title: Participation of ATP in cell volume regulation in the endothelium after hypotonic stress.
abstract: 1. The role of ATP in the regulatory volume decrease (RVD) after hypotonic cell swelling was examined in cultured endothelial cells isolated from the rat caudal artery. 2. Hypotonic stress increased [Ca2+]i in addition to increasing the overflow of ATP and cell volume. The hypotonicity induced increase in [Ca2+]i was prevented by pyridoxalphosphate-6-azophenyl-1-2',4'-disulphonic acid (PPADS; a P2 purinoceptor antagonist), U-73122 (a phospholipase C inhibitor) and thapsigargin (a Ca2+ pump inhibitor). However, the hypotonicity induced increase in cell volume was potentiated by PPADS, U-73122 and thapsigargin. 3. Similar changes were observed in cells treated with 2-methylthioATP, a P2Y purinoceptor agonist, but not by alpha,beta-methylene ATP, a P2X purinoceptor agonist. Thus, it appears that the responses observed following hypotonic stress are mediated by activation of P2Y purinoceptors. 4. On the basis of these findings, it is suggested that ATP, which is released by hypotonicity, may participate in the RVD as a substantial regulator or initiator via P2 purinoceptor-induced increases in [Ca2+]i.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan. kazumasa@mwu.mukogawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinozuka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunitomo
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D048429:Cell Size / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007038:Hypotonic Solutions / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D011687:Purines / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D007038:Hypotonic Solutions; D011687:Purines; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D002118:Calcium; C030985:purine