title: Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) suppresses P2X purinoceptor-coupled responses in PC12 cells.
abstract: Some steroids rapidly alter neuronal excitability through interaction with neurotransmitter-gated ion channels in addition to their well-known genomic effects via intracellular steroid receptors. Such effects were found in GABA receptor, nicotinic receptors, yet not investigated in P2X purinoceptors. In this study, the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate on the P2 purinoceptor was investigated. Results show that dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate acutely inhibits P2X purinoceptor functions in PC12 cells. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate suppressed ATP-induced cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) rise, cytosolic free sodium concentration ([Na(+)](i)) rise, and dopamine secretion in the presence of external calcium, but had no effect on ATP-induced [Ca(2+)](i) rise in the absence of external calcium or on UTP-induced [Ca(2+)](i) rise in the absence or presence of external calcium. Our data show that dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate exerted its effect on P2X, but not on the P2Y purinoceptors found in PC12 cells. Estradiol and estrone have similar effects on P2X purinoceptor, but dehydroepiandrosterone and progesterone do not.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Soochow University, Shihlin, Taipei, Taiwan, People's Republic of China. psliu@mail.scu.edu.tw
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Liu
authors: H L
authors: HL
authors: Hsieh
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Lin
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D016716:PC12 Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D058919:Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; D051381:Rats; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000502:physiology; D058469:Receptors, Purinergic P2X; D012964:Sodium / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D013498:Suramin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D058919:Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D058469:Receptors, Purinergic P2X; D019314:Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; D013498:Suramin; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D012964:Sodium; D002118:Calcium; D014544:Uridine Triphosphate