Facilitation by P(2) receptor activation of acetylcholine release from rat motor nerve terminals: interaction with presynaptic nicotinic receptors. 2000

A I Salgado, and R A Cunha, and J A Ribeiro
Laboratory of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.

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 P(2) receptor activation also modulates acetylcholine release from mature motor nerve endings. We now tested the effect of a stable ATP analogue, beta,gamma-imido ATP on the nerve-evoked release of acetylcholine from adult rat hemidiaphragm preparations. beta,gamma-Imido ATP (10-100 microM) facilitated in a concentration-dependent manner evoked acetylcholine release, and 30 microM beta,gamma-imido ATP caused a 125% facilitation of evoked acetylcholine release. This facilitatory effect of beta,gamma-imido ATP (30 microM) was abolished by the P(2) receptor antagonists, suramin (100 microM) and pyridoxal-phosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulfonic acid (PPADS, 10 microM), but not by the A(1) or A(2A) adenosine receptor antagonists, 1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine (50 nM) and ZM 241385 (50 nM), respectively. The facilitation of acetylcholine release by beta, gamma-imido ATP (30 microM) was also prevented by the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, D-tubocurarine (1 microM) and the facilitatory effect (40%) of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (1 microM) was abolished by PPADS (10 microM). These results demonstrate a presynaptic facilitatory effect of P(2) receptor activation at the rat phrenic nerve endings, which is tightly coupled with the presynaptic nicotinic autofacilitatory system.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009469 Neuromuscular Junction The synapse between a neuron and a muscle. Myoneural Junction,Nerve-Muscle Preparation,Junction, Myoneural,Junction, Neuromuscular,Junctions, Myoneural,Junctions, Neuromuscular,Myoneural Junctions,Nerve Muscle Preparation,Nerve-Muscle Preparations,Neuromuscular Junctions,Preparation, Nerve-Muscle,Preparations, Nerve-Muscle
D011978 Receptors, Nicotinic One of the two major classes of cholinergic receptors. Nicotinic receptors were originally distinguished by their preference for NICOTINE over MUSCARINE. They are generally divided into muscle-type and neuronal-type (previously ganglionic) based on pharmacology, and subunit composition of the receptors. Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors,Nicotinic Receptors,Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor,Nicotinic Receptor,Acetylcholine Receptor, Nicotinic,Acetylcholine Receptors, Nicotinic,Receptor, Nicotinic,Receptor, Nicotinic Acetylcholine,Receptors, Nicotinic Acetylcholine
D003964 Diaphragm The musculofibrous partition that separates the THORACIC CAVITY from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. Contraction of the diaphragm increases the volume of the thoracic cavity aiding INHALATION. Respiratory Diaphragm,Diaphragm, Respiratory,Diaphragms,Diaphragms, Respiratory,Respiratory Diaphragms
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D000109 Acetylcholine A neurotransmitter found at neuromuscular junctions, autonomic ganglia, parasympathetic effector junctions, a subset of sympathetic effector junctions, and at many sites in the central nervous system. 2-(Acetyloxy)-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium,Acetilcolina Cusi,Acetylcholine Bromide,Acetylcholine Chloride,Acetylcholine Fluoride,Acetylcholine Hydroxide,Acetylcholine Iodide,Acetylcholine L-Tartrate,Acetylcholine Perchlorate,Acetylcholine Picrate,Acetylcholine Picrate (1:1),Acetylcholine Sulfate (1:1),Bromoacetylcholine,Chloroacetylcholine,Miochol,Acetylcholine L Tartrate,Bromide, Acetylcholine,Cusi, Acetilcolina,Fluoride, Acetylcholine,Hydroxide, Acetylcholine,Iodide, Acetylcholine,L-Tartrate, Acetylcholine,Perchlorate, Acetylcholine
D000255 Adenosine Triphosphate An adenine nucleotide containing three phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety. In addition to its crucial roles in metabolism adenosine triphosphate is a neurotransmitter. ATP,Adenosine Triphosphate, Calcium Salt,Adenosine Triphosphate, Chromium Salt,Adenosine Triphosphate, Magnesium Salt,Adenosine Triphosphate, Manganese Salt,Adenylpyrophosphate,CaATP,CrATP,Manganese Adenosine Triphosphate,MgATP,MnATP,ATP-MgCl2,Adenosine Triphosphate, Chromium Ammonium Salt,Adenosine Triphosphate, Magnesium Chloride,Atriphos,Chromium Adenosine Triphosphate,Cr(H2O)4 ATP,Magnesium Adenosine Triphosphate,Striadyne,ATP MgCl2
D000266 Adenylyl Imidodiphosphate 5'-Adenylic acid, monoanhydride with imidodiphosphoric acid. An analog of ATP, in which the oxygen atom bridging the beta to the gamma phosphate is replaced by a nitrogen atom. It is a potent competitive inhibitor of soluble and membrane-bound mitochondrial ATPase and also inhibits ATP-dependent reactions of oxidative phosphorylation. Adenyl Imidodiphosphate,gamma-Imino-ATP,AMP-PNP,AMPPNP,ATP(beta,gamma-NH),Adenosine 5'-(beta,gamma-Imino)triphosphate,Adenylimidodiphosphate,Adenylylimidodiphosphate,Mg AMP-PNP,Mg-5'-Adenylylimidodiphosphate,beta,gamma-imido-ATP,gamma-Imido-ATP,AMP-PNP, Mg,Imidodiphosphate, Adenyl,Imidodiphosphate, Adenylyl,Mg 5' Adenylylimidodiphosphate,Mg AMP PNP,beta,gamma imido ATP,gamma Imido ATP,gamma Imino ATP
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013570 Synaptic Membranes Cell membranes associated with synapses. Both presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes are included along with their integral or tightly associated specializations for the release or reception of transmitters. Membrane, Synaptic,Membranes, Synaptic,Synaptic Membrane

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