The expression and role of serotonin receptor 5HTR2A in canine osteoblasts and an osteosarcoma cell line

BMC Veterinary Research
Shay BrachaPatrick E Chappell

Abstract

The significance of the serotonergic system in bone physiology and, more specifically, the importance of the five hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A (5HTR2A) in normal osteoblast proliferation have been previously described; however the role of serotonin in osteosarcoma remains unclear. Particularly, the expression and function of 5HTR2A in canine osteosarcoma has not yet been studied, thus we sought to determine if this indoleamine modulates cellular proliferation in vitro. Using real time quantitative reverse transcription PCR and immunoblot analyses, we explored receptor expression and signaling differences between non-neoplastic canine osteoblasts (CnOb) and an osteosarcoma cell line (COS). To elucidate specific serotonergic signaling pathways triggered by 5HTR2A, we performed immunoblots for ERK and CREB. Finally, we compared cell viability and the induction of apoptosis in the presence 5HTR2A agonists and antagonists. 5HTR2A was overexpressed in the malignant cell line in comparison to normal cells. In CnOb cells, ERK phosphorylation (ERK-P) decreased in response to both serotonin and a specific 5HTR2A antagonist, ritanserin. In contrast, ERK-P abundance increased in COS cells following either treatment. While endogenous CREB ...Continue Reading

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Aug 9, 2016·Current Osteoporosis Reports·Stuart J Warden, Robyn K Fuchs
Oct 27, 2016·Pharmacology & Therapeutics·Luc MaroteauxLaurent Monassier

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
PCR
reverse transcription PCR
protein assay

Software Mentioned

GraphPad Prism
COS
CnOb

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