Effects of cigarette smoking or ingestion of nicotine on platelet 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) levels in smokers and non-smokers |
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| Authors: | Prof. Dr. K. Racké H. Schwörer G. Simson |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Zentrum der Pharmakologie, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, W-6000 Frankfurt/Main, Germany;(2) Pharmakologisches Institut der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany;(3) Medizinische Klinik, Abteilung Gastroenterologie and Endokrinologie, Germany;(4) Institut für Transfusionsmedizin der Universität Göttingen, Göttinge, Germany |
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Summary Platelets of healthy smokers and nonsmokers were prepared and their content of 5-hydroxytryptamine was determined by HPLC with electrochemical detection. Platelet 5-HT levels in smokers (728 ± 156 pmol per 108 platelets, mean ±SEM, n=9) were significantly higher than those in non-smokers (353 ± 156 pmol per 108 platelets, n = 11). Smoking of a single cigarette caused a transient increase in platelet 5-HT levels by about 350% in non-smokers, but had no additional effect in smokers. Similarly, chewing of nicotine gum (48 mg nicotine) resulted in a transient increase in platelet 5-HT by about 100% in non-smokers, but not in smokers. In conclusion, smoking of cigarettes can cause an increase in platelet 5-HT, most likely via an enhanced supply of 5-HT from entero-chromaffm cells which can be stimulated via nicotine receptors.Abbreviations 5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine - 5-HIAA 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid |
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| Keywords: | Enterochromaffin cells Nicotine Serotonin Smoking Platelets |
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