title: The enteric purinergic P2Y1 receptor.
abstract: Significant recent discoveries have shown that the P2Y(1) purinergic receptor subtype is expressed in the enteric nervous system and at intestinal neuromuscular junctions. Secretomotor neurons, which release vasoactive intestinal peptide at their junctions with intestinal secretory glands, express the P2Y(1) receptor. Synaptically released ATP acts at these P2Y(1) receptors to stimulate glandular secretion of electrolytes and H(2)O. Motor neurons in the enteric nervous system release ATP as an inhibitory neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions in the intestinal circular muscle coat; this action of ATP is mediated by the P2Y(1) receptor. The emerging evidence for significant involvement of P2Y(1) receptors in local enteric neural control and coordination of intestinal secretion and motility suggests that either the receptors themselves or steps in the post-P2Y(1) receptor signal transduction cascade might be potential therapeutic targets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology and Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1218, USA. wood.13@osu.edu <wood.13@osu.edu>
authors.forename: Jackie D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017615:Enteric Nervous System / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D058472:Receptors, Purinergic P2Y1; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C546382:P2RY1 protein, human; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D058472:Receptors, Purinergic P2Y1; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate