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Khalafalla MG, Woods LT, Jasmer KJ, Forti KM, Camden JM, Jensen JL, Limesand KH, Galtung HK, Weisman GA. P2 Receptors as Therapeutic Targets in the Salivary Gland: From Physiology to Dysfunction. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:222. [PMID: 32231563 PMCID: PMC7082426 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Although often overlooked in our daily lives, saliva performs a host of necessary physiological functions, including lubricating and protecting the oral cavity, facilitating taste sensation and digestion and maintaining tooth enamel. Therefore, salivary gland dysfunction and hyposalivation, often resulting from pathogenesis of the autoimmune disease Sjögren's syndrome or from radiotherapy of the head and neck region during cancer treatment, severely reduce the quality of life of afflicted patients and can lead to dental caries, periodontitis, digestive disorders, loss of taste and difficulty speaking. Since their initial discovery in the 1970s, P2 purinergic receptors for extracellular nucleotides, including ATP-gated ion channel P2X and G protein-coupled P2Y receptors, have been shown to mediate physiological processes in numerous tissues, including the salivary glands where P2 receptors represent a link between canonical and non-canonical saliva secretion. Additionally, extracellular nucleotides released during periods of cellular stress and inflammation act as a tissue alarmin to coordinate immunological and tissue repair responses through P2 receptor activation. Accordingly, P2 receptors have gained widespread clinical interest with agonists and antagonists either currently undergoing clinical trials or already approved for human use. Here, we review the contributions of P2 receptors to salivary gland function and describe their role in salivary gland dysfunction. We further consider their potential as therapeutic targets to promote physiological saliva flow, prevent salivary gland inflammation and enhance tissue regeneration.
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- Mahmoud G. Khalafalla
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Section of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Institute of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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Ion transport in human pancreatic duct epithelium, Capan-1 cells, is regulated by secretin, VIP, acetylcholine, and purinergic receptors. Pancreas 2013; 42:452-60. [PMID: 22982819 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0b013e318264c302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of the study was to establish a solid model of polarized epithelium for human pancreatic ducts, where electrical parameters could be measured as indicators of ion transport. Further, we aimed to determine functional expression of several receptors, in particular, purinergic receptors, and determine their effects on ion transport. METHODS Human adenocarcinoma cell line Capan-1 cells were grown on permeable supports and set in Ussing chambers for electrophysiological recordings. Transepithelial voltage (Vte), resistance, and short-circuit currents (Isc) were measured in response to agonists. RESULTS Secretin, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), acetylcholine, forskolin, ionomycin, adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), uridine 5'-triphosphate (UTP), 3'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl ATP, and adenosine induced lumen negative Vte and Isc. These changes were consistent with anion secretion, as verified in forskolin-stimulated preparations. Extracellular nucleotides, ATP, and UTP, applied from luminal and basolateral sides, caused largest responses: Vte increased up to -5 mV, Isc increased to 20 to 30 μA/cm, and resistance decreased by up to 200 Ω·cm. CONCLUSIONS Transepithelial transport in human pancreatic duct epithelium, Capan-1 cells, is regulated by secretin, VIP, acetylcholine, adenosine, and purinergic P2 receptors; and this human model has a good potential for studies of physiology and pathophysiology of pancreatic duct ion transport.
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Wang J, Haanes KA, Novak I. Purinergic regulation of CFTR and Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channels and K(+) channels in human pancreatic duct epithelium. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2013; 304:C673-84. [PMID: 23364268 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00196.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Purinergic agonists have been considered for the treatment of respiratory epithelia in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The pancreas, one of the most seriously affected organs in CF, expresses various purinergic receptors. Studies on the rodent pancreas show that purinergic signaling regulates pancreatic secretion. In the present study we aim to identify Cl(-) and K(+) channels in human pancreatic ducts and their regulation by purinergic receptors. Human pancreatic duct epithelia formed by Capan-1 or CFPAC-1 cells were studied in open-circuit Ussing chambers. In Capan-1 cells, ATP/UTP effects were dependent on intracellular Ca(2+). Apically applied ATP/UTP stimulated CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) (CaCC) channels, which were inhibited by CFTRinh-172 and niflumic acid, respectively. The basolaterally applied ATP stimulated CFTR. In CFPAC-1 cells, which have mutated CFTR, basolateral ATP and UTP had negligible effects. In addition to Cl(-) transport in Capan-1 cells, the effects of 5,6-dichloro-1-ethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one (DC-EBIO) and clotrimazole indicated functional expression of the intermediate conductance K(+) channels (IK, KCa3.1). The apical effects of ATP/UTP were greatly potentiated by the IK channel opener DC-EBIO. Determination of RNA and protein levels revealed that Capan-1 cells have high expression of TMEM16A (ANO1), a likely CaCC candidate. We conclude that in human pancreatic duct cells ATP/UTP regulates via purinergic receptors both Cl(-) channels (TMEM16A/ANO1 and CFTR) and K(+) channels (IK). The K(+) channels provide the driving force for Cl(-)-channel-dependent secretion, and luminal ATP provided locally or secreted from acini may potentiate secretory processes. Future strategies in augmenting pancreatic duct function should consider sidedness of purinergic signaling and the essential role of K(+) channels.
