Butyl benzyl phthalate blocks Ca{sup 2+} signaling coupled with purinoceptor in rat PC12 cells
- Department of Microbiology, Soochow University, Shihlin, Taipei, Taiwan (China)
Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) is a plasticizer and causes public concern because of its genomic estrogenic effects via estrogen receptors. We previously found that BBP has non-genomic effects, exerting inhibitory effects on the functional activities of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. nAChR belongs to the superfamily of neurotransmitter-gated channels, so does P2X purinoceptor that is widely distributed in the nervous system and play a role in pain reactions. In this study, we investigated the effects of BBP on the change of [Ca{sup 2+}]{sub c} (cytosolic calcium ion concentration) under the stimulation of purinoceptors in PC12 cells and found that BBP inhibited ATP-induced [Ca{sup 2+}]{sub c} rise (IC{sub 5} = 8.3 {mu}M). The inhibitory rate of BBP remained under the increase of ATP concentration; therefore, the possibility of competitive inhibition was excluded. The inhibition of BBP on P2Y was excluded because its inhibition on ATP-induced [Ca{sup 2+}]{sub c} rise was not found in the absence of extracellular Ca{sup 2+}. BBP might have some actions on voltage-operated Ca{sup 2+} channels (VOCCs) since BBP inhibited the Ca{sup 2+} signaling responding to high K{sup +} stimulation (IC{sub 5} = 1.2 {mu}M). We suggest that BBP inhibits the ATP-induced [Ca{sup 2+}]{sub c} rise via its non-competitive inhibition on P2X purinoceptors and VOCCs in the plasma membrane.
- OSTI ID:
- 20783411
- Journal Information:
- Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Journal Name: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology Journal Issue: 1-2 Vol. 210; ISSN TXAPA9; ISSN 0041-008X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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