Hypoxia induces adenosine release from the rat carotid body |
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Authors: | Conde Sílvia V Monteiro Emília C |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, New University of Lisbon, Campo Mártires da Pátria 130, 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal. |
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Abstract: | The effect of hypoxia on the release of adenosine was studied in vitro in the rat whole carotid body (CB) and compared with the effect of hypoxia (2%, 5% and 10% O(2)) on adenosine concentrations in superior cervical ganglia (SCG) and carotid arteries. Moderate hypoxia (10% O(2)) increased adenosine concentrations released from the CBs by 44%, but was not a strong enough stimulus to evoke adenosine release from SCG and arterial tissue. The extracellular pathways of adenosine production in rat CBs in normoxia and hypoxia were also investigated. S-(p-nitrobenzyl)-6-thioinosine (NBTI) and dipyridamole were used as pharmacological tools to inhibit adenosine equilibrative transporters (ENT) and alpha,beta-methylene ADP (AOPCP) to inhibit ecto-5'-nucleotidase. Approximately 40% of extracellular adenosine in the CB came from the extracellular catabolism of ATP, under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Low pO(2) triggers adenosine efflux through activation of NBTI-sensitive ENT. This effect was only apparent in hypoxia and when adenosine extracellular concentrations were reduced by the blockade of ecto-5'-nucleotidase. We concluded that CB chemoreceptor sensitivity could be related to its low threshold for the release of adenosine in response to hypoxia here quantified for the first time. |
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Keywords: | adenosine ATP carotid body ecto-5'-nucleotidase hypoxia nucleoside transporter |
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