title: Cyclic AMP enhances inositol trisphosphate-induced mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells.
abstract: The effect of cAMP on ATP-induced intracellular Ca+ mobilization in cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells was investigated. Treatment of cells for 3 min at 37 degrees C with dibutyryl cAMP, a membrane-permeable analogue of cAMP, at concentration up to 500 microM resulted in 1.5- to 1.7-fold increase in the peak cytosolic Ca2+ concentration when cells were stimulated with 3 to 200 microM ATP either in the presence or absence of extracellular Ca2+. Similar results were obtained when 0.5 mM 8-Br-cAMP or 10 microM forskolin was used instead of dibutyryl cAMP. In contrast to the Ca2+ response, dibutyryl cAMP did not affect ATP-induced formation of inositol trisphosphate (IP3). Furthermore, the dibutyryl cAMP treatment did not affect the size of the Ca2+ response elicited by 10 microM ionomycin. These results suggest that intracellular cAMP potentiates the ATP-induced Ca2+ response by enhancing Ca2+ release from the intracellular Ca2+ store(s), rather than by increasing the ATP-induced production of IP3 or by increasing the size of the intracellular Ca2+ store. Using saponin-permeabilized cells, we have shown directly that cAMP enhances Ca2+ mobilization by potentiating the Ca2+-releasing effect of IP3 from the intracellular Ca2+ store.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Physiology, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tawada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shigekawa
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta; D001692:Biological Transport; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000502:physiology*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013403:Sugar Phosphates / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D013403:Sugar Phosphates; D003994:Bucladesine; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D002118:Calcium