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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 220, Issue 1, Pages 155-162Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21745
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- Arthritis Research Campaign [A0565, 17352]
- European Union [202231]
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Many neuronal and non-neuronal cell types release ATP in a controlled manner. After release, extracellular ATP (or, following hydrolysis, ADP) acts on cells in a paracrine manner via P2 receptors. Extracellular nucleotides are now thought to play an important role in the regulation of bone cell function. ATP (and ADP), acting via the P2Y(1) receptor, stimulate osteoclast formation and activity, whilst P2Y(2) receptor stimulation by ATP (or UTP) inhibits bone mineralization by osteoblasts. We found that rat calvarial osteoblasts released ATP constitutively, in a differentiation-dependent manner, with mature, bone-forming osteoblasts releasing up to sevenfold more ATP than undifferentiated, proliferating cells. The inhibitors of vesicular exocytosis, monensin, and N-ethylmaleimide (1-1,000 mu M) inhibited basal ATP release by up to 99%. The presence of granular ATP-filled vesicles within the osteoblast cytoplasm was demonstrated by quinacrine staining. Exposure to hypoxia (2% O-2) for up to 3 min increased ATP release from osteoblasts up to 2.5-fold without affecting cell viability. Peak concentrations of ATP released into culture medium were > 1 mu M. which equates with concentrations known to exert significant effects on osteoblast and osteoclast function. Monensin and N-ethylmaleimide (100 mu M) attenuated the hypoxia-induced ATP release by up to 80%. Depletion of quinacrine-stained vesicles was also apparent after hypoxic stimulation, indicating that ATP release had taken place. These data suggest that vesicular exocytosis is a key mediator of ATP release from osteoblasts, in biologically significant amounts. Moreover, increased extracellular ATP levels following acute exposure to low O-2 could influence local purinergic signaling and affect the balance between bone formation and bone resorption. J. Cell. Physiol. 220: 155-162, 2009. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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