title: P2Z purinoceptor-associated pores induced by extracellular ATP in macrophages and J774 cells.
abstract: Millimolar concentrations of extracellular ATP (ATPo) can induce the permeabilization of plasma membranes of macrophages and other bone marrow-derived cells to low-molecular-weight solutes, a phenomenon that is the hallmark of P2Z purinoceptors. However, patch-clamp and whole cell electrophysiological experiments have so far failed to demonstrate the existence of any ATPo-induced P2Z-associated pores underlying this permeabilization phenomenon. Here, we describe ATPo-induced pores of 409 +/- 33 pS recorded using cell-attached patch-clamp experiments performed in macrophages and J774 cells. These pores are voltage dependent and display several properties of the P2Z-associated permeabilization phenomenon: they are permeable to both large cations and anions, such as tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, N-methyl-D-glucamine, and glutamate; their opening is favored at temperatures higher than 30 degrees C; they are blocked by oxidized ATP and Mg2+; and they can be triggered by 3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)-ATP but not by UTP or ADP. We conclude that the pores described in this report are associated with the P2Z permeabilization phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coutinho-Silva
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Persechini
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008536:Meglumine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7; D014325:Tromethamine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: C546469:P2rx7 protein, mouse; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7; D014325:Tromethamine; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D008536:Meglumine; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate