Effects of Protein Kinase C and A Activation on ATP-Stimulated Release of [3H] Noradrenaline from PC12 Cells1

Abstract

The influence of activation of protein kinase C (PKC) and cyclic AMP on noradrenaline (NA) release in the neurosecretory rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cell line was investigated. External ATP induced [3H]NA release from prelabeled PC12 cells, in the presence of extracellular CaCl2. The potency order of ATP analogs was adenosine 5'-O-(gamma-thiotriphosphate) > or = ATP > 2-methylthio ATP > 2',3'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl ATP. alpha,beta-Methylene ATP, beta gamma-methylene ATP, and 8-bromo ATP were inactive. Neither ADP, GTP, nor ITP was active. The addition of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) or agents elevating the cyclic AMP content, such as vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) or an adenosine analog, also stimulated [3H]NA release. Not only high K(+)- but also ATP-stimulated [3H]NA release was enhanced by co-addition with PMA or agents elevating the cyclic AMP content. PMA and VIP had no effect on the cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) or on the ATP-stimulated [Ca2+]i rise, although both stimulatory effects on [3H]NA release were dependent on extracellular CaCl2. The addition of PMA stimulated [3H]NA release dose-dependently, and enhanced 300 microM (maximal dose) ATP-stimulated [3H]NA release without changing the affinity for ATP. The effect of PMA was inhibited by PKC inhibitors such as calphostin C and in PKC-depleted cells, and potentiated by elevation of cyclic AMP. These data suggest that the process of ATP-stimulated NA release, not ATP-stimulated Ca2+ influx, is regulated by the dual, PKC- and cyclic AMP-dependent mechanisms, positively and independently. Treatment with pertussis toxin had no effect on the ATP-stimulated [Ca2+]i rise or [3H]NA release.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)