others
Activity enhancers: Benzofuranylpropylaminopentane (BPAP) • Phenylpropylaminopentane (PPAP); Reuptake enhancers: Tianeptine
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Tryptamines

2-Methyl-5-HT • 4-Acetoxy-DET • 4-Acetoxy-DIPT • 4-Acetoxy-DMT • 4-HO-α-MT • 4-HO-DIPT • 5-Bromo-DMT • 5-Carboxamidotryptamine • 5-Fluoro-α-MT • 5-HO-α-MT • 5-HTP • 5-Methyl-DMT • 5-Methoxytryptamine • 5-MeO-α-ET  • 5-MeO-α-MT • 5-MeO-DALT • 5-MeO-DET • 5-MeO-DIPT • 5-MeO-DMT • 5-MeO-DPT • 5-MeO-MIPT • 5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine • α-ET • α-MT • Aeruginascin • AL-37350A • BW-723C86 • Baeocystin • Bufotenidine • Bufotenin • Desformylflustrabromine • DET • DiPT • DMT • DPT • Ethocybin • EiPT • EMDT • Ethocin • FGIN-127 • FGIN-143 • Ibogaine • Iprocin • MET • MiPT • Miprocin • Melatonin • MS-245 • NMT • Norbaeocystin • Normelatonin • PiPT • Psilocin • Psilocybin • Rizatriptan • Serotonin • Sumatriptan • Tryptamine • Tryptophan • Yohimbine • Yuremamine
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Autacoids
Kinins
Others
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Neurotransmitter metabolic intermediates
catecholamines
Anabolism
(tyrosine→epinephrine)
Catabolism/
metabolites
tryptophan→serotonin
serotonin→melatonin
see also enzymes
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Neurotransmitters
Amino acids
Alanine • Aspartate • Cycloserine • DMG • GABA • Glutamate • Glycine • Hypotaurine • Kynurenic Acid (Transtorine) • NAAG (Spaglumic Acid) • NMG (Sarcosine) • Serine • Taurine • TMG (Betaine)
Endocannabinoids
2-AG • 2-AGE (Noladin Ether) • AEA (Anandamide) • NADA • OAE (Virodhamine) • Oleamide
Gasotransmitters
Monoamines
Dopamine • Epinephrine (Adrenaline) • Melatonin • Norepinephrine (Noradrenaline) • Normelatonin • Serotonin (5-HT)
Neuropeptides
See here for more details.
Purines
Adenosine • ADP • AMP • ATP
Trace amines
Others
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