Release of ATP from rat urinary bladder mucosa: role of acid, vanilloids and stretch
- 29 November 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 158 (7), 1655-1662
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00431.x
Abstract
Background and purpose: ATP, released from urothelial cells, modulates afferent nerve firing from the urinary bladder. Here, we have characterized ATP release from the rat bladder mucosa in response to acid, capsaicin, electrical field stimulation (EFS) and stretch, using agonists and antagonists at transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) and acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs). Experimental approach: Rat mucosal strips (containing urothelium and lamina propria) in Perspex microbaths were superfused with Krebs solution. ATP was measured after exposure of matched strips to acid (pH 6.6-5.0), capsaicin (0.1-10 mu M), EFS or stretch (150% of original length). Key results: Median basal ATP release was 3.46 nmol center dot g-1. The mucosal strips responded to stimuli with potency order (median, IQR): acid (pH 5.6-6.0) 286 (103-555) > 10 mu M capsaicin 188 (117-431) > 10 Hz EFS 63.0 (13.3-96.4) > stretch 24.4 (6.73-55.1) nmol ATP g-1. ATP release in response to acid was pH dependent (P < 0.05). Responses to capsaicin did not desensitize nor were they concentration dependent. TRPV1 antagonist, capsazepine (10 mu M) abolished capsaicin-evoked ATP release, and reduced acid-evoked (pH 6.5) release to 30% (P < 0.001). The ASIC channel antagonists gadolinium (0.1 mM) and amiloride (0.3 mu M) reduced (P < 0.05) the acid-evoked (pH 6.5) release to 40 and 6.5% respectively. ASIC (ASIC1, ASIC2a, ASIC2b, ASIC3) and two TRPV1 gene products were detected in mucosal and detrusor extracts. Conclusions and implications: Capsaicin (at TRPV1) and acid (at both TRPV1 and ASIC) induce ATP release from the rat bladder mucosa. This ATP appears to be principally of urothelial origin. This study highlights the importance of ATP and acid as signalling molecules in modulating bladder function.Keywords
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