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Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has become an important part of the therapeutic process in various diseases. However, despite the broad use of LLLT in everyday clinical practice, the full impact of LLLT on cell life processes has not been fully understood. This paper presents the current state of knowledge concerning the mechanisms of action of LLLT on cells. A better understanding of the molecular processes occurring within the cell after laser irradiation may result in introducing numerous novel clinical applications of LLLT and potentially increases the safety profile of this therapy.
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Kennedy C. ATP as a cotransmitter in sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves - another Burnstock legacy. Auton Neurosci 2021; 235:102860. [PMID: 34340045 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2021.102860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Geoff Burnstock created an outstanding scientific legacy that includes identification of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the gut, the discovery and characterisation of a large family of purine and uridine nucleotide-sensitive ionotropic P2X and metabotropic P2Y receptors and the demonstration that ATP is as an excitatory cotransmitter in autonomic nerves. The evidence for cotransmission includes that: 1) ATP is costored with noradrenaline in synaptic vesicles in postganglionic sympathetic nerves innervating smooth muscle tissues, including the vas deferens and most arteries. 2) When coreleased with noradrenaline, ATP acts at postjunctional P2X1 receptors to elicit depolarisation, Ca2+ influx, Ca2+ sensitisation and contraction. 3) ATP is also coreleased with acetylcholine from postganglionic parasympathetic nerves innervating the urinary bladder, where it stimulates postjunctional P2X1 receptors, and a second, as yet unidentified site to evoke contraction of detrusor smooth muscle. In both systems membrane-bound ecto-enzymes and soluble nucleotidases released from postganglionic nerves dephosphorylate ATP and so terminate its neurotransmitter actions. Currently, the most promising potential area of therapeutic application relating to cotransmission is treatment of dysfunctional urinary bladder. This family of disorders is associated with the appearance of a purinergic component of neurogenic contractions. This component is an attractive target for drug development and targeting it may be a rewarding area of research.
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- Charles Kennedy
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom.
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S D, Z R, A T, F R, D M, M O, O KH, S ZA. Low-power Density Radiations Emitted from Common Wi-Fi Routers Influence Sperm Concentration and Sperm Histomorphometric Parameters: A New Horizon on Male Infertility Treatment. J Biomed Phys Eng 2020; 10:167-176. [PMID: 32337184 PMCID: PMC7166213 DOI: 10.31661/jbpe.v0i0.581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Background: Male infertility is defined as an inability to impregnate a fertile female; it is a widespread problem which is usually
caused by some male factors such as low quantity and quality of sperm, specifically oligospermia and azoospermia. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the bio-positive effects of low power density Wi-Fi radiation on the reproductive system of infertile and healthy mice. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, thirty adult male Balb/c mice were randomly divided into 5 groups. Groups oligospermic-sham (OS),
oligospermic-exposure 1 (OE1) and oligospermic-exposure 2 (OE2) received Busulfan, 10 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, but the control-sham
(CS) and control-exposure (CE) groups left without Busulfan therapy. Groups CE, OE1 and OE2 were exposed to 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi radiation
while, the CS and OS were sham exposed to Wi-Fi radiation without energizing the Wi-Fi router. The right and left testes
and right epididymis were dissected out and histopathological, histomorphologic changes and the quality of the sperms were analyzed. Results: Low power density Wi-Fi radiation significantly increased sperm concentration in the CE group compared to that in CS, while
enhancement of spermatid cells was not significant. Sperm concentration in OE2 was more than that in OE1 as the spermatid cells enhanced. Conclusion: Findings revealed that radiation hormesis induced by low power density Wi-Fi radiation have biological beneficial effects
on mouse sperm concentration and sperm histomorphometric parameters.
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- Delavarifar S
- MSc, Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- MSc, Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- PhD, The persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- PhD, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- PhD, Stem Cells Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- MSc, Stem Cells Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- MSc, Department of Medical Informatics, School of Management and Information, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Mussttaf RA, Jenkins DF, Jha AN. Photo‐stimulatory effect of LLLT on the proliferation rate of human monocytic leukaemia cells. IET Nanobiotechnol 2018. [DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2017.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- School of Computing, Electronics and MathematicsPlymouth UniversityPlymouthUK
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- School of Biological and Marine SciencesPlymouth UniversityPlymouthUK
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Petrellis MC, Frigo L, Marcos RL, Pallotta RC, de Carvalho MHC, Muscará MN, Maria DA, Lopes-Martins RÁB. Laser photobiomodulation of pro-inflammatory mediators on Walker Tumor 256 induced rats. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2017; 177:69-75. [PMID: 29107204 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Revised: 06/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Laser photobiomodulation or low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is recognized worldwide for its expansive use in medicine. LLLT has been reported to increase enzymatic activity, increasing the mitochondrial transmembrane potential, leading to an increased energy availability and signal transduction. Nevertheless, an inhibitory effect is also observed by the production of excessive ROS which can result the shutdown of mitochondrial energy production, and finally to apoptosis. However, the mechanism of apoptosis induced by LLLT is still not well understood. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the hypothesis that LLLT induces oxidative stress and stimulates the generation of pro-inflammatory markers interfering in tumor progression. METHODS Seventy-two female Walker Tumor induced Wistar rats (eight weeks of age, 200g body weight) were used for this study. TW-256 cells were suspended in phosphate buffered saline and then subcutaneously inoculated at 1×107viabletumorcells/ml per rat into the right flank (tumor-bearing rats). After a period of 14days in order to assess the development of the solid tumor mass, the animals were randomized and distributed in four groups (n=8 animals/group): (1) Control or irradiated by LLLT (2) Laser 1J - 35,7J/cm2, (3) Laser 3J - 107,14J/cm2 and (4) Laser 6J - 214,28J/cm2; (Thera Laser - 660nm, 100mW DMC®, São Carlos, Brazil) at four equidistant points according to their respective treatment groups, conducted three times on alternate days. The regulation and expression of inflammatory mediators IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α was assessed by ELISA and gene expression of COX-1, COX-2, iNOS, eNOS was analyzed by RT-PCR. RESULTS We found that the 1Joule (J) treated group promoted a significant increase in the levels of different inflammatory markers IL-1β, the gene expression of COX-2, iNOS, which was statistically different (p<0.05) when compared among different treatment and control groups. With Respect IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α levels statistically significant reduce was observed in 1Joule treated group when comparing to different energies groups and control group. CONCLUSION Our results suggest the evidence 1J-35,7J/cm2 treatment was able to produce cytotoxic effects by generation of ROS causing acute inflammation and thus may be employed as the best energy dose associated with Photodynamic Therapy.
