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The expanded biology of serotonin

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Berger, Miles, Gray, John A., Roth, Bryan L.·2009·Annual Review of Medicine

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Serotonin is perhaps best known as a neurotransmitter that modulates neural activity and a wide range of neuropsychological processes, and drugs that target serotonin receptors are used widely in psychiatry and neurology. However, most serotonin is found outside the central nervous system, and virtually all of the 15 serotonin receptors are expressed outside as well as within the brain. Serotonin regulates numerous biological processes including cardiovascular function, bowel motility, ejaculatory latency, and bladder control. Additionally, new work suggests that serotonin may regulate some processes, including platelet aggregation, by receptor-independent, transglutaminase-dependent covalent linkage to cellular proteins. We review this new "expanded serotonin biology" and discuss how drugs targeting specific serotonin receptors are beginning to help treat a wide range of diseases.

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Authors
Berger, M., Gray, J. A., & Roth, B. L.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Venue
Annual Review of Medicine
Published
2009-02-01
Volume
60
Issue
1
Pages
355-366
ISSN
  • 0066-4219 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-326X
OpenAlex
W2135190897
Cited by
2,100
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 136 · 2025: 196 · 2024: 184 · 2023: 195 · 2022: 175 · 2021: 200 · 2020: 144 · 2019: 116 · 2018: 101 · 2017: 99 · 2016: 101 · 2015: 95 · 2014: 93 · 2013: 87 · 2012: 61
FWCI
4.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annual Review of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (U19MH082441, U19-MH82441, R01MH061887, R01MH61887)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
serotonin, serotonin receptors, peripheral serotonin, cardiovascular function, intestinal motility, ejaculation latency, bladder control, platelet aggregation, transglutaminase, receptor-independent signaling
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Serotonin

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