Ca(2+)- and nitric oxide-dependent stimulation of cyclic GMP synthesis in neuronal cell line induced by P2-purinergic/pyrimidinergic receptor.

The mechanism by which cyclic GMP synthesis is activated through a nucleotide receptor was studied in mouse neuroblastoma x rat glioma hybrid cells [108CC15 (NG 108-15)]. The transient increase in cyclic GMP level induced by ATP reached its maximum at 20 s and lasted for approximately 1 min. The maximal rise in cyclic GMP level achieved was highest for ATP and decreased in the following order: ATP = adenosine 5'(gamma-thio)triphosphate > UTP = 2-methylthio-ATP > ADP much greater than CTP, AMP, alpha,beta-methylene-ATP, 2'- and 3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)ATP. The EC50 of 1 +/- 0.2 microM for UTP was significantly lower than that for ATP (14 +/- 8 microM) and for all the other nucleotides tested. The rank order of potency is consistent with the pharmacology of a P2u receptor. At submaximal concentrations of the nucleotides ATP and UTP, the rise in cyclic GMP level was inhibited by suramin (IC50 = 40-60 microM) or the pyridoxal phosphate analogue pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulfonic acid (IC50 = 20-30 microM). Pretreatment of cells with the Ca2+ ionophore ionomycin or with 2,5-di(tert-butyl)-1,4-benzohydroquinone, an inhibitor of Ca(2+)-ATPase in the endoplasmic reticulum, a maneuver to deplete internal Ca2+ stores, suppressed the ATP- or UTP-induced stimulation of cyclic GMP synthesis. Similarly, loading of the cells with the Ca2+ chelator 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)-ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid inhibited cyclic GMP formation by ATP. Preincubation with forskolin to raise the cyclic AMP level potentiated the ATP-induced rise in cyclic GMP level by 60%.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)