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Interaction Between Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors and Endogenous ATP in the Control of Spontaneous Mechanical Activity in Mouse Ileum

Interaction Between Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors and Endogenous ATP in the Control of Spontaneous Mechanical Activity in Mouse Ileum

S Baldassano, M G Zizzo, R Serio, F Mulè

Br J Pharmacol. 2009 Sep;158(1):243-51.

PMID: 19466981

Abstract:

Background and purpose:
Although it is well accepted that cannabinoids modulate intestinal motility by reducing cholinergic neurotransmission mediated by CB(1) receptors, it is not known whether the endocannabinoids are involved in more complex circuits and if they interact with other systems. The aim of the present study was to examine possible interactions between cannabinoid CB(1) receptors and purines in the control of spontaneous contractility of longitudinal muscle in mouse ileum.
Experimental approach:
The mechanical activity of longitudinally oriented ileal segments from mice was recorded as isometric contractions.
Key results:
The selective CB(1) receptor agonist, N-(2-chloroethyl)5,8,11,14-eicosaetraenamide (ACEA) reduced, concentration dependently, spontaneous contractions in mouse ileum. This effect was almost abolished by tetrodotoxin (TTX) or atropine. Inhibition by ACEA was not affected by theophylline (P1 receptor antagonist) or by P2Y receptor desensitization with adenosine 5'[beta-thio]diphosphate trilithium salt, but was significantly reversed by pyridoxal phosphate-6-azo(benzene-2,4-disulphonic acid) (P2 receptor antagonist), by P2X receptor desensitization with alpha,beta-methyleneadenosine 5'-triphosphate lithium salt (alpha,beta-MeATP) or by 8,8'-[carbonylbis(imino-4,1-phenylenecarbonylimino-4,1-phenylenecarbonylimino) bis(1,3,5-naphthalenetrisulphonic acid)] (P2X receptor antagonist). Contractile responses to alpha,beta-MeATP (P2X receptor agonist) were virtually abolished by TTX or atropine, suggesting that they were mediated by acetylcholine released from neurones, and significantly reduced by ACEA.
Conclusion and implications:
In mouse ileum, activation of CB(1) receptors, apart from reducing acetylcholine release from cholinergic nerves, was able to modulate negatively, endogenous purinergic effects, mediated by P2X receptors, on cholinergic neurons. Our study provides evidence for a role of cannabinoids in the modulation of interneuronal purinergic transmission.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP104809203	α,β-Methyleneadenosine 5′-triphosphate lithium salt		104809-20-3	Price
AP73536955-A	Adenosine 5′-[β-thio]diphosphate trilithium salt		73536-95-5	Price

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