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- Jing Wang
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pancreatic cells contain specialised stores for ATP. Purinergic receptors (P2 and P1) and ecto-nucleotidases are expressed in both endocrine and exocrine calls, as well as in stromal cells. The pancreas, especially the endocrine cells, were an early target for the actions of ATP. After the historical perspective of purinergic signalling in the pancreas, the focus of this review will be the physiological functions of purinergic signalling in the regulation of both endocrine and exocrine pancreas. Next, we will consider possible interaction between purinergic signalling and other regulatory systems and their relation to nutrient homeostasis and cell survival. The pancreas is an organ exhibiting several serious diseases - cystic fibrosis, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer and diabetes - and some are associated with changes in life-style and are increasing in incidence. There is upcoming evidence for the role of purinergic signalling in the pathophysiology of the pancreas, and the new challenge is to understand how it is integrated with other pathological processes.
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- G Burnstock
- University College Medical School, Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK.
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Novak I. Purinergic signalling in epithelial ion transport: regulation of secretion and absorption. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2011; 202:501-22. [PMID: 21073662 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02225.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Intracellular ATP, the energy source for many reactions, is crucial for the activity of plasma membrane pumps and, thus, for the maintenance of transmembrane ion gradients. Nevertheless, ATP and other nucleotides/nucleosides are also extracellular molecules that regulate diverse cellular functions, including ion transport. In this review, I will first introduce the main components of the extracellular ATP signalling, which have become known as the purinergic signalling system. With more than 50 components or processes, just at cell membranes, it ranks as one of the most versatile signalling systems. This multitude of system components may enable differentiated regulation of diverse epithelial functions. As epithelia probably face the widest variety of potential ATP-releasing stimuli, a special attention will be given to stimuli and mechanisms of ATP release with a focus on exocytosis. Subsequently, I will consider membrane transport of major ions (Cl(-) , HCO(3)(-) , K(+) and Na(+) ) and integrate possible regulatory functions of P2Y2, P2Y4, P2Y6, P2Y11, P2X4, P2X7 and adenosine receptors in some selected epithelia at the cellular level. Some purinergic receptors have noteworthy roles. For example, many studies to date indicate that the P2Y2 receptor is one common denominator in regulating ion channels on both the luminal and basolateral membranes of both secretory and absorptive epithelia. In exocrine glands though, P2X4 and P2X7 receptors act as cation channels and, possibly, as co-regulators of secretion. On an organ level, both receptor types can exert physiological functions and together with other partners in the purinergic signalling, integrated models for epithelial secretion and absorption are emerging.
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- I Novak
- Department of Biology, August Krogh Building, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Manzanares D, Gonzalez C, Ivonnet P, Chen RS, Valencia-Gattas M, Conner GE, Larsson HP, Salathe M. Functional apical large conductance, Ca2+-activated, and voltage-dependent K+ channels are required for maintenance of airway surface liquid volume. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:19830-9. [PMID: 21454692 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.185074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Large conductance, Ca(2+)-activated, and voltage-dependent K(+) (BK) channels control a variety of physiological processes in nervous, muscular, and renal epithelial tissues. In bronchial airway epithelia, extracellular ATP-mediated, apical increases in intracellular Ca(2+) are important signals for ion movement through the apical membrane and regulation of water secretion. Although other, mainly basolaterally expressed K(+) channels are recognized as modulators of ion transport in airway epithelial cells, the role of BK in this process, especially as a regulator of airway surface liquid volume, has not been examined. Using patch clamp and Ussing chamber approaches, this study reveals that BK channels are present and functional at the apical membrane of airway epithelial cells. BK channels open in response to ATP stimulation at the apical membrane and allow K(+) flux to the airway surface liquid, whereas no functional BK channels were found basolaterally. Ion transport modeling supports the notion that apically expressed BK channels are part of an apical loop current, favoring apical Cl(-) efflux. Importantly, apical BK channels were found to be critical for the maintenance of adequate airway surface liquid volume because continuous inhibition of BK channels or knockdown of KCNMA1, the gene coding for the BK α subunit (KCNMA1), lead to airway surface dehydration and thus periciliary fluid height collapse revealed by low ciliary beat frequency that could be fully rescued by addition of apical fluid. Thus, apical BK channels play an important, previously unrecognized role in maintaining adequate airway surface hydration.
