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The role of a purinergic P2z receptor in calcium-dependent cell killing of isolated rat hepatocytes by extracellular adenosine triphosphate.
Extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP o) (0.4 mmol/L), a P2-purinergic receptor agonist, induces cytolysis in several cell types including isolated rat hepatocytes. In this study, we investigated the P2-receptor involved in ATP o-induced, Ca2+-dependent cytotoxicity in hepatocytes. Pretreatment of hepatocytes with oxidized ATP, a P2z-receptor antagonist, or complexation of ATP(4-) (the agonist for the P2z-receptor) with an excess of Mg2+, prevented ATP o-induced cell death. Both protective treatments also prevented the development of a sustained high intracellular Ca2+ concentration as well as the subsequent accumulation of inorganic phosphate (Pi). The P2Z-receptor agonist 3'-O-'(4-benzoylbenzoyl)-ATP (BzATP) was twofold more potent than ATP in eliciting cytolysis, which was preceded by a sustained high intracellular Ca2+ concentration; pretreatment with oxidized ATP prevented both the increase in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and cell death. Prevention of ATP o-induced cell death, as well as the increases in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and inorganic phosphate (Pi) was also achieved by decreasing the pH o to 6. 9. Together the findings indicate that Ca2+-dependent cell killing by extracellular ATP in hepatocytes is mediated by a P2Z-receptor. The cytolytic effects correlated specifically with a secondary "late" increase in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration.[1]References
- The role of a purinergic P2z receptor in calcium-dependent cell killing of isolated rat hepatocytes by extracellular adenosine triphosphate. Zoetewij, J.P., van de Water, B., de Bont, H.J., Nagelkerke, J.F. Hepatology (1996) [Pubmed]
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