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KMID : 0603820120180030218
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Journal of Experimental & Biomedical Science
2012 Volume.18 No. 3 p.218 ~ p.226
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Involvement of D2 Receptor on Dopamine-induced Action in Interstitial Cells of Cajal from Mouse Colonic Intestine
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Dong Chuan Zuoa
Pawan Kumar Shahia
Seok Choia
Jun Jae-Yeoul
Park Jong-Seong
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Abstract
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Dopamine is an enteric neurotransmitter that regulates gastrointestinal motility. This study was done to investigate whether dopamine modulates spontaneous pacemaker activity in cultured interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) from mouse using whole cell patch clamp technique, RT-PCR and live Ca2+ imaging analysis. ICCs generate pacemaker inward currents at a holding potential of -70 mV and generate pacemaker potentials in current-clamp mode. Dopamine did not change the frequency and amplitude of pacemaker activity in small intestinal ICCs. On the contrary dopamine reduced the frequency and amplitude of pacemaker activity in large intestinal ICCs. RT-PCR analysis revealed that Dopamine2 and 4-receptors are expressed in c-Kit positive ICCs. Dopamine2 and 4 receptor agonists inhibited pacemaker activity in large intestinal ICCs mimicked those of dopamine. Domperidone, dopamine2 receptor antagonist, increased the frequency of pacemaker activity of large intestinal ICCs. In Ca2+-imaging, dopamine inhibited spontaneous intracellular Ca2+ oscillations of ICCs. These results suggest that dopamine can regulate gastrointestinal motility through modulating pacemaker activity of large intestinal ICCs and dopamine effects on ICCs are mediated by dopamine2 receptor and intracellular Ca2+ modulation.
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KEYWORD
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Dopamine, Domperidone, Interstitial cells of Cajal, Pacemaker activity
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