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- Dahis Manzanares
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
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Caputo A, Caci E, Ferrera L, Pedemonte N, Barsanti C, Sondo E, Pfeffer U, Ravazzolo R, Zegarra-Moran O, Galietta LJV. TMEM16A, a membrane protein associated with calcium-dependent chloride channel activity. Science 2008; 322:590-4. [PMID: 18772398 DOI: 10.1126/science.1163518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 996] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Calcium-dependent chloride channels are required for normal electrolyte and fluid secretion, olfactory perception, and neuronal and smooth muscle excitability. The molecular identity of these membrane proteins is still unclear. Treatment of bronchial epithelial cells with interleukin-4 (IL-4) causes increased calcium-dependent chloride channel activity, presumably by regulating expression of the corresponding genes. We performed a global gene expression analysis to identify membrane proteins that are regulated by IL-4. Transfection of epithelial cells with specific small interfering RNA against each of these proteins shows that TMEM16A, a member of a family of putative plasma membrane proteins with unknown function, is associated with calcium-dependent chloride current, as measured with halide-sensitive fluorescent proteins, short-circuit current, and patch-clamp techniques. Our results indicate that TMEM16A is an intrinsic constituent of the calcium-dependent chloride channel. Identification of a previously unknown family of membrane proteins associated with chloride channel function will improve our understanding of chloride transport physiopathology and allow for the development of pharmacological tools useful for basic research and drug development.
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- Antonella Caputo
- Laboratorio di Genetica Molecolare, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova 16148, Italy
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Köles L, Gerevich Z, Oliveira JF, Zadori ZS, Wirkner K, Illes P. Interaction of P2 purinergic receptors with cellular macromolecules. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2007; 377:1-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-007-0222-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2007] [Accepted: 11/12/2007] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Novak I. Purinergic receptors in the endocrine and exocrine pancreas. Purinergic Signal 2007; 4:237-53. [PMID: 18368520 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-007-9087-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2007] [Accepted: 11/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The pancreas is a complex gland performing both endocrine and exocrine functions. In recent years there has been increasing evidence that both endocrine and exocrine cells possess purinergic receptors, which influence processes such as insulin secretion and epithelial ion transport. Most commonly, these processes have been viewed separately. In beta cells, stimulation of P2Y(1) receptors amplifies secretion of insulin in the presence of glucose. Nucleotides released from secretory granules could also contribute to autocrine/paracrine regulation in pancreatic islets. In addition to P2Y(1) receptors, there is also evidence for other P2 and adenosine receptors in beta cells (P2Y(2), P2Y(4), P2Y(6), P2X subtypes and A(1) receptors) and in glucagon-secreting alpha cells (P2X(7), A(2) receptors). In the exocrine pancreas, acini release ATP and ATP-hydrolysing and ATP-generating enzymes. P2 receptors are prominent in pancreatic ducts, and several studies indicate that P2Y(2), P2Y(4), P2Y(11), P2X(4) and P2X(7) receptors could regulate secretion, primarily by affecting Cl(-) and K(+) channels and intracellular Ca(2+) signalling. In order to understand the physiology of the whole organ, it is necessary to consider the full complement of purinergic receptors on different cells as well as the structural and functional relation between various cells within the whole organ. In addition to the possible physiological function of purinergic receptors, this review analyses whether the receptors could be potential therapeutic targets for drug design aimed at treatment of pancreatic diseases.
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- I Novak
- Department of Biosciences, University of Copenhagen, August Krogh Building, Universitetsparken 13, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark,
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Hede SE, Amstrup J, Klaerke DA, Novak I. P2Y2 and P2Y4 receptors regulate pancreatic Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels differently. Pflugers Arch 2005; 450:429-36. [PMID: 16075244 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1433-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2004] [Accepted: 04/04/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Extracellular ATP is an important regulator of transepithelial transport in a number of tissues. In pancreatic ducts, we have shown that ATP modulates epithelial K+ channels via purinergic receptors, most likely the P2Y2 and P2Y4 receptors, but the identity of the involved K+ channels was not clear. In this study, we show by RT-PCR analysis that rat pancreatic ducts express Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels of intermediate conductance (IK) and big conductance (BK), but not small conductance (SK). Possible interactions between P2Y receptors and these Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels were examined in co-expression experiments in Xenopus laevis oocytes. K+ channel activity was measured electrophysiologically in oocytes stimulated with UTP (0.1 mM). UTP stimulation of oocytes expressing P2Y4 receptors and BK channels resulted in a 30% increase in the current through the expressed channels. In contrast, stimulation of P2Y2 receptors led to a 20% inhibition of co-expressed BK channel activity, a response that was sensitive to TEA. Furthermore, co-expression of IK channels with P2Y4 and P2Y2 receptors resulted in a large hyperpolarization and 22-fold and 5-fold activation of currents by UTP, respectively. Taken together, this study shows that there are different interactions between the subtypes of P2Y purinergic receptors and different Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels.
