title: Cell-specific purinergic receptors coupled to Ca2+ entry and Ca2+ release from internal stores in adrenal chromaffin cells. Differential sensitivity to UTP and suramin.
abstract: We have assessed the relative contribution of Ca2+ entry and Ca2+ release from internal stores to the [Ca2+]i transients evoked by purinergic receptor activation in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. The [Ca2+]i was recorded from single cells using ratiometric fura-2 microfluorometry. Two discrete groups of ATP-sensitive cells could be distinguished on the basis of their relative capacity to respond to ATP in the virtual absence of extracellular Ca2+. One group of cells (group I) failed to respond to ATP in the absence of Ca2+, was completely insensitive to UTP, and displayed suramin-blockable [Ca2+]i transients when challenged with ATP in the presence of external Ca2+. ATP activated a prominent and rapidly inactivating Mn2+ influx pathway in group I cells, as assessed by monitoring Mn2+ quenching of fura-2 fluorescence. In contrast, a second group of ATP-sensitive cells (group II) exhibited pronounced [Ca2+]i rises when challenged with ATP and UTP in the absence of Ca2+ and was completely insensitive to suramin. ATP and UTP activated a delayed and less prominent Mn2+ influx pathway in group II cells. Contrary to the nicotinic receptor agonist DMPP, which evoked a preferential release of epinephrine, ATP evoked a preferential release of norepinephrine, and UTP had no effect on secretion. Suramin nearly suppressed ATP-evoked norepinephrine release. We conclude that chromaffin cells contain two distinct and cell-specific purinoceptor subtypes. Although some cells express a P2U-type purinoceptor coupled to Ca2+ release from internal stores and to the associated slow Ca2+ refilling mechanism, other cells express a suramin-sensitive and UTP-insensitive purinoceptor exclusively coupled to Ca2+ influx, probably an ATP-gated channel. It is suggested that the ATP-gated channel is preferentially localized to norepinephrine-secreting chromaffin cells and supports specifically hormone output from these cells. Thus, the biochemical pathways involved in the exocytotic release of the two major stress-related hormones appear to be regulated by distinct signaling systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mateo
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Tomé
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Miras-Portugal
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rosário
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004246:Dimethylphenylpiperazinium Iodide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D016257:Fura-2; D007700:Kinetics; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013498:Suramin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011983:Receptors, Purinergic; D008345:Manganese; D004246:Dimethylphenylpiperazinium Iodide; D013498:Suramin; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D002118:Calcium; D016257:Fura-2; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine