期刊
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
卷 171, 期 6, 页码 1521-1533出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/bph.12541
关键词
bias signalling; glia; G-protein coupled receptor; intracellular signalling; neuron; PAC1; PACAP; primary culture; trigeminal ganglia; VIP
资金
- University of Auckland
- Auckland Medical Research Foundation
Background and PurposeA major challenge in the development of new medicines targeting GPCRs is the ability to quantify drug action in physiologically relevant models. Primary cell models that closely resemble the clinically relevant in vivo site of drug action are important translational tools in drug development. However, pharmacological studies in these models are generally very limited due to the methodology used. Experimental ApproachWe used a neuropeptide system to demonstrate the applicability of using highly sensitive signalling assays in primary cells. We quantified the action of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP)-38, PACAP-27 and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in primary cultures of neurons and glia derived from rat trigeminal ganglia (TG), comparing our observations to transfected cells. Key ResultsPACAP-responsive receptors in rat trigeminal neurons, glia and transfected PAC(1n) receptors were pharmacologically distinct. PACAP-38, but not PACAP-27, activated ERK in glia, while both forms stimulated cellular cAMP production. PACAP(6-38) also displayed cell-type-dependent, agonist-specific, antagonism. Conclusions and ImplicationsThe complexity of PACAP pharmacology in the TG may help to direct, more effectively, the development of disease treatments targeting the PACAP receptor. We suggest that these methodologies are broadly applicable to other primary cell types of human or animal origin, and that our approach may allow more thorough characterization of ligand properties in physiologically relevant cell types.
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