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. 1993 Sep;110(1):263–268. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1993.tb13803.x

The effects of ATP and alpha,beta-methylene-ATP on cytosolic Ca2+ level and force in rat isolated aorta.

S Kitajima 1, H Ozaki 1, H Karaki 1
PMCID: PMC2176004  PMID: 8220888

Abstract

1. The effects of a non-selective P2-receptor agonist ATP and a selective P2x-receptor agonist alpha,beta-methylene-ATP on intracellular free Ca2+ level ([Ca2+]i) and force were examined in rat isolated aorta without endothelium. 2. Both ATP (1-1000 microM) and alpha,beta-methylene-ATP (0.1-100 microM) induced transient increase followed by small sustained increase in [Ca2+]i in a concentration-dependent manner. Compared with the force induced by a high concentration of KCl, the force induced by alpha,beta-methylene-ATP was smaller and that induced by ATP was much smaller at a given [Ca2+]i. 3. An L-type Ca2+ channel blocker, verapamil (10 microM), completely inhibited the high K(+)-stimulated [Ca2+]i and force. Verapamil partially inhibited the transient and sustained increases in [Ca2+]i induced by 10 microM alpha,beta-methylene-ATP and the sustained increase but not the transient increase induced by 1 mM ATP. 4. In the absence of extracellular Ca2+ (with 0.5 mM EGTA) 1 mM ATP caused transient increase in [Ca2+]i while 10 microM alpha,beta-methylene-ATP was ineffective 5. ATP, but not alpha,beta-methylene-ATP, increased the tissue adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) level. 6. These data suggest that ATP and alpha,beta-methylene-ATP increase [Ca2+]i by an activation of both L-type and non-L-type Ca2+ channels. In addition, ATP, but not alpha,beta-methylene-ATP, increases [Ca2+]i by a release of Ca2+ from an intracellular Ca2+ store. Possible reasons are discussed as to why the increase in [Ca2+]i due to ATP and alpha,beta-methylene-ATP resulted in only a small contraction.

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