Distribution of immunoreactivity for P2X3, P2X5, and P2X6-purinoceptors in mouse retina

J Mol Histol. 2007 Aug;38(4):369-71. doi: 10.1007/s10735-007-9107-4. Epub 2007 Jun 29.

Abstract

Previous findings have shown that P2X-purinoceptor-mediated signaling pathways regulate the release of ACh in the retina. We previously reported the existence of immunoreactivity for P2X1-, P2X2-, P2X4-, and P2X7-purinoceptors in mouse retina and speculated that P2X2 and P2X7-purinoceptors may modulate the activity of cholinergic amacrine cells. In the present study, we used an immunohistochemical technique to examine whether P2X3-, P2X5, and P2X6-purinoceptors are also important for the modulation of cholinergic amacrine cells in mouse retina. Immunoreactivity for P2X3-, P2X5-, and P2X6-purinoceptors was observed in mouse retina. Immunoreactivity for P2X3- purinoceptors was observed in the dendrites of cholinergic amacrine cells. Immunoreactivity for P2X5-purinoceptors existed in the soma of cholinergic amacrine cells. P2X6-purinoceptor immunoreactivity was not colocalized with the cholinergic amacrine cells. We concluded that, among the three P2X-purinoceptors that were examined, P2X3-purinoceptors seem to affect the function of cholinergic amacrine cells in the mouse retina.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Receptors, Purinergic P2 / immunology*
  • Receptors, Purinergic P2X3
  • Receptors, Purinergic P2X5
  • Retina / cytology
  • Retina / metabolism*

Substances

  • P2rx3 protein, mouse
  • P2rx5 protein, mouse
  • Receptors, Purinergic P2
  • Receptors, Purinergic P2X3
  • Receptors, Purinergic P2X5
  • purinoceptor P2X6