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  • Title: Effects of substance P on nicotine-induced intracellular Ca2+ dynamics in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells.
    Author: Suzuki S, Habara Y, Kanno T.
    Journal: Jpn J Vet Res; 1999 Aug; 47(1-2):3-12. PubMed ID: 10810557.
    Abstract:
    Substance P (SP) is colocalized with ACh in splanchnic nerves that innervate into adrenal medulla and the peptide has been shown to inhibit nicotinic agonists-induced catecholamine secretion. To elucidate the effects of SP on cytosolic Ca2+ dynamics, the present study was conducted using fura-2-loaded isolated bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. Stimulation of the cells with nicotine (10-100 microM) produced a rapid rise of cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), the peak level of which increased in a dose-dependent manner, followed by a gradual decay. In the presence of 10 microM SP, the dose-response relationship of the peak levels shifted downward. Quantitative analyses implied that SP inhibits the nicotine-induced Ca2+ influx in a noncompetitive manner. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is composed of two major functional domains: an agonist-binding site and an ionophore or channel domain. Agonist binding activates ionophore/channel domain and causes mainly Na+ influx. This Na+ influx depolarizes the cell and activates voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels. Based on this fact, the present results indicate that SP dose not block nicotine binding sites but interferes with other sites of nicotinic receptor/channel molecule, most probably a channel domain. It was suggested that SP colocalized with ACh in splanchnic nerves functions as a physiological modulator of catecholamine secretion by non-competitively suppressing ACh-induced cytosolic Ca2+ dynamics in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells.
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