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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 291: C985-C994, 2006. First published May 24, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00112.2006
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RECEPTORS AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION

Nucleotide regulation of the voltage-dependent nonselective cation conductance in murine colonic myocytes

Kevin P. Monaghan, Sang Don Koh, Seungil Ro, Jonghun Yeom, Burton Horowitz,{dagger} and Kenton M. Sanders

Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada

Submitted 13 March 2006 ; accepted in final form 15 May 2006

ATP is proposed to be a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, causing hyperpolarization and smooth muscle relaxation. ATP activates small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels that are involved in setting the resting membrane potential and causing inhibitory junction potentials. No reports are available examining the effects of ATP on voltage-dependent inward currents in GI smooth muscle cells. We previously reported two types of voltage-dependent inward currents in murine proximal colonic myocytes: a low-threshold voltage-activated, nonselective cation current (IVNSCC) and a relatively high-threshold voltage-activated (L-type) Ca2+ current (IL). Here we have investigated the effects of ATP on these currents. External application of ATP (1 mM) did not affect IVNSCC or IL in dialyzed cells. ATP (1 mM) increased IVNSCC and decreased IL in the perforated whole-cell configuration. UTP and UDP (1 mM) were more potent than ATP on IVNSCC. ADP decreased IL but had no effect on IVNSCC. The order of effectiveness was UTP = UDP > ATP > ADP. These effects were not blocked by pyridoxal phosphate-6-azo(benzene-2,4-disulfonic acid) (PPADS), but the phospholipase C inhibitor U-73122 reversed the effects of ATP on IVNSCC. ATP stimulation of IVNSCC was also reversed by protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors chelerythrine chloride or bisindolylmaleimide I. Phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate mimicked the effects of ATP. RT-PCR showed that P2Y4 is expressed by murine colonic myocytes, and this receptor is relatively insensitive to PPADS. Our data suggest that ATP activates IVNSCC and depresses IL via binding of P2Y4 receptors and stimulation of the phospholipase C/PKC pathway.

inhibitory junction potentials; smooth muscle; enteric nervous system


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: K. M. Sanders, Dept. of Physiology and Cell Biology, Univ. of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557 (e-mail: kent{at}unr.edu)






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