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- Maria Carla Petrellis
- Department of Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, São Paulo University, Av. Lineu Prestes 2415, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil; Nove de Julho University - UNINOVE, Rua Vergueiro 235, São Paulo 01504-001, Brazil.
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- Cruzeiro do Sul University - UNICSUL, Av. Dr. Ussiel Cirilo 225, São Miguel Paulista, São Paulo 08060-070, Brazil
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- Nove de Julho University - UNINOVE, Rua Vergueiro 235, São Paulo 01504-001, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, São Paulo University, Av. Lineu Prestes 2415, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil; Nove de Julho University - UNINOVE, Rua Vergueiro 235, São Paulo 01504-001, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, São Paulo University, Av. Lineu Prestes 2415, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, São Paulo University, Av. Lineu Prestes 2415, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil
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- Biochemistry and Biophysical Laboratory, Butantan Institute, Av. Dr. Vital Brasil, 1500, Butantan, São Paulo 05599-000, Brazil
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- Technological Research Center - NPT, Mogi das Cruzes University - UMC, Av. Candido Almeida de Xavier e Souza 200, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo 08780-911, Brazil
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The role of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) as a major intracellular energy source is well-established. In addition, ATP and related nucleotides have widespread extracellular actions via the ionotropic P2X (ligand-gated cation channels) and metabotropic P2Y (G protein-coupled) receptors. Numerous experimental techniques, including myography, electrophysiology and biochemical measurement of neurotransmitter release, have been used to show that ATP has several major roles as a neurotransmitter in peripheral nerves. When released from enteric nerves of the gastrointestinal tract it acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter, mediating descending muscle relaxation during peristalsis. ATP is also an excitatory cotransmitter in autonomic nerves; 1) It is costored with noradrenaline in synaptic vesicles in postganglionic sympathetic nerves innervating smooth muscle preparations, such as the vas deferens and most arteries. When coreleased with noradrenaline, ATP acts at postjunctional P2X1 receptors to evoke depolarisation, Ca(2+) influx, Ca(2+) sensitisation and contraction. 2) ATP is also coreleased with acetylcholine from postganglionic parasympathetic nerves innervating the urinary bladder and again acts at postjunctional P2X1 receptors, and possibly also a P2X1+4 heteromer, to elicit smooth muscle contraction. In both cases the neurotransmitter actions of ATP are terminated by dephosphorylation by extracellular, membrane-bound enzymes and soluble nucleotidases released from postganglionic nerves. There are indications of an increased contribution of ATP to control of blood pressure in hypertension, but further research is needed to clarify this possibility. More promising is the upregulation of P2X receptors in dysfunctional bladder, including interstitial cystitis, idiopathic detrusor instability and overactive bladder syndrome. Consequently, these roles of ATP are of great therapeutic interest and are increasingly being targeted by pharmaceutical companies.
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- Charles Kennedy
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom.
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Burnstock G, Ralevic V. Purinergic signaling and blood vessels in health and disease. Pharmacol Rev 2013; 66:102-92. [PMID: 24335194 DOI: 10.1124/pr.113.008029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purinergic signaling plays important roles in control of vascular tone and remodeling. There is dual control of vascular tone by ATP released as a cotransmitter with noradrenaline from perivascular sympathetic nerves to cause vasoconstriction via P2X1 receptors, whereas ATP released from endothelial cells in response to changes in blood flow (producing shear stress) or hypoxia acts on P2X and P2Y receptors on endothelial cells to produce nitric oxide and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, which dilates vessels. ATP is also released from sensory-motor nerves during antidromic reflex activity to produce relaxation of some blood vessels. In this review, we stress the differences in neural and endothelial factors in purinergic control of different blood vessels. The long-term (trophic) actions of purine and pyrimidine nucleosides and nucleotides in promoting migration and proliferation of both vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells via P1 and P2Y receptors during angiogenesis and vessel remodeling during restenosis after angioplasty are described. The pathophysiology of blood vessels and therapeutic potential of purinergic agents in diseases, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, ischemia, thrombosis and stroke, diabetes, and migraine, is discussed.
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- Geoffrey Burnstock
- Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK; and Department of Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
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Roberts RE. Pre-contraction with the thromboxane-mimetic U46619 enhances P2X receptor-mediated contractions in isolated porcine splenic artery. Purinergic Signal 2011; 8:287-93. [PMID: 22113232 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-011-9284-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We have previously demonstrated that the thromboxane-mimetic U46619 enhances α(2)-adrenoceptor-mediated contractions through increased activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). In this study, we determined whether U46619 also enhances P2X-mediated contractions through the same pathway. Segments of porcine splenic artery were mounted in isolated tissue baths. Tissues were pre-contracted with U46619 to 10-20% of the response to 60 mM KCl prior to addition of α,β-methylene ATP (P2X receptor agonist). The effect of inhibition of ERK activation with the mitogen-activated protein (MAP)/ERK kinase inhibitor PD98059 (50 μM), Rho kinase inhibition with Y27632 (10 μM), p38 MAP kinase with SB203580 (10 μM) or L-type calcium channels with nifedipine (1 μM) on both the direct and enhanced contractions was then determined. U46619 enhanced the contractions to α,β-methylene ATP. Although PD98059 inhibited the direct contractions to α,β-methylene ATP, it had no effect on the U46619-enhanced contractions. Similarly, Y27632 and SB203580 inhibited the direct contractions to α,β-methylene ATP, but had no effect on the enhanced contractions. Nifedipine inhibited the responses to α,β-methylene ATP in the absence and presence of U46619. This study demonstrates that pre-contraction with U46619 enhances P2X-mediated contractions in the porcine splenic artery through a mechanism independent of ERK, Rho kinase and p38 MAP kinase. Further studies are required to determine the exact mechanism involved.
