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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 294, Issue 6, Pages C1454-C1464Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00151.2007
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muscarinic receptor; epidermal growth factor receptor; protein kinase C
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01-HL-075011] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDCR NIH HHS [R21 DE-15381] Funding Source: Medline
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Cholinergic-muscarinic receptor agonists are used to alleviate mouth dryness, although the cellular signals mediating the actions of these agents on salivary glands have not been identified. We examined the activation of ERK1/2 by two muscarinic agonists, pilocarpine and carbachol, in a human salivary cell line (HSY). Immunoblot analysis revealed that both agonists induced transient activation of ERK1/2. Whereas pilocarpine induced phosphorylation of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, carbachol did not. Moreover, ERK activation by pilocarpine, but not carbachol, was abolished by the EGF receptor inhibitor AG-1478. Downregulation of PKC by prolonged treatment of cells with the phorbol ester PMA diminished carbachol-induced ERK phosphorylation but had no effect on pilocarpine responsiveness. Depletion of intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+](i)) by EGTA did not affect ERK activation by either agent. In contrast to carbachol, pilocarpine did not elicit [Ca2+](i) mobilization in HSY cells. Treatment of cells with the muscarinic receptor subtype 3 (M-3) antagonist N-(3-chloropropyl)-4-piperidnyl diphenylacetate decreased ERK responsiveness to both agents, whereas the subtype 1 (M-1) antagonist pirenzepine reduced only the carbachol response. Stimulation of ERKs by pilocarpine was also decreased by M-3, but not M-1, receptor small interfering RNA. The Src inhibitor PP2 blocked pilocarpine-induced ERK activation and EGF receptor phosphorylation, without affecting ERK activation by carbachol. Our results demonstrate that the actions of pilocarpine and carbachol in salivary cells are mediated through two distinct signaling mechanisms-pilocarpine acting via M-3 receptors and Src-dependent transactivation of EGF receptors, and carbachol via M-1/M-3 receptors and PKC- converging on the ERK pathway.
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