title: Butyl benzyl phthalate blocks Ca2+ signaling coupled with purinoceptor in rat PC12 cells.
abstract: Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) is a plasticizer and causes public concern because of its genomic estrogenic effects via estrogen receptors. We previously found that BBP has non-genomic effects, exerting inhibitory effects on the functional activities of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. nAChR belongs to the superfamily of neurotransmitter-gated channels, so does P2X purinoceptor that is widely distributed in the nervous system and play a role in pain reactions. In this study, we investigated the effects of BBP on the change of [Ca2+]c (cytosolic calcium ion concentration) under the stimulation of purinoceptors in PC12 cells and found that BBP inhibited ATP-induced [Ca2+]c rise (IC50=8.3 microM). The inhibitory rate of BBP remained under the increase of ATP concentration; therefore, the possibility of competitive inhibition was excluded. The inhibition of BBP on P2Y was excluded because its inhibition on ATP-induced [Ca2+]c rise was not found in the absence of extracellular Ca2+. BBP might have some actions on voltage-operated Ca2+ channels (VOCCs) since BBP inhibited the Ca2+ signaling responding to high K+ stimulation (IC50=1.2 microM). We suggest that BBP inhibits the ATP-induced [Ca2+]c rise via its non-competitive inhibition on P2X purinoceptors and VOCCs in the plasma membrane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Soochow University, Shihlin, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. psliu@mail.scu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Pei-Shan
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yi-Yin
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016716:PC12 Cells; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000633:toxicity*; D010968:Plasticizers / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D010795:Phthalic Acids; D010968:Plasticizers; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; C027561:butylbenzyl phthalate