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- Susanne E Hede
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Physiology, The August Krogh Building, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 13, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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Kordás KS, Sperlágh B, Tihanyi T, Topa L, Steward MC, Varga G, Kittel A. ATP and ATPase secretion by exocrine pancreas in rat, guinea pig, and human. Pancreas 2004; 29:53-60. [PMID: 15211112 DOI: 10.1097/00006676-200407000-00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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ATP is an extracellular regulator in numerous physiological and pathologic processes. Recently, 7 different subtypes of purinoceptors were identified on either the basolateral or the luminal membrane of pancreatic duct cells. However, the in vivo regulatory role of ATP in pancreatic function has not been established. We investigated the possible regulatory role of endogenous ATP in pancreatic function by measuring ATP concentrations and ATPase activity in pancreatic juice obtained from anesthetized rats and guinea pigs and from human patients undergoing endoscopy. Juice was collected from the main pancreatic duct in rats and guinea pigs under basal conditions or during stimulation with CCK, bombesin, or secretin. In guinea pigs, CCK, bombesin, and secretin did not affect ATP output, although they did stimulate fluid secretion. ATPase activity in the juice was evaluated by measuring the rate of hydrolysis of added ATP. Consistent with the low ATP concentrations in rat pancreatic juice, we found high levels of ATPase activity in this species. This was confirmed by HPLC, which also showed the metabolites of ATP hydrolysis. Ecto-ATPase activity was demonstrated by enzyme histochemistry in both the pancreatic acini and ducts in rats, but it was not detectable in guinea pigs and humans. These differences in ATP levels and ATPase expression may indicate significant species differences in the purinergic regulation of pancreatic secretion.
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- Krisztina Sz Kordás
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Burnstock G, Knight GE. Cellular Distribution and Functions of P2 Receptor Subtypes in Different Systems. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2004; 240:31-304. [PMID: 15548415 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(04)40002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 581] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This review is aimed at providing readers with a comprehensive reference article about the distribution and function of P2 receptors in all the organs, tissues, and cells in the body. Each section provides an account of the early history of purinergic signaling in the organ?cell up to 1994, then summarizes subsequent evidence for the presence of P2X and P2Y receptor subtype mRNA and proteins as well as functional data, all fully referenced. A section is included describing the plasticity of expression of P2 receptors during development and aging as well as in various pathophysiological conditions. Finally, there is some discussion of possible future developments in the purinergic signaling field.
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- Geoffrey Burnstock
- Autonomic Neuroscience Institute, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom
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Novak I, Amstrup J, Henriksen KL, Hede SE, Sørensen CE. ATP release and effects in pancreas. Drug Dev Res 2003. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.10192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Klaren PH, Hardcastle J, Evans S, Colledge WH, Evans MJ, Taylor CJ, Hardcastle PT, White SJ. Acetylcholine induces cytosolic Ca2+ mobilization in isolated distal colonic crypts from normal and cystic fibrosis mice. J Pharm Pharmacol 2001; 53:371-7. [PMID: 11291752 DOI: 10.1211/0022357011775424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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In intestinal biopsies from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients acetylcholine fails to elicit a chloride secretion response, and this observation can be explained by a defect in the Ca2+ signalling pathway in CF secretory cells. We tested the hypothesis that in CF intestine, the generation of an intracellular Ca2+ signal upon cholinergic stimulation is absent. A transgenic CF mouse model was used. Electrical measurements on intact jejunum and unstripped colon were performed in Ussing chambers. Intact distal colonic crypts were isolated, and the intracellular Ca2+ concentration was monitored using the Ca2+-sensitive dye fura-2. Acetylcholine increased the short-circuit current generated by wild-type jejunum and colon, but failed to induce a response in CF tissues. Acetylcholine caused a transient elevation in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration in colonic crypts from both wild-type and CF mice; the amplitude and timing of the response in CF crypts was indistinguishable from that in wild-type crypts. The response to acetylcholine was also observed in the absence of extracellular calcium, indicating intracellular stores as the source from which the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration increased. We conclude that the absence of a cholinergically-induced secretory response in CF intestine is not due to a defect in the generation of a Ca2+ signal in intestinal cells upon cholinergic stimulation.
