title: Substance P receptors on O-2A progenitor cells and type-2 astrocytes in vitro.
abstract: Bradykinin- and substance P (SP)-stimulated second messenger studies in isolated subsets of neuroglia showed bradykinin-stimulated synthesis of phosphoinositides (PI) in type-1 astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. SP-stimulated PI accumulation was restricted to oligodendrocyte/type-2 astrocyte progenitor cells and type-2 astrocytes. These data were confirmed by analysis of calcium transients in single cells. In a regional study, SP-stimulated PI accumulation in primary astrocyte cultures was restricted to white matter. We conclude that regional heterogeneity in the expression of peptide receptors in cultures of primary astrocytes arises from a restricted distribution on subsets of macroglia. SP receptors restricted on cells of the oligodendrocyte/type-2 astrocyte type-2 lineage in vitro, coupled with in vivo observations by others, suggests that SP receptor expression is conserved on subsets of macroglia in vitro and possibly reactive astrocytes in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, South Kensington, London, England.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Marriott
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Wilkin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000378:metabolism*; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D018040:Receptors, Neurokinin-1; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000378:metabolism*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D013373:Substance P / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D018040:Receptors, Neurokinin-1; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D013373:Substance P; D001920:Bradykinin; D002118:Calcium