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- R E Roberts
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Medical School, Nottingham, UK.
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Low-level laser therapy: a useful technique for enhancing the proliferation of various cultured cells. Lasers Med Sci 2011; 27:237-49. [DOI: 10.1007/s10103-011-0885-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2010] [Accepted: 01/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hashimoto T, Ohata H, Nobe K, Honda K. Comparative study of calcium ion dynamics and contractile response in rat middle cerebral and basilar arteries. J Pharmacol Sci 2009; 109:546-55. [PMID: 19346672 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.08310fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to compare intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) and contractile responses in isolated rat middle cerebral artery (MCA) with those in basilar artery (BA) employing real-time confocal laser microscopy. KCl elicited transient [Ca(2+)](i) elevation and sustained contraction in both arteries; moreover, nearly equal responses were evident in both arteries. Application of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), vasopressin (VP), and alpha,beta-methylene adenosine 5'-triphosphate (alpha,beta-me ATP) also induced elevation of [Ca(2+)](i) and contraction in both arteries. The maximum response of 5-HT and VP necessary to increase [Ca(2+)](i) and to constrict the MCA was less in comparison to the BA; however, a linear relationship emerged between the maximum response of [Ca(2+)](i) and that of contraction. Additionally, the slope of the correlation regression line of MCA was nearly identical to that of BA. On the other hand, cyclopiazonic acid (CPA)-induced Ca(2+) release from store sites following contraction of MCA was distinct from that of BA. In MCA, velocity of [Ca(2+)](i) elevation in smooth muscle cells and Ca(2+)-wave propagation along smooth muscle cells induced by 5-HT were slower than those in BA. These observations revealed that different regions of arteries along the same cerebral tissue may display distinct [Ca(2+)](i) response; moreover, this difference may be one reason for the distinct contractile response.
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- Terumasa Hashimoto
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Gui Y, Walsh MP, Jankowski V, Jankowski J, Zheng XL. Up4A stimulates endothelium-independent contraction of isolated rat pulmonary artery. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008; 294:L733-8. [PMID: 18192588 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00403.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Extracellular nucleotides, such as ATP, UDP, and UTP, regulate pulmonary vascular tone through P2X and P2Y receptors. Recently, uridine adenosine tetraphosphate (Up(4)A) was reported as a novel endothelium-derived vasoconstrictive factor. Up(4)A contains both purine and pyrimidine moieties, which potentially activate P2X and P2Y receptors. The present study examined the effect of Up(4)A on contractility of isolated rat pulmonary artery. Up(4)A at 1-100 microM stimulated contraction in a concentration-dependent manner. Up(4)A was equipotent as UTP and UDP in the endothelium-denuded artery while much more effective than UTP and UDP in endothelium-intact preparations. The vasoconstrictor effect of Up(4)A was inhibited by suramin but not IP(5)I or desensitization of P2X receptors with alpha,beta-methylene-ATP (alpha,beta-Me-ATP). Up(4)A-induced contraction was also inhibited by pretreatment with thapsigargin, nitrendipine, or EGTA but unaffected by H1152. Furthermore, unlike ATP and UTP, Up(4)A did not induce relaxation of endothelium-intact preparations precontracted with phenylephrine. These results suggest that Up(4)A is a potent vasoconstrictor, but not a vasodilator, of the rat pulmonary artery. Up(4)A likely acts through a suramin-sensitive P2Y receptor. The contractile effect of Up(4)A involves the entry of extracellular Ca(2+) and release of Ca(2+) from intracellular stores but not Ca(2+) sensitization via the RhoA/Rho kinase pathway. Up(4)A, therefore, potentially plays an important role in the regulation of pulmonary vascular tone.
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- Yu Gui
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Fredholm BB, Assender JW, Irenius E, Kodama N, Saito N. Synergistic effects of adenosine A1 and P2Y receptor stimulation on calcium mobilization and PKC translocation in DDT1 MF-2 cells. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2003; 23:379-400. [PMID: 12825834 DOI: 10.1023/a:1023644822539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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1. The effect of adenosine analogues and of nucleotides, alone or in combination, on intracellular calcium, accumulation of inositol (1,4,5) trisphosphate (InsP3), and on activation of protein kinase C (PKC) was studied in DDT1 MF2 cells derived from a Syrian hamster myosarcoma. These cells were found to express mRNA for A1 and some as yet unidentified P2Y receptor(s). 2. Activation of either receptor type stimulated the production of InsP3 and raised intracellular calcium in DDT1 MF2 cells. Similarly, the A1 selective agonist N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CPA) increased PKC-dependent phosphorylation of the substrate MBP(4-14) and induced a PKC translocation to the plasma membrane as determined using [3H]-phorbol dibutyrate (PDBu) binding in DDT1 MF-2 cells. However, neither adenosine nor CPA induced a significant translocation of transiently transfected gamma-PKC-GFP from the cytosol to the cell membrane. In contrast to adenosine analogues, ATP and UTP also caused a rapid but transient translocation of gamma-PKC-GFP and activation of PKC. 3. Doses of the A1 agonist CPA and of ATP or UTP per se caused barely detectable increases in intracellular Ca2+ but when combined, they caused an almost maximal stimulation. Similarly, adenosine (0.6 microM) and UTP (or ATP, 2.5 microM), which per se caused no detectable translocation of either gamma- or epsilon-PKC-GFP, caused when combined a very clear-cut translocation of both PKC subforms, albeit with different time courses. These results show that simultaneous activation of P2Y and adenosine A1 receptors synergistically increases Ca2+ transients and translocation of PKC in DDT1 MF-2 cells. Since adenosine is rapidly formed by breakdown of extracellular ATP, such interactions may be biologically important.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine/analogs & derivatives
- Adenosine/pharmacology
- Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism
- Adenosine Triphosphate/pharmacology
- Animals
- Calcium Signaling/drug effects
- Calcium Signaling/physiology
- Cell Membrane/drug effects
- Cell Membrane/enzymology
- Cricetinae
- Drug Synergism
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Intracellular Fluid/drug effects
- Intracellular Fluid/metabolism
- Luminescent Proteins
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/cytology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/enzymology
- Protein Isoforms/drug effects
- Protein Isoforms/metabolism