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- P H Klaren
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, UK
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Zsembery A, Strazzabosco M, Graf J. Ca2+-activated Cl- channels can substitute for CFTR in stimulation of pancreatic duct bicarbonate secretion. FASEB J 2000; 14:2345-56. [PMID: 11053257 DOI: 10.1096/fj.99-0509com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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This study addresses the mechanisms by which a defect in CFTR impairs pancreatic duct bicarbonate secretion in cystic fibrosis. We used control (PANC-1) and CFTR-deficient (CFPAC-1; DeltaF508 mutation) cell lines and measured HCO3- extrusion by the rate of recovery of intracellular pH after an alkaline load and recorded whole cell membrane currents using patch clamp techniques. 1) In PANC-1 cells, cAMP causes parallel activation of Cl- channels and of HCO3- extrusion by DIDS-sensitive and Na+-independent Cl-/HCO3- exchange, both effects being inhibited by Cl- channel blockers NPPB and glibenclamide. 2) In CFPAC-1 cells, cAMP fails to stimulate Cl-/HCO3- exchange and Cl- channels, except after promoting surface expression of DeltaF508-CFTR by glycerol treatment. Instead, raising intracellular Ca2+ concentration to 1 micromol/l or stimulating purinergic receptors with ATP (10 and 100 micromol/l) leads to parallel activation of Cl- channels and HCO3- extrusion. 3) K+ channel function is required for coupling cAMP- and Ca2+-dependent Cl- channel activation to effective stimulation of Cl-/HCO3- exchange in control and CF cells, respectively. It is concluded that stimulation of pancreatic duct bicarbonate secretion via Cl-/HCO3- exchange is directly correlated to activation of apical membrane Cl- channels. Reduced bicarbonate secretion in cystic fibrosis results from defective cAMP-activated Cl- channels. This defect is partially compensated for by an increased sensitivity of CF cells to purinergic stimulation and by alternative activation of Ca2+-dependent Cl- channels, mechanisms of interest with respect to possible treatment of cystic fibrosis and of related chronic pancreatic diseases.
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- A Zsembery
- *Department of General and Experimental Pathology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Carew MA, Yang X, Schultz C, Shears SB. myo-Inositol 3,4,5,6-Tetrakisphosphate Inhibits an Apical Calcium-activated Chloride Conductance in Polarized Monolayers of a Cystic Fibrosis Cell Line. J Biol Chem 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)61460-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Clarke LL, Harline MC, Gawenis LR, Walker NM, Turner JT, Weisman GA. Extracellular UTP stimulates electrogenic bicarbonate secretion across CFTR knockout gallbladder epithelium. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2000; 279:G132-8. [PMID: 10898755 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.1.g132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The loss of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)-mediated transepithelial HCO(3)(-) secretion contributes to the pathogenesis of pancreatic and biliary disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Recent studies have investigated P2Y(2) nucleotide receptor agonists, e.g., UTP, as a means to bypass the CFTR defect by stimulating Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) secretion. However, the value of this treatment in facilitating transepithelial HCO(3)(-) secretion is unknown. Gallbladder mucosae from CFTR knockout mice were used to isolate the Ca(2+)-dependent anion conductance during activation of luminal P2Y(2) receptors. In Ussing chamber studies, UTP stimulated a transient peak in short-circuit current (I(sc)) that declined to a stable plateau phase lasting 30-60 min. The plateau I(sc) after UTP was Cl(-) independent, HCO(3)(-) dependent, insensitive to bumetanide, and blocked by luminal DIDS. In pH stat studies, luminal UTP increased both I(sc) and serosal-to-mucosal HCO(3)(-) flux (J(s-->m)) during a 30-min period. Substitution of Cl(-) with gluconate in the luminal bath to inhibit Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) exchange did not prevent the increase in J(s-->m) and I(sc) during UTP. In contrast, luminal DIDS completely inhibited UTP-stimulated increases in J(s-->m) and I(sc). We conclude that P2Y(2) receptor activation results in a sustained (30-60 min) increase in electrogenic HCO(3)(-) secretion that is mediated via an intracellular Ca(2+)-dependent anion conductance in CF gallbladder.
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- L L Clarke
- Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center and Departments of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, 65211, USA.
