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Facilitation by P2 receptor activation of acetylcholine release from rat motor nerve terminals: interaction with presynaptic nicotinic receptors

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Resumo:ATP is released from motor nerve endings together with acetylcholine. Released adenine nucleotides can be extracellularly metabolized into adenosine, which is a presynaptic neuromodulator at neuromuscular junctions, but it is not known if P2 receptor activation also modulates acetylcholine release from mature motor nerve endings.We now tested the effect of a stable ATP analogue, β,γ-Imido ATP on the nerve-evoked release of acetylcholine from adult rat hemidiaphragm preparations. β,γ-Imido ATP (10–100 µM) facilitated in a concentration-dependent manner evoked acetylcholine release, and 30 µM β,γ-Imido ATP caused a 125% facilitation of evoked acetylcholine release. This facilitatory effect of β,γ-Imido ATP (30 µM) was abolished by the P2 receptor antagonists, suramin (100 µM) and pyridoxal-phosphate-6-azophenyl-2`,4`-disulfonic acid (PPADS, 10 µM), but not by the A or A adenosine receptor antagonists, A1 or A2A 1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine (50 nM) and ZM 241385 (50 nM), respectively. The facilitation of acetylcholine release by β,γ-Imido ATP (30 µM) was also prevented by the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, D-tubocurarine (1 µM) and the facilitatory effect (40%) of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (1 µM) was abolished by PPADS (10 µM). These results demonstrate a presynaptic facilitatory effect of P2 receptor activation at the rat phrenic nerve endings, which is tightly coupled with the presynaptic nicotinic autofacilitatory system.
Autores principais:Salgado, Audrey I.
Outros Autores:Cunha, Rodrigo A.; Ribeiro, J. A.
Assunto:ATP Neuromodulation Neuromuscular junction Adenosine
Ano:2000
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso restrito
Instituição associada:Universidade de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
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Resumo:ATP is released from motor nerve endings together with acetylcholine. Released adenine nucleotides can be extracellularly metabolized into adenosine, which is a presynaptic neuromodulator at neuromuscular junctions, but it is not known if P2 receptor activation also modulates acetylcholine release from mature motor nerve endings.We now tested the effect of a stable ATP analogue, β,γ-Imido ATP on the nerve-evoked release of acetylcholine from adult rat hemidiaphragm preparations. β,γ-Imido ATP (10–100 µM) facilitated in a concentration-dependent manner evoked acetylcholine release, and 30 µM β,γ-Imido ATP caused a 125% facilitation of evoked acetylcholine release. This facilitatory effect of β,γ-Imido ATP (30 µM) was abolished by the P2 receptor antagonists, suramin (100 µM) and pyridoxal-phosphate-6-azophenyl-2`,4`-disulfonic acid (PPADS, 10 µM), but not by the A or A adenosine receptor antagonists, A1 or A2A 1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine (50 nM) and ZM 241385 (50 nM), respectively. The facilitation of acetylcholine release by β,γ-Imido ATP (30 µM) was also prevented by the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, D-tubocurarine (1 µM) and the facilitatory effect (40%) of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (1 µM) was abolished by PPADS (10 µM). These results demonstrate a presynaptic facilitatory effect of P2 receptor activation at the rat phrenic nerve endings, which is tightly coupled with the presynaptic nicotinic autofacilitatory system.