- Protein Kinase C/drug effects
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Protein Transport/drug effects
- Protein Transport/physiology
- Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/metabolism
- Receptors, Purinergic P2/drug effects
- Receptors, Purinergic P2/metabolism
- Receptors, Purinergic P2Y1
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/pharmacology
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Uridine Triphosphate/metabolism
- Uridine Triphosphate/pharmacology
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- Bertil B Fredholm
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Karolinska Institute, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Pagnini U, Florio S, Crispino L, Pagnini G, Colangelo D, Rocco D, Pacilio C, Pacilio M, Macaluso M, Giordano A. Direct effect of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on the growth of canine mammary tumour cells. J Cell Biochem 2002; 85:470-81. [PMID: 11967986 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist exert "in vivo" an inhibitory action on the growth of hormone-dependent canine mammary tumours (Lombardi et al. [1999] J. Vet. Pharmacol Ther. 22(1):56-61). The present experiments have been performed "in vitro" in order to investigate the mechanisms involved in this direct antiproliferative action of GnRH agonists. In particular, the aim was to study whether these compounds might exert their antiproliferative effect by interfering with the stimulatory action of epidermal growth factor (EGF). To this purpose, the effects of GnRH agonist, Goserelin (GnRH-A), on the mitogenic action of EGF, on EGF-activated intracellular signaling mechanisms (intracellular calcium and nitric oxide production) as well as on ATP induced cell proliferation and signalling, and on the binding of EGF receptors have been evaluated in primary culture of canine mammary tumour cells. The results of these "in vitro" studies show that GnRH-A counteracts the mitogenic action of EGF and ATP, decreases the EGF/ATP-induced calcium signalling and reduces EGF binding, probably by means of NO-induced [Ca2+]i downregulation. These data suggest that GnRH agonists may inhibit the proliferation of the tumour cells by interfering with the stimulatory action of EGF.
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- Ugo Pagnini
- Department of Pathology and Animal Health & Department of Structures, Functions and Biological Technologies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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Hill BJF, Sturek M. Pharmacological characterization of a UTP-sensitive P2Y nucleotide receptor in organ cultured coronary arteries. Vascul Pharmacol 2002; 39:83-8. [PMID: 12616995 DOI: 10.1016/s1537-1891(02)00306-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Our lab has previously demonstrated that organ cultured coronary smooth muscle cells express a nucleotide receptor that is dramatically more responsive to UTP than non-organ cultured cells. Thus, the purpose of this study was to pharmacologically characterize this UTP-sensitive nucleotide receptor. Porcine coronary arteries were organ cultured (serum-free media, 37 degrees C) for 4 days, and fura-2 imaging of single cells was used to measure myoplasmic Ca2+ (Cam) in response to several nucleotide agonists. A concentration-response relationship (0.01-100 microM) was generated to the nucleotide receptor agonists, UTP, UDP, ATP, ADP, and 2-MeSATP. The potency order was UTP >> UDP = ATP = ADP = 2-MeSATP, thus, this nucleotide receptor is predominantly UTP-sensitive. The Cam response to 10 microM UTP was attenuated approximately 50% by the nucleotide receptor antagonists (10 and 100 microM), suramin, reactive blue 2, and pyridoxalphosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulphonoic acid (PPADS). Depletion of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ store with thapsigargin completely abolished the UTP-induced Cam response. In addition, the peak UTP-induced Cam increase was almost two-fold higher in a 2-mM Ca2+ solution than a 0-mM Ca2+ solution. This suggests that the UTP-induced Cam response is comprised of both Ca2+ influx and the mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ stores. Pertussis toxin reduced the UTP-induced Cam response 50%, thus, the UTP-induced increase in Cam is mediated, in part, via Gi/o. These data suggest this UTP-sensitive receptor belongs to the P2Y nucleotide receptor family; however, it does not possess pharmacological characteristics associated with any known P2Y receptor subtype.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Coronary Vessels/drug effects
- Coronary Vessels/physiology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/physiology
- Organ Culture Techniques
- Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists
- Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists
- Receptors, Purinergic P2/physiology
- Swine
- Uridine Triphosphate/pharmacology
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- Brent J F Hill
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Inscho EW, Cook AK. P2 receptor-mediated afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction during calcium blockade. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2002; 282:F245-55. [PMID: 11788438 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.0038.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Experiments were performed to determine the role of L-type calcium channels on the afferent arteriolar vasoconstrictor response to ATP and UTP. With the use of the blood-perfused juxtamedullary nephron technique, kidneys were perfused at 110 mmHg and the responses of arterioles to alpha,beta-methylene ATP, ATP, and UTP were determined before and during calcium channel blockade with diltiazem. alpha,beta-Methylene ATP (1.0 microM) decreased arteriolar diameter by 8 +/- 1% under control conditions. This response was abolished during calcium channel blockade. In contrast, 10 microM UTP reduced afferent arteriolar diameter to a similar degree before (20 +/- 4%) and during (14 +/- 4%) diltiazem treatment. Additionally, diltiazem completely prevented the vasoconstriction normally observed with ATP concentrations below 10 microM and attenuated the response obtained with 10 microM ATP. These data demonstrate that L-type calcium channels play a significant role in the vasoconstrictor influences of alpha,beta-methylene ATP and ATP but not UTP. The data also suggest that other calcium influx pathways may participate in the vasoconstrictor response evoked by P2 receptor activation. These observations support previous findings that UTP-mediated elevation of intracellular calcium concentration in preglomerular vascular smooth muscle cells relies primarily on calcium release from intracellular pools, whereas ATP-mediated responses involve both voltage-dependent calcium influx, through L-type calcium channels, and the release of calcium from intracellular stores. These results support the argument that P2X and P2Y receptors influence the diameter of afferent arterioles through activation of disparate signal transduction mechanisms.
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- Edward W Inscho
- Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA.
