title: Molecular cloning of prostaglandin EP3 receptors from canine sensory ganglia and their facilitatory action on bradykinin-induced mobilization of intracellular calcium.
abstract: We previously demonstrated that the activation of prostaglandin E-prostanoid-3 (EP3) receptor sensitized the canine nociceptor response to bradykinin (BK). To elucidate the molecular mechanism for this sensitization, we cloned two cDNAs encoding EP3s with different C-terminals, from canine dorsal root ganglia, and established the transformed cell lines stably expressing them. In both transformants, EP3 agonist did not increase intracellular cAMP levels, but it attenuated forskolin-dependent cAMP accumulation in a pertussis toxin (PTX)-sensitive manner and increased intracellular calcium levels in a PTX-resistant manner, indicating that both EP3s can couple with Gi and Gq, but not with Gs proteins. As the nociceptor response to BK is mediated by BK B2 receptor, it was transfected into the transformants and the effects of EP3 agonist on BK-dependent calcium mobilization were investigated. When BK was applied twice with a 6-min interval, the second response was markedly attenuated. Pre-treatment with EP3 agonist had no effect on the initial response, but restored the second response in a PTX-sensitive manner. A protein kinase A inhibitor mimicked the effect of EP3 agonist. These results demonstrate that the activation of EP3 restores the response to BK by attenuating the desensitization of BK B2 receptor activity via Gi protein.
authors.affiliation: Division of Stress Recognition and Response, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kozaki
authors.forename: Fukushi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kambe
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumazawa
authors.forename: Kazue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizumura
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016466:CHO Cells; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods*; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D017950:Ganglia, Sensory / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000187:drug effects*; D011817:Rabbits; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects; D018078:Receptors, Prostaglandin E / Q000502:physiology*; D058308:Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP3 Subtype; D014162:Transfection / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: C545647:PTGER3 protein, human; D018078:Receptors, Prostaglandin E; D058308:Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP3 Subtype; D005576:Colforsin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D001920:Bradykinin; D002118:Calcium