title: The effects of ATP and alpha,beta-methylene-ATP on cytosolic Ca2+ level and force in rat isolated aorta.
abstract: 1. The effects of a non-selective P2-receptor agonist ATP and a selective P2x-receptor agonist alpha,beta-methylene-ATP on intracellular free Ca2+ level ([Ca2+]i) and force were examined in rat isolated aorta without endothelium. 2. Both ATP (1-1000 microM) and alpha,beta-methylene-ATP (0.1-100 microM) induced transient increase followed by small sustained increase in [Ca2+]i in a concentration-dependent manner. Compared with the force induced by a high concentration of KCl, the force induced by alpha,beta-methylene-ATP was smaller and that induced by ATP was much smaller at a given [Ca2+]i. 3. An L-type Ca2+ channel blocker, verapamil (10 microM), completely inhibited the high K(+)-stimulated [Ca2+]i and force. Verapamil partially inhibited the transient and sustained increases in [Ca2+]i induced by 10 microM alpha,beta-methylene-ATP and the sustained increase but not the transient increase induced by 1 mM ATP. 4. In the absence of extracellular Ca2+ (with 0.5 mM EGTA) 1 mM ATP caused transient increase in [Ca2+]i while 10 microM alpha,beta-methylene-ATP was ineffective 5. ATP, but not alpha,beta-methylene-ATP, increased the tissue adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) level. 6. These data suggest that ATP and alpha,beta-methylene-ATP increase [Ca2+]i by an activation of both L-type and non-L-type Ca2+ channels. In addition, ATP, but not alpha,beta-methylene-ATP, increases [Ca2+]i by a release of Ca2+ from an intracellular Ca2+ store. Possible reasons are discussed as to why the increase in [Ca2+]i due to ATP and alpha,beta-methylene-ATP resulted in only a small contraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karaki
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000187:drug effects; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D014700:Verapamil; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D006152:Cyclic GMP; C002630:alpha,beta-methyleneadenosine 5'-triphosphate; D002118:Calcium