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White PJ, Kumari R, Porter KE, London NJ, Ng LL, Boarder MR. Antiproliferative effect of UTP on human arterial and venous smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000; 279:H2735-42. [PMID: 11087228 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.279.6.h2735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have investigated the hypothesis that responses associated with proliferation are regulated by extracellular nucleotides such as ATP and UTP in cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) derived from internal mammary artery (IMA) and saphenous vein (SV). Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), ATP, and UTP each generated an increase in cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) in both IMA- and SV-derived cells in the absence of detectable inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate production. ATP alone had no effect on [(3)H]thymidine incorporation into DNA, but with a submaximal concentration of PDGF it raised [(3)H]thymidine incorporation in SV- but not IMA-derived cells. UTP alone also was without effect on [(3)H]thymidine incorporation or cell number. However, in both SV- and IMA-derived cells, UTP reduced the PDGF-stimulated [(3)H]thymidine response and PDGF-stimulated cell proliferation. This cannot be explained by an inhibitory effect on the p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade, since this response to PDGF was not attenuated by UTP. We conclude that, in human VSMC of both arterial and venous origin, UTP acts as an anti-proliferative regulator.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine Triphosphate/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Calcium/metabolism
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured
- Humans
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects
- MAP Kinase Signaling System/physiology
- Mammary Arteries/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/enzymology
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/pharmacology
- Pyridoxal Phosphate/analogs & derivatives
- Pyridoxal Phosphate/pharmacology
- Receptors, Purinergic P2/physiology
- Receptors, Purinergic P2Y1
- Saphenous Vein/cytology
- Suramin/pharmacology
- Thymidine/metabolism
- Thymidine/pharmacology
- Tritium
- Type C Phospholipases/metabolism
- Uridine Triphosphate/pharmacology
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- P J White
- Cell Signalling Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH
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López C, Sánchez M, Hidalgo A, García de Boto MJ. Mechanisms involved in UTP-induced contraction in isolated rat aorta. Eur J Pharmacol 2000; 391:299-303. [PMID: 10729372 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00097-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The mechanisms of UTP-induced contractions in the rat aorta strips were studied. These were only partially inhibited in a Ca(2+)-free medium or by incubation with verapamil or nifedipine. Successive challenges did not decrease the magnitude of the contraction in the absence of external Ca(2+). Quin 2(acetoxymethyl) ester (Quin 2AM), 8-(N,N-diethylamino)octyl 3,4,5-trimetoxybenzoate (TMB-8), thapsigargin and ryanodine inhibited these contractions. The participation of protein kinase C is also very likely, since downregulation by the phorbol 12,13 dibutyrate (PDB) decreased UTP-induced contraction, and staurosporine and 1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine (H-7) antagonized UTP-induced contractions and relaxed UTP-induced tonic contractions. Therefore, different pools of intracellular Ca(2+) and protein kinase C seem to participate in UTP-induced contraction and in the mechanisms of maintenance in a Ca(2+)-free medium.
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- C López
- Laboratorio de Farmacología, Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, c/ Julián Clavería s/n, 33006, Oviedo, Spain
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Inscho EW, Schroeder AC, Deichmann PC, Imig JD. ATP-mediated Ca2+ signaling in preglomerular smooth muscle cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1999; 276:F450-6. [PMID: 10070169 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1999.276.3.f450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We performed studies to determine the effect of extracellular ATP on the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in freshly isolated microvascular smooth muscle cells (MVSMC). Suspensions of preglomerular MVSMC were prepared by enzymatic digestion and loaded with fura 2. Single cells were studied using a microscope-based fluorescence spectrophotometer during superfusion of a physiological salt solution with 1.8 mM Ca2+ and during exposure to similar solutions containing ATP. Under control conditions, baseline [Ca2+]i averaged 107 +/- 6 nM (n = 86 cells from 34 animals). ATP administration elicited concentration-dependent increases in [Ca2+]i. Exposure to ATP concentrations of 1, 10, and 100 microM increased intracellular Ca2+ to peak concentrations of 133 +/- 20, 338 +/- 37, and 367 +/- 35 nM, respectively (P < 0.05 vs. respective baseline). Steady-state [Ca2+]i increased to 113 +/- 15, 150 +/- 16 (P < 0.05 vs. baseline), and 180 +/- 12 nM (P < 0.05 vs. baseline) for the same groups. The [Ca2+]i response to ATP was also assessed in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ and during blockade of L-type Ca2+ channels with diltiazem. In these studies, exposure to 100 microM ATP induced a transient peak increase in [Ca2+]i with the plateau phase being totally abolished under Ca2+-free conditions and markedly attenuated during Ca2+ channel blockade, respectively. These data indicate that ATP-mediated P2-receptor activation increases [Ca2+]i in freshly isolated preglomerular MVSMC by stimulating Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, in addition to stimulating the influx of extracellular Ca2+ through voltage-gated L-type Ca2+ channels.
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- E W Inscho
- Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
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Hansen MA, Dutton JL, Balcar VJ, Barden JA, Bennett MR. P2X (purinergic) receptor distributions in rat blood vessels. JOURNAL OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 1999; 75:147-55. [PMID: 10189116 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1838(98)00189-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The distribution of purinergic (P2X1 and P2X2) receptors on smooth muscle cells in relation to autonomic nerve varicosities in rat blood vessels has been determined using immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy. P2X1 and P2X2 receptors were visualised using rabbit polyclonal antibodies against the extracellular domain of the receptors and varicosities visualised using a mouse monoclonal antibody against the ubiquitous synaptic vesicle proteoglycan SV2. Two size classes of P2X1 receptor clusters were observed on the smooth muscle cells of mesenteric, renal, and pulmonary arteries as well as in the aorta and in veins: a large approximately elliptical cluster 1.32+/-0.21 microm long and 0.96+/-0.10 microm in diameter; and a smaller spherical cluster with a diameter of 0.32+/-0.05 microm. The latter occurred throughout the media of arteries of all sizes, whereas the former were restricted to the adventitial surface of the media and to endothelial cells, except for the pulmonary artery, in which large receptor clusters were found throughout the media of the vessel. At the adventitial surface, the large clusters are in general located beneath SV2 labelled varicosities. None of the small clusters was associated with varicosities. Three-dimensional reconstruction of the P2X and SV2 labelling at individual varicosities showed that the varicosities were immediately apposed to the P2X receptor clusters. P2X2 receptors were located on nerves and on endothelial cells. They were also found in low density on the smooth muscle cells in the media. These observations are discussed in relation to the mechanism of purinergic transmission to the smooth muscle cells of blood vessels.
