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. 1996 May 1;492(Pt 3):689–703. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021338

Calcium handling and purinoceptor subtypes involved in ATP-induced contraction in rat small mesenteric arteries.

G J Lagaud 1, J C Stoclet 1, R Andriantsitohaina 1
PMCID: PMC1158892  PMID: 8734982

Abstract

1. The relationship between the stimulation of ATP receptors, the increase in intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i; measured using the fluorescent indicator fura-2), contraction and the subtypes of purinoceptors involved were investigated in the small mesenteric artery of the rat. 2. In normal physiological solution, ATP (0.001-3 mM) caused concentration-dependent increases in both [Ca2+]i and contraction. Both responses produced by ATP (1 mM) were inhibited by 50% in the presence of nitrendipine (1 microM) and were abolished in the presence of nitrendipine plus SK&F 96365 (30 microM). 3. In Ca(2+)-free medium, ATP (3 mM) elicited a transient increase in both [Ca2+]i and tension which were abolished by caffeine and decreased by 65% by thapsigargin (1 microM). Moreover, ATP (1 and 3 mM) produced increases in the [3H]D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate ([3H]IP3) content of vessels in a concentration-dependent manner. 4. Treatment of the vessels with Bordetella pertussis toxin (PTX) inhibited contractions to ATP linked to the influx of calcium through nitrendipine-sensitive mechanisms, but not those linked to the release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores nor the capacity of ATP in increasing IP3 content of the vessels. 5. The order of potency of ATP and its analogues in eliciting contraction was alpha, beta-methylene-ATP (alpha, beta-MeATP) > 2-methylthio-ATP (2-MeSATP) > ATP = ADP. The response to ATP was inhibited by suramin. Reactive Blue 2 (up to 100 microM) did not affect the contractile response to ATP. Pyridoxal-phosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulphonic acid 4-sodium (PPADS) and alpha, beta-MeATP abolished the response to low concentrations of ATP and reduced contractions elicited by high concentrations of ATP. 6. After blockade of P2X-purinoceptors with PPADS, the order of potency of ATP and its analogues was 2-MeSATP > ATP = ADP. UTP produced concentration-dependent contractions which were not affected by suramin, Reactive Blue 2, PPADS or alpha, beta-MeATP, suggesting the presence of P2U-purinoceptors. 7. The results suggest that low concentrations of ATP activate P2X-purinoceptors and produce an influx of calcium through both voltage-dependent calcium channels sensitive to nitrendipine and through receptor-operated calcium channels sensitive to SK&F 96365. High concentrations of ATP activate P2Y-purinoceptors which promote firstly a nitrendipine-sensitive calcium influx via a PTX-sensitive G protein and secondly a release of Ca2+ from an internal source via the production of IP3.

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