title: Differential coupling of alpha7 and non-alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors to calcium-induced calcium release and voltage-operated calcium channels in PC12 cells.
abstract: Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are ligand-gated cation channels that can modulate various neuronal processes by altering intracellular Ca(2+) levels. Following nAChR stimulation Ca(2+) can enter cells either directly, through the intrinsic ion channel, or indirectly following voltage-operated Ca(2+) channel (VOCC) activation; Ca(2+) levels can subsequently be amplified via Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release from intracellular stores. We have used subtype-selective nAChR agonists to investigate the Ca(2+) sources contributing to alpha7 and non-alpha7 nAChR-mediated increases in intracellular Ca(2+) in PC12 cells. Application of the alpha7 nAChR positive allosteric modulator PNU 120596 (10 mum), in conjunction with the alpha7 nAChR agonist, compound A [(R)-N-(1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)(5-(2-pyridyl)thiophene-2-carboxamide), 10 nm], produces a rapid increase in fluo-3 fluorescence that is prevented by the selective alpha7 nAChR antagonist alpha-bungarotoxin. The non-alpha7 nAChR agonist 5-Iodo-A-85380 produces alpha-bungarotoxin-insensitive increases in intracellular Ca(2+) (EC(50) = 11.2 mum). Using these selective agonists or KCl in conjunction with general and selective VOCC inhibitors, we demonstrate that the primary route of Ca(2+) entry following either non-alpha7 nAChR activation or KCl stimulation is via L-type VOCCs. In contrast, the alpha7 nAChR-mediated response is unaffected by VOCC blockers but is inhibited by modulators of intracellular Ca(2+) stores. These results indicate that alpha7 and non-alpha7 nAChRs are differentially coupled to Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release and VOCCs, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: Jane A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dickinson
authors.forename: Katharine E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Hanrott
authors.forename: M H Selina
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Mok
authors.forename: James N C
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kew
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wonnacott
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000187:drug effects*; D018679:Cholinergic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D045604:Extracellular Fluid / Q000187:drug effects; D008954:Models, Biological; D016716:PC12 Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D011869:Radioligand Assay / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000378:metabolism*; D012433:Ryanodine / Q000494:pharmacology; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D018679:Cholinergic Agonists; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; C579165:Chrna7 protein, rat; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; D012433:Ryanodine; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D002118:Calcium