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- M A Hansen
- The Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Wilden PA, Agazie YM, Kaufman R, Halenda SP. ATP-stimulated smooth muscle cell proliferation requires independent ERK and PI3K signaling pathways. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 275:H1209-15. [PMID: 9746468 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.4.h1209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vascular smooth muscle cells respond to the purinergic agonist ATP by increasing intracellular calcium concentration and increasing the rate of cell proliferation. In many cells the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) cascade plays an important role in cellular proliferation. We have studied the effect of extracellular ATP on ERK activation and cell proliferation. ATP binding to a UTP-sensitive P2Y nucleotide receptor activates ERK1/ERK2 in a time- and dose-dependent manner in coronary artery smooth muscle cells (CASMC). ATP-induced activation of ERK1/ERK2 is dependent on the dual-specificity kinase mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase (i.e., MEK) but independent of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) activity. We provide evidence that both ERK1/ERK2 and PI3K activities are required for CASMC proliferation. Thus ATP-stimulation of CASMC proliferation requires independent activation of both the ERK and PI3K signaling pathways.
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- P A Wilden
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA
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Erlinge D, Hou M, Webb TE, Barnard EA, Möller S. Phenotype changes of the vascular smooth muscle cell regulate P2 receptor expression as measured by quantitative RT-PCR. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 248:864-70. [PMID: 9704019 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Studies using selective agonists have suggested that the contractile effect of extracellular nucleotides, such as ATP and UTP, in blood vessels is mediated mainly by P2X1 receptors with a smaller contribution of P2Y receptors while the mitogenic effect is mediated by P2Y (P2Y1, P2Y2, P2Y4, and P2Y6) receptors with no effect of P2X1 receptors. This indicates a difference in P2 receptor expression between the contractile and the synthetic phenotype of the SMC. To measure the expression of mRNA for these receptors a competitive RT-PCR assay was developed that utilised synthetic RNA-competitors allowing determination of the number of mRNA copies for each receptor in the samples. In the synthetic phenotype the mitogenic P2Y1 and P2Y2 receptor transcripts were upregulated by 342- and 8-fold, respectively, while the contractile P2X1 receptor is totally downregulated and the P2Y4 and P2Y6 receptors were unchanged. This plasticity of the receptor expression may be important in the transition from the contractile to the synthetic SMC phenotype.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine Triphosphate/analogs & derivatives
- Adenosine Triphosphate/pharmacology
- Animals
- Aorta
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA Primers
- Male
- Muscle Contraction
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Purinergic P2/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Purinergic P2/classification
- Transcription, Genetic
- Up-Regulation
- Uridine Triphosphate/pharmacology
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- D Erlinge
- Department of Internal Medicine, Lund University Hospital, Sweden
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Harper S, Webb TE, Charlton SJ, Ng LL, Boarder MR. Evidence that P2Y4 nucleotide receptors are involved in the regulation of rat aortic smooth muscle cells by UTP and ATP. Br J Pharmacol 1998; 124:703-10. [PMID: 9690862 PMCID: PMC1565449 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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1. Previous studies have shown that ATP and UTP are able to stimulate phospholipase C (PLC) and proliferation in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells. Here we set out to characterize the receptor responsible, and investigate a possible role for p42 and p44 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) in the proliferative response. 2. The phospholipase C response of spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) derived aortic smooth muscle cells in culture showed that the response to ATP was partial compared to the response to UTP. 3. Further studies characterized the responses of the SHR derived cells. UTP was the only full agonist with the SHR cells; UDP gave a partial response while ADP, 2-methythio-ATP and alpha,beta-methylene ATP were essentially ineffective. The response to UDP was almost lost in the presence of hexokinase, consistent with this being due to extracellular conversion to UTP. These observations are inconsistent with the response being mediated by either P2Y1 or P2Y6 receptors. 4. When increasing concentrations of ATP were present with a maximally effective concentration of UTP, the size of the response diminished, consistent with UTP and ATP acting at a single population of receptors for which ATP was a partial agonist. This is inconsistent with a response mainly at P2Y2 receptors. 5. 1321N1 cells transfected with human P2Y4 receptors gave a similar agonist response profile, with ATP being partial compared to UTP, loss of response to UDP with hexokinase treatment, and with the response to UTP diminishing in the presence of increasing concentrations of ATP. 6. Use of the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction confirmed the presence of mRNA encoding P2Y4 receptors in SHR derived vascular smooth muscle cells. Transcripts for P2Y2, P2Y4 and P2Y6 receptors, but not P2Y1 receptors, were detected. 7. Stimulation of SHR derived cells with UTP enhanced the tyrosine phosphorylation of both p42 and p44 MAPK, and the incorporation of [3H]-thymidine into DNA. Both these responses were diminished in the presence of an inhibitor of activation of MAPK. 8 These results lead to the conclusion that in SHR derived cultured aortic smooth muscle cells, PLC responses to extracellular UTP and ATP are predominantly at P2Y4 receptors, and suggest that these receptors are coupled to mitogenesis via p42/p44 MAPK.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine Triphosphate/agonists
- Adenosine Triphosphate/physiology
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/cytology
- Aorta, Thoracic/enzymology
- Aorta, Thoracic/metabolism
- Aorta, Thoracic/physiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Enzyme Activation
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/enzymology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred SHR
- Rats, Inbred WKY
- Receptors, Purinergic P2/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Purinergic P2/physiology
- Species Specificity
- Type C Phospholipases/metabolism
- Uridine Triphosphate/agonists
- Uridine Triphosphate/physiology
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- S Harper
- Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Leicester