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Schwiebert EM, Benos DJ, Egan ME, Stutts MJ, Guggino WB. CFTR is a conductance regulator as well as a chloride channel. Physiol Rev 1999; 79:S145-66. [PMID: 9922379 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.1999.79.1.s145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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CFTR Is a Conductance Regulator as well as a Chloride Channel. Physiol. Rev. 79, Suppl.: S145-S166, 1999. - Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter gene family. Although CFTR has the structure of a transporter that transports substrates across the membrane in a nonconductive manner, CFTR also has the intrinsic ability to conduct Cl- at much higher rates, a function unique to CFTR among this family of ABC transporters. Because Cl- transport was shown to be lost in cystic fibrosis (CF) epithelia long before the cloning of the CF gene and CFTR, CFTR Cl- channel function was considered to be paramount. Another equally valid perspective of CFTR, however, derives from its membership in a family of transporters that transports a multitude of different substances from chemotherapeutic drugs, to amino acids, to glutathione conjugates, to small peptides in a nonconductive manner. Moreover, at least two members of this ABC transporter family (mdr-1, SUR) can regulate other ion channels in the membrane. More simply, ABC transporters can regulate somehow the function of other cellular proteins or cellular functions. This review focuses on a plethora of studies showing that CFTR also regulates other ion channel proteins. It is the hope of the authors that the reader will take with him or her the message that CFTR is a conductance regulator as well as a Cl- channel.
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- E M Schwiebert
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Gregory Fleming James CF Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Muraki K, Imaizumi Y, Watanabe M. Effects of UTP on membrane current and potential in rat aortic myocytes. Eur J Pharmacol 1998; 360:239-47. [PMID: 9851591 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(98)00674-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The electrophysiological effects of UTP on freshly isolated rat aortic myocytes were examined using the perforated patch clamp technique. Application of alpha,beta-methylene ATP (alphabeta-meATP) and UTP, putative P2X and P2Y2 or P2Y4 purinoceptor agonists, induced transient and oscillatory inward currents, respectively. Experiments with Cl- channel blockers and different external Cl- concentrations demonstrated that the oscillatory current elicited by UTP is attributable to activation of Cl- channels. The transient component elicited by (alphabeta-meATP appeared to be responsible for a non-selective cationic current. With internal application of low-molecular-weight heparin, a blocker of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3), the oscillatory current elicited by UTP was abolished. The oscillatory current was activated in an all-or-none manner by UTP over the concentration range 0.1 and 1 microM and the frequency and amplitude were independent of the UTP concentration. Under current-clamp mode, UTP produced an oscillatory membrane potential. These results show that rat aortic myocytes have at least two types of P2 receptors. Activation of the P2Y receptor by UTP produces InsP3, which releases Ca2+ from the store site. The resulting increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration causes the oscillatory Cl- current and the subsequent membrane potential changes.
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- K Muraki
- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.
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Taylor AL, Kudlow BA, Marrs KL, Gruenert DC, Guggino WB, Schwiebert EM. Bioluminescence detection of ATP release mechanisms in epithelia. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 275:C1391-406. [PMID: 9814989 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.275.5.c1391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Autocrine and paracrine release of and extracellular signaling by ATP is a ubiquitous cell biological and physiological process. Despite this knowledge, the mechanisms and physiological roles of cellular ATP release are unknown. We tested the hypothesis that epithelia release ATP under basal and stimulated conditions by using a newly designed and highly sensitive assay for bioluminescence detection of ATP released from polarized epithelial monolayers. This bioluminescence assay measures ATP released from cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF human epithelial monolayers in a reduced serum medium through catalysis of the luciferase-luciferin reaction, yielding a photon of light collected by a luminometer. This novel assay measures ATP released into the apical or basolateral medium surrounding epithelia. Of relevance to CF, CF epithelia fail to release ATP across the apical membrane under basal conditions. Moreover, hypotonicity is an extracellular signal that stimulates ATP release into both compartments of non-CF epithelia in a reversible manner; the response to hypotonicity is also lost in CF epithelia. The bioluminescence detection assay for ATP released from epithelia and other cells will be useful in the study of extracellular nucleotide signaling in physiological and pathophysiological paradigms. Taken together, these results suggest that extracellular ATP may be a constant regulator of epithelial cell function under basal conditions and an autocrine regulator of cell volume under hypotonic conditions, two functions that may be lost in CF and contribute to CF pathophysiology.
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- A L Taylor
- Departments of Cell Biology and of Physiology and Biophysics and Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0005, USA
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Sévigny J, Grondin G, Gendron FP, Roy J, Beaudoin AR. Demonstration and immunolocalization of ATP diphosphohydrolase in the pig digestive system. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 275:G473-82. [PMID: 9724258 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.3.g473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Two isoforms of ATP diphosphohydrolase (ATPDase; EC 3.6.1.5) have been previously characterized, purified, and identified. This enzyme is an ectonucleotidase that catalyzes the sequential release of gamma- and beta-phosphate groups of triphospho- and diphosphonucleosides. One of its putative roles is to modulate the extracellular concentrations of purines in different physiological systems. The purpose of this study was to define, identify, and localize these two isoforms of ATPDase in the pig digestive system. ATPDase activity was measured in pig stomach, duodenum, pancreas, and parotid gland. Enzyme assays, electrophoretograms, and Western blots with a polyclonal antibody that recognizes both isoforms demonstrate the presence of ATPDase in these organs. Immunolocalization showed intense reactions with gastric glands (parietal and chief cells), intestine (columnar epithelial cells), parotid gland, and pancreas. Smooth muscle cells all along the digestive tract were also highly reactive. Considering the variety of purinoceptors associated with the digestive system, the ATPDase is strategically positioned to modulate purine-mediated actions such as electrolyte secretion, glandular secretion, smooth muscle contraction, and blood flow.
