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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 279: C286-C294, 2000;
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Vol. 279, Issue 2, C286-C294, August 2000

Reversible regulation of P2Y2 nucleotide receptor expression in the duct-ligated rat submandibular gland

Jae Suk Ahn1, Jean M. Camden1, Ann M. Schrader1, Robert S. Redman2, and John T. Turner1

1 Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65212; and 2 Oral Pathology Research Laboratory, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20422

Ligation of the main excretory duct of the rat submandibular gland (SMG) produces a pronounced atrophy that is reversed upon ligature removal. Based on previous studies by our group and others suggesting that P2Y2 nucleotide receptors are upregulated in response to tissue damage, we hypothesized that P2Y2 receptor activity and mRNA levels would increase after duct ligation and return to control levels after ligature removal. Our results support this hypothesis. Intracellular Ca2+ mobilization in response to the P2Y2 receptor agonist UTP in SMG cells was increased significantly after ligation periods of 1.5 to 7 days, whereas no significant response was observed in the contralateral, nonligated gland. P2Y2 receptor mRNA, as measured by semiquantitative RT-PCR, increased about 15-fold after 3 days of ligation. These increases reverted to control levels by 14 days after ligature removal. In situ hybridization revealed that the changes in P2Y2 receptor mRNA abundance occurred mostly in acinar cells, which also were more adversely affected by ligation, including an increase in the appearance of apoptotic bodies. These findings support the idea that P2Y2 receptor upregulation may be an important component of the response to injury in SMG and that recovery of normal physiological function may signal a decreased requirement for P2Y2 receptors.

salivary glands; tissue damage and regeneration; receptor regulation


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