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McLaren GJ, Burke KS, Buchanan KJ, Sneddon P, Kennedy C. Evidence that ATP acts at two sites to evoke contraction in the rat isolated tail artery. Br J Pharmacol 1998; 124:5-12. [PMID: 9630336 PMCID: PMC1565347 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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1. The site(s) at which P2-receptor agonists act to evoke contractions of the rat isolated tail artery was studied by use of P2-receptor antagonists and the extracellular ATPase inhibitor 6-N,N-diethyl-D-beta,gamma-dibromomethyleneATP (ARL 67156). 2. Suramin (1 microM(-1) mM) and pyridoxalphosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulphonic acid (PPADS) (0.3-300 microM) inhibited contractions evoked by equi-effective concentrations of alpha,beta-methyleneATP (alpha,beta-meATP) (5 microM), 2-methylthioATP (2-meSATP) (100 microM) and adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) (1 mM) in a concentration-dependent manner. Responses to alpha,beta-meATP and 2-meSATP were abolished, but approximately one third of the peak response to ATP was resistant to suramin and PPADS. 3. Contractions evoked by uridine 5'-triphosphate (UTP) (1 mM) were slightly inhibited by suramin (100 and 300 microM) and potentiated by PPADS (300 microM). 4. Desensitization of the P2X1-receptor by alpha,beta-meATP abolished contractions evoked by 2-meSATP (100 microM) and reduced those to ATP (1 mM) and UTP (1 mM) to 15+/-3% and 68+/-4% of control. 5. Responses to alpha,beta-meATP (5 microM) and 2-meSATP (100 microM) were abolished when tissues were bathed in nominally calcium-free solution, while the peak contractions to ATP (1 mM) and UTP (1 mM) were reduced to 24+/-6% and 61+/-13%, respectively, of their control response. 6. ARL 67156 (3-100 microM) potentiated contractions elicited by UTP (1 mM), but inhibited responses to alpha,beta-meATP (5 microM), 2-meSATP (100 microM) and ATP (1 mM) in a concentration-dependent manner. 7. These results suggest that two populations of P2-receptors are present in the rat tail artery; ligand-gated P2X1-receptors and G-protein-coupled P2Y-receptors.
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- G J McLaren
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
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Matsumoto T, Nakane T, Chiba S. UTP induces vascular responses in the isolated and perfused canine epicardial coronary artery via UTP-preferring P2Y receptors. Br J Pharmacol 1997; 122:1625-32. [PMID: 9422807 PMCID: PMC1565115 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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1. Vasoconstrictor responses of the isolated and perfused canine epicardial coronary artery to uridine 5'-triphosphate (UTP) were analysed pharmacologically. 2. At basal perfusion pressure, UTP induced vasoconstriction in a dose-related manner and the vasoconstriction was sometimes followed by a slight vasodilatation at large doses (more than 10 nmol). The rank order of potency for vasoconstriction was UTP = UDP > ATP > TTP > or = ITP >> UMP. At raised perfusion pressure by 20 mM KCl, the vasoconstriction was not changed and a small vasodilatation was induced at large doses. The rank order of potency for vasodilatation was induced at large doses. The rank order of potency for vasodilatation was ATP >> ITP > or = UDP > UTP > or = TTP. The maximal vasodilator response to UTP was much less than that to ATP. UMP did not induce vasodilatation. 3. The P2X receptor agonist and desensitizing agent alpha, beta-methylene ATP (1 microM) and the P2 receptor antagonist suramin (100 microM) inhibited the vasoconstrictor responses to ATP but not those to UTP and UDP. The P2 receptor antagonist reactive blue 2 (30 microM) did not inhibit the vascular responses to UTP. 4. UTP (200 microM) desensitized the vasoconstrictor responses to UTP, but not either the vasodilator responses to UTP or the vasoconstrictor responses to ATP and UDP. UDP (200 microM) did not desensitize the vascular responses to UTP. 5. Preincubating the UDP stock solution and arterial preparation with hexokinase (10 and 1 uml-1, respectively) did not change the vasoconstrictor responses to UDP. 6. The Ca channel blocker diltiazem (1 microM) inhibited the vasoconstrictor responses to UTP but not those to ATP and UDP. Incubation in a Ca(2+)-free solution containing 1 mM EGTA inhibited the vascular responses to ATP, UTP and UDP. 7. Removal of the endothelium by an intraluminal injection of saponin (1 mg) inhibited the vasodilator responses to UTP. Indomethacin, a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor (1 microM), inhibited the vasodilator responses to UTP, but NG-nitro-L-arginine, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor (300 microM), did not have an inhibitory effect. 8. The results suggest that (1) UTP induces vasoconstriction via UTP-preferring P2Y receptors on the smooth muscle and vasodilatation via receptors different from those mediating the vasoconstriction induced by UTP and mediating the vasodilatation by ATP on the endothelium, through mainly the release of prostacyclin in the canine epicardial coronary artery; (2) UDP induces vasoconstriction via UDP-preferring P2Y receptors; and (3) L-type Ca ion channels are involved in the vasoconstriction induced by UTP, but not in that induced by UDP.
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- T Matsumoto
- Department of Pharmacology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Sawai H, Wang R, Yamashita T, Kokubun S. Effects of purinoceptor agonists on cytosolic Ca2+ concentration in swine tracheal smooth muscle cells in culture. Br J Pharmacol 1996; 119:539-44. [PMID: 8894175 PMCID: PMC1915709 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15705.x] [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: 02/02/2023] Open
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1. The effects of various purinoceptor agonists on intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in swine tracheal smooth muscle cells in primary culture were examined to investigate the subtype of purinoceptors in these cells. 2. ATP (1 microM to 1 mM) concentration-dependently increased [Ca2+]i which was measured by monitoring the fluorescence signal of fura2. 3. alpha, beta-Me ATP at concentrations higher than 10 microM increased [ca2+]i in the presence of extracellular Ca2+. Responses to the drug were 12 +/- 5 and 61 +/- 4% of responses to ATP (100 microM) at 100 microM and 1 mM, respectively (n = 7). The response to 100 microM ATP was inhibited by 62% in the presence of 1 mM alpha, beta-Me ATP (n = 8), though the drug at concentrations lower than that did not affect the response to ATP. 4. ATP increased [Ca2+]i in the absence of extracellular Ca2+. The response to ATP in this condition was 40% of that in the presence of extracellular Ca2+ (n = 8). 5. Neither cibacron blue 3GA (10 microM) (n = 8) nor suramin (10 and 100 microM) (n = 10) affected the response to ATP (1 microM to 100 microM). 6. The rank order of potency in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ was UTP > ATP > adenosine 5'-o-(3-thiotriphosphate) > > ADP = alpha, beta-methylene adenosine 5'-triphosphate > 2-(methylthio)-adenosine 5'-(tetrahydrogen triphosphate). 7. UTP (1 microM to 100 microM) concentration-dependently increased inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) production. 8. These results suggest that the increase in [Ca2+]i induced by purinoceptor agonists is mediated mainly via a nucleotide receptor in swine tracheal smooth muscle cells in primary culture.
