Journal article

Authors list: Ballout, Jasmin; Claßen, Rebecca; Richter, Katrin; Grau, Veronika; Diener, Martin

Publication year: 2022

Pages: 4992-5011

Journal: British Journal of Pharmacology

Volume number: 179

Issue number: 21

ISSN: 0007-1188

eISSN: 1476-5381

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.15928

Publisher: Wiley

Abstract: 
Background and purpose ATP plays an important role as an extracellular messenger acting via different types of purinoceptors. Whereas most of the actions of ATP at intestinal epithelia are thought to be mediated by metabotropic P2Y receptors, the role of ionotropic P2X receptors remains unclear. Consequently, we investigated the role of P2X4 and P2X7 receptors on ion transport across rat colonic epithelia by using BzATP, a potent agonist at P2X7 (and weak agonist at P2X4). Experimental approach Ussing chamber and Ca2+ imaging experiments were performed on rat colonic epithelia, combined with P2X receptor expression studies. Key results Ussing chamber experiments revealed that serosal BzATP induced a neuronally mediated increase in short-circuit current caused by Cl- secretion. In contrast, the effect of mucosal BzATP was smaller, insensitive to tetrodotoxin and Cl--independent. When epithelia were basolaterally depolarized to measure currents across the apical membrane, BzATP stimulated a cation current consistent with the activation of apical nonselective cation channels. Experiments with isolated colonic crypts revealed a BzATP-induced increase in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration. Sensitivity to antagonists indicates stimulation of P2X4 and P2X7 receptors by serosal BzATP and of P2X7 receptors by mucosal BzATP. A similar pattern was observed with native ATP, which induced larger transepithelial currents in comparison to BzATP. RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry experiments confirmed the expression of P2X4 and P2X7 receptors in the colon localized in the epithelium and in submucosal ganglia. Conclusions and implications Epithelial and neuronal ionotropic P2X receptors are involved in the regulation of intestinal ion transport.

Harvard Citation style: Ballout, J., Claßen, R., Richter, K., Grau, V. and Diener, M. (2022) Ionotropic P2X4 and P2X7 receptors in the regulation of ion transport across rat colon, British Journal of Pharmacology, 179(21), pp. 4992-5011. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.15928

APA Citation style: Ballout, J., Claßen, R., Richter, K., Grau, V., & Diener, M. (2022). Ionotropic P2X4 and P2X7 receptors in the regulation of ion transport across rat colon. British Journal of Pharmacology. 179(21), 4992-5011. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.15928