title: Evidence that 2-methylthioATP and 2-methylthioADP are both agonists at the rat hepatocyte P2Y(1) receptor.
abstract: In the absence of selective antagonists, pharmacological characterization of P2Y receptor subtypes has relied heavily upon their distinct agonist profiles. 2-methylthioADP (2-MeSADP) is a selective agonist for the P2Y(1) receptor. The agonist action of 2-MeSATP at the P2Y(1) receptor has recently been questioned. The effects of both 2-MeSADP and 2-MeSATP have been studied on rat hepatocytes injected with the bioluminescent Ca(2+) indicator, aequorin. Single hepatocytes generate series of repetitive transients in cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) when stimulated with agonists acting through the phosphoinositide signalling pathway. The transients induced by 2-MeSADP and 2-MeSATP in the same cell were indistinguishable, indicating that they act at a common receptor. In contrast the transients evoked by ATP and UTP had very different profiles. Treatment of 2-MeSATP with an ATP-regenerating system to remove contaminating 2-MeSADP did not abolish its agonist activity. Application of the P2Y(1) antagonist, adenosine-3'-phosphate-5'-phosphate (A3P5P) inhibited the transients induced by both 2-MeSADP and 2-MeSATP. In contrast the transients induced by ATP and UTP were enhanced by the addition of A3P5P. These results indicate that both 2-MeSADP and 2-MeSATP are agonists at the rat hepatocyte P2Y(1) receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Liverpool, New Medical School, Ashton Street, Liverpool L69 3GE. jdixon@dmu.ac.uk
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D058910:Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists; D058919:Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D058472:Receptors, Purinergic P2Y1; D013873:Thionucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C546382:P2RY1 protein, human; C546384:P2ry1 protein, rat; D058910:Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists; D058919:Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; D058472:Receptors, Purinergic P2Y1; D013873:Thionucleotides; C002480:methylthio-ADP; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate; C008501:2-methylthio-ATP