R. Bultmann et al., ON THE SUITABILITY OF ADENOSINE 3'-PHOSPHATE 5'-PHOSPHOSULFATE AS A SELECTIVE P2Y RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST IN INTACT TISSUES, European journal of pharmacology, 351(2), 1998, pp. 209-215
Agonist and antagonist effects of the putative P2Y(1) receptor antagon
ist adenosine 3'-phosphate 5'-phosphosulphate (PAPS) were studied in i
ntact tissues. In the carbachol-precontracted guinea-pig taenia coli,
PAPS caused prominent relaxation (EC50 3.3 mu M). The response was att
enuated by the P2 receptor antagonists 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2
,2'-disulphonate (DIDS) and reactive red 2 with apparent K-d values (0
.27 and 0.29 mu M) indicating that PAPS acts through the non-P2Y recep
tor, which is the site of action of alpha,beta-methylene ATP (alpha,be
ta-MeATP) in the taenia coli. Incubation with PAPS (10-100 mu M) atten
uated the P2Y receptor-mediated relaxation caused by 5'-O-(2-thiodipho
sphate) (ADP beta S); PAPS (100 mu M) also attenuated the relaxation c
aused by alpha,beta-MeATP, as well as the alpha(1)-adrenoceptor-mediat
ed response to noradrenaline. In the noradrenaline-precontracted rat a
orta, PAPS caused minor relaxation (EC50 24.7 mu M), which was reduced
by the P2 receptor antagonist pyridoxal-phosphate-6-azophenyl-2',5'-d
isulphonate (iso-PPADS; 1 mu M), indicating that PAPS activates endoth
elial P2Y receptors. Incubation with PAPS (10 and 100 mu M) attenuated
the P2Y receptor-mediated relaxation caused by ADP beta S; PAPS (100
mu M) also attenuated the P2X receptor-mediated relaxation caused by U
TP and the muscarine receptor-mediated response to acetylcholine. In r
at vas deferens, PAPS (100 mu M) attenuated the P2X receptor-mediated
contraction elicited by alpha,beta-MeATP but did not alter the alpha(1
)-adrenoceptor-mediated response to noradrenaline. The results indicat
e that PAPS attenuates P2Y receptor-mediated relaxation in intact tiss
ues. However, due to its limited subtype selectivity and non-P2 recept
or effects, the nucleotide is not a suitable antagonist for this subty
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