AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 266, Issue 2 210-F217, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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ATP stimulates Ca2+ mobilization by a nucleotide receptor in glomerular endothelial cells

V. A. Briner and F. Kern
Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.

The present study investigates ATP effects on Ca2+ mobilization in bovine glomerular endothelial cells (GEC) and the receptors mediating ATP response. Extracellular ATP stimulated a rise in inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in a dose-dependent manner. Extracellular Ca2+ depletion did not prevent [Ca2+]i rise. ATP effects were not mediated by P1, P2x, and P2t purinoceptors, since the P1 receptor agonist adenosine and the P2x receptor agonist [alpha,beta-CH2]ATP had no effect on inositol 1-monophosphate (IP) formation and Ca2+ mobilization and ATP does not activate P2t receptors. The P2y receptor antagonist reactive blue (10(-3) M) had little inhibitory effect on ATP (10(-5) M)-stimulated IP formation (15.6 +/- 4.2%) and Ca2+ rise (7.0 +/- 3.0%). According to the classification of purinoceptors, ATP is less potent than 2-methylthioadenosine 5'-triphosphate (2-MeS-ATP) in stimulating P2y receptors. In GEC, however, the rank order of potency in stimulating IP and [Ca2+]i rise was ATP > 2-MeS-ATP > ADP. The pyrimidine nucleotide UTP (10(-3) M) induced maximal IP formation (653 +/- 37%) and Ca2+ mobilization (591 +/- 22 nM) similar to ATP (IP 647 +/- 27%; [Ca2+]i 583 +/- 15 nM). At submaximal (10(-5) M) but not at maximal (10(-3) M) doses ATP and UTP effects were additive. ATP and UTP induced specific cross-desensitization. It is concluded that the purinergic nucleotide ATP and pyrimidine nucleotide UTP mediate their effects by a common nucleotide receptor. This receptor differs from P2z and P2y1 receptors, since by definition UTP does not activate these receptors.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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