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- J Sévigny
- Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K 2R1
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O'Reilly CM, O'Farrell AM, Ryan MP. Purinoceptor activation of chloride transport in cystic fibrosis and CFTR-transfected pancreatic cell lines. Br J Pharmacol 1998; 124:1597-606. [PMID: 9756374 PMCID: PMC1565557 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The regulation of chloride efflux from cystic fibrosis pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells (CFPAC-1) and wild-type CFTR-transfected CFPAC-1 cells (TPAC) was compared. Forskolin (10 microM) stimulated chloride efflux from the corrected TPAC cells but not from CFPAC-1 cells. Chloride efflux from both cell types was activated by thapsigargin (0.5 microM). The nucleotides ATP and UTP and the non-hydrolyzable ATP analogue, adenosine 5'-O-(3-thio) triphosphate (ATPgammaS), stimulated chloride efflux from both cell types. None of the other P2 purinoceptor agonists investigated elicited a response. The order of potency was ATP > or = UTP > or = ATPgammaS. Adenosine (10-100 microM) activated choride efflux from the TPAC but not the CFPAC cell line with no increase in intracellular cyclic AMP. Small but statistically significant inhibitions of the adenosine-(50 microM)-stimulated increase in chloride efflux were elicited by the A1 receptor antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine (CPX, 100 nM) and the A2 receptor antagonist 3,7-dimethyl-1-propylargylxanthine (DMPX, 10 microM). The A2A receptor antagonist 8-(3-chlorostyryl)caffeine (CSC, 100 nM) had no significant effect. These results provide evidence for the regulation of chloride efflux by P2Y2 purinoceptors in genetically-corrected and CF pancreatic cell lines. Studies with adenosine receptor antagonists indicate some possible involvement of A1 and A2 (but not A2A) receptors in the adenosine stimulation of chloride efflux, but the relatively small effects of the inhibitors coupled with lack of increase in cyclic AMP and a response only in the CFTR-transfected cells also suggests a possible direct effect of adenosine on CFTR.
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- C M O'Reilly
- Department of Pharmacology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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Orlati S, Hrelia S, Rugolo M. Pertussis toxin- and PMA-insensitive calcium mobilization by sphingosine in CFPAC-1 cells: evidence for a phosphatidic acid-dependent mechanism. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1997; 1358:93-102. [PMID: 9296526 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(97)00047-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In a pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma cell line (CFPAC-1) sphingosine (10 microM) induced both mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ and stimulation of inositol phosphates accumulation. Whereas this latter effect was significantly inhibited by treatment with pertussis toxin or by short-term incubation with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, Ca2+ mobilization was completely insensitive to both treatments. Experiments with permeabilized cells showed that sphingosine or the sphingosine metabolites sphingosine-1-phosphate and sphingosylphosphorylcholine were unable to directly release Ca2+ from internal stores, whereas phosphatidic acid, but not arachidonic acid, was effective. Phosphatidic acid formation was markedly enhanced (2.9-fold over control) by sphingosine, this effect being significantly reduced by preincubation with the diacylglycerol kinase inhibitor R59022. Ca2+ mobilization by sphingosine was also cut down by preincubation with R59022. In conclusion, the results suggest that sphingosine activates phospholipase C through a mechanism functionally coupled through a G protein and under control of PKC. Mobilization of [Ca2+]i by sphingosine is independent of phospholipase C stimulation and likely due to elevation of phosphatidic acid generated by stimulation of diacylglycerol kinase activity.