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- H Sawai
- Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kitajima S, Harada K, Hori M, Ozaki H, Karaki H. Dissociation of P2 purinoceptor-mediated increase in intracellular Ca2+ level from myosin light chain phosphorylation and contraction in rat aorta. Br J Pharmacol 1996; 118:543-8. [PMID: 8762076 PMCID: PMC1909735 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15436.x] [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: 02/02/2023] Open
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1. The effects of P2 agonists, adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP), alpha, beta-methylene-adenosine-5'-triphosphate (alpha, beta-me-ATP) and adenosine 5-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (ATP gamma S), on the intracellular free Ca2+ level ([Ca2+]i), myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation and force of contraction were examined in vascular smooth muscle of rat aorta. 2. ATP (0.1 microM-1 mM), alpha, beta-me-ATP (0.1-100 microM) and ATP gamma S (1-100 microM) induced transient increases followed by sustained increase in [Ca2+]i. The effects of these agonists were concentration-dependent. Compared with the effects of a high concentration of KCl (17.5-72.4 mM), the contractions induced by these P2 purinoceptor agonists were smaller at a given [Ca2+]i. 3. In the absence of extracellular Ca2+ (with 0.5 mM EGTA), ATP gamma S (10 microM) induced large transient increase in [Ca2+]i with only small contraction in Ca(2+)-free solution. In contrast, alpha, beta-me-ATP (10 microM) induced only a very small increase in [Ca2+]i and contraction. 4. ATP (1 mM), alpha, beta-me-ATP (10 microM) and ATP gamma S (10 microM), added during stimulation with 0.1 microM noradrenaline, induced additional and transient increases in [Ca2+]i which were also not associated with contraction. 5. High K+ (72.4 mM) increased MLC phosphorylation with a similar time course to that of the increase in [Ca2+]i (peak phosphorylation was 56% when [Ca2+]i increased to 100%). In contrast, the time course of the increase in MLC phosphorylation due to ATP (1 mM) did not coincide with that of the large increases in [Ca2+]i; MLC phosphorylation increased to only 31% when [Ca2+]i increased to 163%. The MLC phosphorylation due to alpha, beta-me-ATP (10 microM) and ATP gamma S (10 microM), measured at peak [Ca2+]i, were only 19% and 14%, respectively, irrespective of a large increase in [Ca2+]i (138% and 188%, respectively). 6. The absence of a clear relationship between P2-purinoceptor-mediated increase in [Ca2+]i (either by Ca2+ influx or Ca2+ release) and MLC phosphorylation or force generation appears to imply that elevation in [Ca2+]i does not contribute to these responses.
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- S Kitajima
- Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Gödecke S, Decking UK, Gödecke A, Schrader J. Cloning of the rat P2u receptor and its potential role in coronary vasodilation. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1996; 270:C570-7. [PMID: 8779921 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.2.c570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We cloned and sequenced the cDNA as well as the genomic DNA of the P2u receptor gene from the rat. The coding region of the gene is not interrupted by introns. P2u is expressed in a variety of rat organs with pronounced differences of expression intensities. Highest expression was found in liver and testis, while no expression could be detected in the brain. High P2u expression was found in primary microvascular endothelial cells from the rat heart, but not in cardiac myocytes. By in situ analysis, we localized P2u expression in epithelial cells of esophagus and bronchi. Functional analysis revealed that, in isolated perfused rat hearts, the P2u ligands UTP and ATP induce a pronounced vasodilation of coronary blood vessels. In contrast, UMP and uridine, the degradative products of UTP, act as potent vasoconstrictors. Our experiments suggest that, in the rat heart, endothelial P2u receptors are involved in the ATP/UTP-mediated vasodilation of coronary blood vessels.
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- S Gödecke
- Institut für Herz- und Kreislaufphysiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Dusseldorf, Germany
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Malam-Souley R, Seye C, Gadeau AP, Loirand G, Pillois X, Campan M, Pacaud P, Desgranges C. Nucleotide receptor P2u partially mediates ATP-induced cell cycle progression of aortic smooth muscle cells. J Cell Physiol 1996; 166:57-65. [PMID: 8557776 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4652(199601)166:1<57::aid-jcp7>3.0.co;2-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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mRNA of the P2u purinoceptor (or nucleotide receptor) is detected both by polymerase chain reaction or Northern blot analyses in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells. When added to the culture medium of these cells, UTP, a specific ligand of the P2u receptor, induces an increased expression of both immediate-early and delayed-early cell cycle-dependent genes. This induction demonstrates similar features (kinetics, concentration dependence) to those obtained after stimulation of aortic smooth cells by exogenous ATP, a common ligand for most P2 purinoceptors. In contrast, 2-methylthioATP, a preferential ligand for P2y purinoceptors, induces only a significant increase of immediate-early genes but not of delayed-early genes. Moreover, the 2-methylthioATP-induced responses (c-fos mRNA increase, free intracellular calcium transient) are lower than those induced by ATP or UTP and are complementary to those of UTP. These results demonstrate that functional P2u receptors are present on cultured aortic smooth muscle cells and suggest that the bulk of responses induced by extracellular ATP on cell cycle progression are mediated via P2u purinoceptors, a hypothesis confirmed by cytofluorometric studies. Since some ATP- or UTP-induced genes code for chemotactic proteins (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and osteopontin), this study suggests that these nucleotides may contribute to vascular or blood cell migration and proliferation and consequently to the genesis of arterial diseases.
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- R Malam-Souley
- Unité 8 de Cardiologie de l'Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Pessac, France
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