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. 1986 Nov;89(3):485–491. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1986.tb11148.x

P2-purinoceptors regulate surfactant secretion from rat isolated alveolar type II cells.

W R Rice, F M Singleton
PMCID: PMC1917166  PMID: 3801783

Abstract

Rat isolated alveolar Type II cells were utilized to examine the effect of purine and pyrimidine analogues on secretion of pulmonary surfactant. ATP potently stimulated [3H]-phosphatidylcholine ([3H]-PC) secretion in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The effect of ATP was noted by one hour of exposure and persisted for three hours. The EC50 (concentration producing 1/2 the maximal response) for ATP-induced [3H]-PC secretion was 100 nM. ADP was also a potent secretagogue for surfactant secretion, but AMP and adenosine had no significant effect on surfactant secretion at concentrations less than or equal to 250 microM. The EC50 for ADP-induced [3H]-PC secretion was 250 nM. Other purine and pyrimidine nucleotides (ITP, GTP, CTP, TTP) were examined for their effect on [3H]-PC secretion. All purine and pyrimidine triphosphates examined significantly augmented [3H]-PC secretion, but were much less potent than ATP. The EC50s were ITP = 10 microM; GTP = 100 microM; CTP = 250 microM; TTP = 100 microM. Neither 8-phenyltheophylline (10 microM, a P1-purinoceptor antagonist), propranolol (100 microM, a beta-adrenoceptor antagonist), nor indomethacin (10 microM, a prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor) inhibited ATP-induced [3H]-PC secretion from isolated Type II cells. These data provide evidence for regulation of surfactant secretion from alveolar Type II cells by a P2-purinoceptor.

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