Table 13

Functional distribution of P2Y receptors

P2Y1-like14-aP2Y2-like14-bP2YADP14-cUridine nucleotidespecificReferences
Alveolar type II cellsYesYes Rice and Singleton, 1987; Rice et al., 1995
AstrocytesYesYes Pearce and Langley, 1994;Salter and Hicks, 1994; Ho et al., 1995; Chen and Chen, 1996
Blood cells
 ErythrocytesYes Boyeret al., 1989, 1994
 Erythroleukemic (human HEL megakaryocytes)YesYesYes Shi et al., 1995
 Leukemic basophils (rat mast cells)Yes Osipchuk and Cahalan, 1992; Qian and McCloskey, 1993
 T-leukemia cellsYesd,e Yes14-e Biffen and Alexander, 1994
 MacrophagesYesYes Greenberg et al., 1988; Nuttle et al., 1993; Lin and Lee, 1996
 MegakaryocytesYes Vittet et al., 1992; Uneyama et al., 1994
 Monocytes (murine J774)Yes Fan and McCloskey, 1994
 Myelomonocytic leukemic (M1)Yes Yamaguchi et al., 1994
 NeutrophilsYes Zhang et al., 1996
 PlateletsYesYes Hourani et al., 1992; Hall and Hourani, 1993; Hechler et al., 1998; Fagura et al., 1998; Daniel et al., 1998;Jin, et al., 1998
CHO cellsYesYes Iredale and Hill, 1993
ChondrocytesYes Kaplan et al., 1996
Chromaffin cellsYesYes Reichsmanet al., 1995
Duct cells
 Pancreatic; cystic fibrosisYes Chan et al., 1996
 SubmandibularYes Yu and Turner, 1991
EndotheliumYes14-d Yes Motte et al., 1993a,b; Briner and Kern, 1994; Purkiss et al., 1993, 1994; Wilkinson et al., 1994; Communiet al., 1995; Nobles et al., 1995; Miyagiet al., 1996b; Ralevic and Burnstock, 1996a,b; Ralevicet al., 1991b, 1997; Simonsen et al., 1997
YesYesYes Yang et al., 1996
Epithelium
 Intestinal, apical; humanYesYes Inoue et al., 1997
 Intestinal, basolateral; humanYesYes Inoueet al., 1997
 Intrahepatic biliary; humanYes Wolkoff et al., 1995
 Mammary tumour; mouseYes Enomoto et al., 1994
 Mammary tumour; humanYesYes Flezar and Heisler, 1993
 MDCK cells; canineYesYes Zegarra-Moran et al., 1995; Firestein et al., 1996; Yang et al., 1997
 Nasal mucosa; human?14-f Yes Lazarowskiet al., 1997b
 Ocular ciliary; humanYes Wax et al., 1993
 Otocyst; embryonic chickYes Nakaoka and Yamashita, 1995
 Pancreatic; human cystic fibrosisYes Chan et al., 1996;Montserrat et al., 1996
 Retinal pigment epitheliumYes14-g Peterson et al., 1997
 Tracheal; hamsterYes Abdullah et al., 1996;Kim et al., 1996
 Tracheal; rabbitYesYes Aksoy et al., 1995
 Thymic; rat?14-h ?14-h ?14-h Liuet al., 1995
 Submandibular salivary; mouseYesYes Gibb et al., 1994
 Sweat gland; equineYesYes Ko et al., 1994
FibroblastsYes Fineet al., 1989; Gonzalez et al., 1989b,c; Marsaultet al., 1992; Grierson and Meldolesi, 1995a,b
Glial cells
 Enteric gliaYes Kimball and Mulholland, 1996
 Bergmann glia (cerebellar)Yes Kirischuk et al., 1995b
 MicrogliaYesYes Nörenberget al., 1997
 Oligodendrocytes; corticalYes Kirischuk et al., 1995a
 Oligodendrocytes; retinalYes Kirischuket al., 1995a
Glioma
 C6/C6-2B glioma cellsYesYesYes14-i Boyer et al., 1994, 1995, 1996; Munshi et al., 1993; Lin and Chuang, 1994;Nicholas et al., 1996; Schachter et al., 1996
 Neuroblastoma × glioma hybridYesYes Linet al., 1993; Filippov et al., 1994; Reiseret al., 1995
Goblet (tracheal SPOC1) cellsYes Abdullah et al., 1996
HepatocytesYes14-d Yes Charest et al., 1985; Keppens and DeWulf, 1991; Keppens et al., 1992; Dixon et al., 1995
KeratinocytesYes Pillai and Bikle, 1992
Kidney tubules
 Cortical thick ascending limbsYes Paulais et al., 1995
 Cortical tubulesYes Cha et al., 1995