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- S Orlati
- Dipart. di Biologia Ev. Sp. Università di Bologna, Italy
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Orlati S, Cavazzoni M, Rugolo M. Sphingosine-induced inhibition of capacitative calcium influx in CFPAC-1 cells. Cell Calcium 1996; 20:399-407. [PMID: 8955554 DOI: 10.1016/s0143-4160(96)90002-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Sphingosine (10 microM) induced mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ stores in the pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma cell line CFPAC-1. The effect was specific for sphingosine, since the sphingosine analog C2-ceramide had no effect. Sphingosine did not cause Ca2+ entry from extracellular medium, as also shown by following Mn2+ quenching of Fura-2 fluorescence. Furthermore, sphingosine, similarly to the mitochondrial inhibitors rotenone and oligomycin, strongly inhibited the rate of Mn2+ entry triggered by both thapsigargin- and agonist-induced depletion of intracellular stores. The uptake of rhodamine 123, a lipophilic cation which estimates mitochondrial energy level, was reduced by sphingosine to an extent similar to that observed in the presence of mitochondrial inhibitors. It is suggested that impairment of mitochondrial function might be responsible for inhibition of capacitative Ca2+ entry caused by sphingosine.
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- S Orlati
- Dipartimento di Biologia ES, G. Moruzzi, Università di Bologna, Italy
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Winpenny JP, Verdon B, McAlroy HL, Colledge WH, Ratcliff R, Evans MJ, Gray MA, Argent BE. Calcium-activated chloride conductance is not increased in pancreatic duct cells of CF mice. Pflugers Arch 1995; 430:26-33. [PMID: 7545279 DOI: 10.1007/bf00373836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Calcium-activated anion secretion is elevated in the pancreatic ductal epithelium of transgenic cf/cf mice which lack the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). To elucidate whether this effect is due to increased activity of calcium-activated chloride channels, we have studied the relationship between CFTR and calcium-activated chloride currents in pancreatic duct cells isolated from Cambridge cf/cf mice. CFTR chloride currents activated by cAMP were detected in 59% (29/49) of wild-type cells and in 50% (20/40) of heterozygous cells. However, we could not detect any CFTR currents in the homozygous cf/cf cells (0/25). The maximum CFTR current density measured at a membrane potential of 60 mV was 23.5 +/- 2.8 pA/pF (n = 29) in wild-type cells, and about half that value, i.e. 12.4 +/- 1.6 pA/pF (n = 20) in heterozygotes (P = 0.004). Calcium-activated chloride currents were detected in 73% (24/33) of wild-type, 75% (21/28) of heterozygous and in 58% (7/12) of homozygous cf/cf cells. There was no significant difference between the steady-state calcium-activated current densities in the three genotypic groups; the current measured at 60 mV being 527 +/- 162 pA/pF (n = 24) from wild-type, 316 +/- 35 pA/pF (n = 21) from heterozygote and 419 +/- 83 pA/pF (n = 7) from homozygous cells. Our data suggest that lack of CFTR does not enhance the calcium-activated chloride conductance in murine pancreatic duct cells.
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- J P Winpenny
- Department of Physiological Sciences, University Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Zegarra-Moran O, Romeo G, Galietta LJ. Regulation of transepithelial ion transport by two different purinoceptors in the apical membrane of canine kidney (MDCK) cells. Br J Pharmacol 1995; 114:1052-6. [PMID: 7540092 PMCID: PMC1510311 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1995.tb13312.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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1. The effect of extracellular nucleotides on the transepithelial ion transport of Madin Darby canine kidney cells (MDCK) was investigated. Cells were grown up to confluency on permeable supports and the short circuit current (ISC) was measured with an Ussing chamber-like mini-perfusion system. 2. Apical ATP stimulated a biphasic ISC increase consisting of a first rapid and transient peak followed by a broader one. 3. The first peak evoked by ATP was reversibly blocked by basilen blue (BB) in a concentration-dependent fashion, with an EC50 of 7.5 microM. 4. The P2 gamma receptor agonist, 2-methylthioATP (2-MeSATP) caused a single transient ISC increase that was completely blocked by pretreatment with BB. On the contrary, the P2x agonist, alpha, beta-methylene ATP (alpha, beta-meATP) was almost completely ineffective on ISC. UTP essentially induced a monophasic response the time-course of which resembled that of the second peak stimulated by ATP. The agonist potency order was 2-MeSATP > or = ATP >> UTP, alpha, beta-meATP for the first peak and UTP > or = ATP > 2-MeSATP > alpha, beta-meATP for the second peak. 5. Monolayer incubation with the membrane permeable calcium chelator [bis-o-aminophenoxy)-ethane-N,N,N',N',-tetraacetic acid, tetra(acetoximethyl)-ester] (BAPTA/AM) inhibited the ATP-evoked first peak. 6. The non-hydrolyzable ATP analogue, adenosine-5'-O-(3-thio)-trisphosphate (ATP-gamma-S) elicited a biphasic response similar to that of ATP. The P1 receptor agonist, 2-chloroadenosine and CGS-21680, were almost unable to induce an ISC increase.2+ increase. The second induces prostaglandin synthesis probably through a P2U receptor activation.
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- O Zegarra-Moran
- Laboratorio di Genetica Molecolare, 1st Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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