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. 1993 Mar;108(3):749–753. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1993.tb12872.x

ATP induced-relaxation in the mouse bladder smooth muscle.

B Boland 1, B Himpens 1, C Paques 1, R Casteels 1, J M Gillis 1
PMCID: PMC1908053  PMID: 8096784

Abstract

1. The effect of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) on the free cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) as measured with the fluorescent Ca(2+)-indicator fura-2, and on force was investigated in the intact smooth muscle strips of the mouse urinary bladder. 2. ATP elicited, when exogenously applied, a large increase of [Ca2+]i with limited force development resulting in a marked Ca(2+)-force dissociation. 3. Release of endogenous neurotransmitters by transmural electrical stimulation (TES) for 30 s induced a steady increase of [Ca2+]i and a peak contraction, followed within 15 s by a relaxation. 4. In carbachol-prestimulated preparations, ATP elicited an initial rise of [Ca2+]i followed by a return to the initial precontraction Ca(2+)-level. Force in contrast presented a biphasic pattern, i.e. an initial contraction was followed by a sustained relaxation. 5. In the K(+)-depolarized precontracted preparation, ATP elicited a slight initial rise of [Ca2+]i. The partial relaxation of the force during depolarization was not preceded by a transient contraction. 6. The ATP-induced relaxation of the K(+)-prestimulated preparations was not inhibited by 8-phenyltheophylline, a potent P1-purinoceptor antagonist. 7. The order of potency for relaxation of the ATP analogues was 2-MeSATP > ATP > beta gamma Me-ATP, which is characteristic for P2y-purinoceptors. 8. These results indicate that, besides its activating effect, ATP also relaxes the mouse urinary bladder. It is suggested that the relaxant effect, mediated through P2y-purinoceptors, is mainly responsible for the low contractile potency of ATP in the bladder.

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