 Terminal inner medullary collecting ductYes Ecelbarger et al., 1994
Mesangial cells (renal)YesYes Huwiler and Pfeilschifter, 1994; Schulze-Lohoff et al., 1992, 1995;Takeda et al., 1996
Myocytes
 CardiacYes Quet al., 1993; Scamps and Vassort, 1994
 GastrointestinalYesYes Blottièreet al., 1996; Pacaud et al., 1996
 VascularYes Erlinge et al., 1995; Pacaud et al., 1995; Guibert et al., 1996;Malam-Souley et al., 1996; Strøbæk et al., 1996; Qasabian et al., 1997
Osteoblasts Yes14-d Yes14-j Bowleret al., 1992; Sistare et al., 1994, 1995; Reimer and Dixon, 1992; Gallinaro et al., 1995; Dixon et al., 1997b
Ovarian granulosa cells
 HumanYes Kamada et al., 1994;Lee et al., 1996
 Porcine Yes14-d Yes14-j Kamadaet al., 1994
Ovarian CHO cellsYesYes Iredale and Hill, 1993
Pancreatic β cellsYes Bertrand et al., 1987; Hillaire-Buys et al., 1994
Pheochromocytoma PC12 cellsYesYes Murrin and Boarder, 1992; Majid et al., 1992, 1993; Barry and Cheek, 1994; Nikodijevic et al., 1994; de Souza et al., 1995; Koizumi et al., 1995b
Pituitary cells
 GonadotrophsYes Chen et al., 1994b, 1995b
 LactotrophsYes Carewet al., 1994
Salt gland cellsYesYes Martin and Shuttleworth, 1995
Schwann cellsYesYes Berti Mattera et al., 1996; Ansselin et al., 1997; Green et al., 1997
Smooth muscle
 GastrointestinalYes Johnson et al., 1996
 VascularYes Kennedy and Burnstock, 1985; Mathieson and Burnstock, 1985; Burnstock and Warland, 1987; Liu et al., 1989; Brizzolara and Burnstock, 1991; Keefet al., 1992; Corr and Burnstock, 1994; Simonsen et al., 1997
Yes Eltze and Ullrich, 1996; Miyagi et al., 1996a; Malam-Souley et al., 1996; Rubino and Burnstock, 1996; Qasabian et al., 1997
Yes Von Kügelgen et al., 1987, 1990; Saiag et al., 1990, 1992; Ralevic and Burnstock, 1991b; Juul et al., 1992; Lagaud et al., 1996;Matsumoto et al., 1997
ThyrocytesYes Schöfl et al., 1995
Trophoblastic cells (placental)Yes Petit and Belisle, 1995
Tumor cells
 Ehrlich ascitesYes Dubyak and De Young, 1985
HTC liver cell lineYes Fitz and Sostman, 1994
OsteosarcomaYes Kumagai et al., 1991
  • 14-a P2Y1-like, P2Y receptors other than P2Y2, P2Y4, P2Y6, P2Y ADP, and endogenous uridine nucleotide-specific receptors; probably P2Y1 receptors (based on sensitivities to 2MeSATP and/or ADP, and signalling pathways), although other P2Y subtypes cannot be excluded.

  • 14-b P2Y2-like, activated by ATP = UTP suggesting a possible identity as P2Y2 receptors, although at least in rat tissues a P2Y4 subtype identity cannot be excluded (as rat P2Y4 receptors are activated by ATP = UTP). The possible presence of uridine nucleotide-specific receptors cannot be excluded in tissues responding to UTP.

  • 14-c ADP-specific P2Y receptors, activated by ADP but not by ATP.

  • 14-d Denotes ADP-specific P2Y receptors (ATP weak or inactive); note that this is also the agonist profile of P2Y ADPreceptors.

  • 14-e These may be the same P2Y1-like receptor.

  • 14-f The response to UTP was distinct from that to UDP, but it is not clear whether this is via actions at a P2Y2- or P2Y4-like receptor.

  • 14-g UTP was five-fold more potent than ATP, thus uridine-nucleotide-specific receptors are possible.

  • 14-h Subtype(s) not clear: stimulation of PGE2 production by ATPγS ≥ UTP > ATP.

  • 14-i P2Y6 (Nicholas et al., 1996).

  • 14-j P2Y ADP receptors have been described; however, it is likely that these are ADP-specific P2Y receptors.