title: Extracellular ATP-induced inward current in isolated epithelial cells of the endolymphatic sac.
abstract: Using whole-cell patch-clamp technique and Fura-2 fluorescence measurement, the presence of ATP-activated ion channels and its dependence on intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in the epithelial cells of the endolymphatic sac were investigated. In zero current-clamp configuration, the average resting membrane potential was -66.8+/-1.3 mV (n=18). Application of 30 microM ATP to the bath induced a rapid membrane depolarization by 43.1+/-2.4 mV (n=18). In voltage-clamp configuration, ATP-induced inward current at holding potential (VH) of -60 mV was 169.7+/-6.3 pA (n=18). The amplitude of ATP-induced currents increased in sigmoidal fashion over the concentration range between 0.3 and 300 microM with a Hill coefficient (n) of 1.2 and a dissociation constant (Kd) of 11.7 microM. The potency order of purinergic analogues in ATP-induced current, which was 2MeSATP>ATPgammas>/=ATP>alpha, beta-ATP>ADP=AMP>/=adenosine=UTP, was consistent with the properties of the P2Y receptor. The independence of the reversal potential of the ATP-induced current from Cl- concentration suggests that the current is carried by a cation channel. The relative ionic permeability ratio of the channel modulated by ATP for cations was Ca2+>Na+>Li+>Ba2+>Cs+=K+. ATP (10 microM) increased [Ca2+]i in an external Ca2+-free solution to a lesser degree than that in the external solution containing 1.13 mM CaCl2. ATP-induced increase in [Ca2+]i can be mimicked by application of ionomycin in a Ca2+-free solution. These results indicate that ATP increases [Ca2+]i through the P2Y receptor with a subsequent activation of the non-selective cation channel, and that these effects of ATP are dependent on [Ca2+]i and extracellular Ca2+.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Kagawa Medical University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D004712:Endolymphatic Sac / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D016257:Fura-2; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D002118:Calcium; D016257:Fura-2