title: Cholinergic neuromodulation by ATP, adenosine and its N6-substituted analogues in guinea-pig ileum.
abstract: The effects of ATP, adenosine and N6-substituted adenosines, adenosine receptor agonists, on the twitch contraction of guinea-pig ileum evoked by transmural stimulation were evaluated. Adenosine and ATP produced an immediate and concentration dependent inhibition of the twitch, IC50 being 1.1 X 10(-5) mol/l and 1.2 X 10(-5) mol/l, respectively. N6-l-phenylisopropyl adenosine (L-PIA), N6-cyclohexyl adenosine (CHA) and N6-allyl adenosine also induced inhibitions which were gradual and persistent, IC50 being 2.6 X 10(-8), 2.7 X 10(-8) and 5.4 X 10(-7) mol/l, respectively. Dipyridamole (10(-7) mol/l), an adenosine uptake inhibitor, markedly augmented the inhibition evoked by adenosine and ATP, but not that by three N6-substituted adenosines, while theophylline (10(-4) mol/l) almost completely antagonized the inhibitory effects of all purine compounds. IC50 value of adenosine in the presence of dipyridamole (5 X 10(-7) mol/l) was shifted to the left about 50 times from the control, whereas that of L-PIA was virtually unchanged. Tissue-medium ratios indicating uptake of [3H]adenosine, [3H]ATP and [3H]CHA into the segment were 3.23 (s.e.m. = 0.59), 3.59 (s.e.m. = 0.78) and 0.41 (s.e.m. = 0.04), respectively. These results suggest that not only adenosine and ATP but also these N6-substituted adenosines are potent agonists for the P1 receptor, implying a similarity between P1 and A1 receptor in a functional role and these purine compounds may thereby modulate cholinergic neurotransmission by altering adenylate cyclase activity.
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authors.lastname: Katsuragi
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authors.lastname: Furuta
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authors.lastname: Harada
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authors.lastname: Furukawa
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000494:pharmacology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic; D013806:Theophylline / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic; D004176:Dipyridamole; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D013806:Theophylline; D000241:Adenosine