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Sagrillo-Fagundes L, Casagrande Paim T, Pretto L, Bertaco I, Zanatelli C, Vaillancourt C, Wink MR. The implications of the purinergic signaling throughout pregnancy. J Cell Physiol 2021; 237:507-522. [PMID: 34596240 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Purinergic signaling is a necessary mechanism to trigger or even amplify cell communication. Its ligands, notably adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine, modulate specific membrane-bound receptors in virtually all human cells. Regardless of the stage of the pregnancy, cellular communication between maternal, placental, and fetal cells is the paramount mechanism to sustain its optimal status. In this review, we describe the crucial role of purinergic signaling on the regulation of the maternal-fetal trophic exchanges, immune control, and endocrine exchanges throughout pregnancy. The nature of the modulation of both ATP and adenosine on the embryo-maternal interface, going through placental invasion until birth delivery depends on the general maternal-fetal health state and consequently on the selective activation of their specific receptors. In addition, an increasing number of studies have been demonstrating the pivotal role of ATP and adenosine in modulating deleterious effects of suboptimal conditions of pregnancy. Here, we discuss the role of purinergic signaling on the balance that coordinates the embryo-maternal exchanges and a promising therapeutic venue in the context of pregnancy disorders.
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- Lucas Sagrillo-Fagundes
- Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde e Laboratório de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde e Laboratório de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde e Laboratório de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde e Laboratório de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde e Laboratório de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Centre Armand Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, INRS, Laval, Quebec, Canada
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- Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde e Laboratório de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Santiago AR, Madeira MH, Boia R, Aires ID, Rodrigues-Neves AC, Santos PF, Ambrósio AF. Keep an eye on adenosine: Its role in retinal inflammation. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 210:107513. [PMID: 32109489 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Adenosine is an endogenous purine nucleoside ubiquitously distributed throughout the body that interacts with G protein-coupled receptors, classified in four subtypes: A1R, A2AR, A2BR and A3R. Among the plethora of functions of adenosine, it has been increasingly recognized as a key mediator of the immune response. Neuroinflammation is a feature of chronic neurodegenerative diseases and contributes to the pathophysiology of several retinal degenerative diseases. Animal models of retinal diseases are helping to elucidate the regulatory roles of adenosine receptors in the development and progression of those diseases. Mounting evidence demonstrates that the adenosinergic system is altered in the retina during pathological conditions, compromising retinal physiology. This review focuses on the roles played by adenosine and the elements of the adenosinergic system (receptors, enzymes, transporters) in the neuroinflammatory processes occurring in the retina. An improved understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the signalling pathways mediated by adenosine underlying the onset and progression of retinal diseases will pave the way towards the identification of new therapeutic approaches.
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- Ana Raquel Santiago
- Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image (AIBILI), Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image (AIBILI), Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image (AIBILI), Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.
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Lin A, Shih CT, Huang CL, Wu CC, Lin CT, Tsai YC. Hypnotic Effects of Lactobacillus fermentum PS150 TM on Pentobarbital-Induced Sleep in Mice. Nutrients 2019; 11:E2409. [PMID: 31600934 PMCID: PMC6836230 DOI: 10.3390/nu11102409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The bidirectional communication between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system appears to be functionally linked to the intestinal microbiome, namely the microbiome-gut-brain axis (MGBA). Probiotics with health benefits on psychiatric or neurological illnesses are generally called psychobiotics, and some of them may also be able to improve sleep by targeting the MGBA. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a psychobiotic strain, Lactobacillus fermentum PS150TM (PS150TM), on sleep improvement by using a pentobarbital-induced sleep mouse model. Compared with the vehicle control group, the oral administration of PS150TM, but not the other L. fermentum strains, significantly decreased the sleep latency and increased the sleep duration of mice, suggesting strain-specific sleep-improving effects of PS150TM. Moreover, the ingestion of diphenhydramine, an antihistamine used to treat insomnia, as a drug control group, only increased the sleep duration of mice. We also found that the sleep-improving effects of PS150TM are time- and dose-dependent. Furthermore, the oral administration of PS150TM could attenuate a caffeine-induced sleep disturbance in mice, and PS150TM appeared to increase the expression of the gene encoding the adenosine 1 receptor in the hypothalamus of mice, as assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Taken together, our results present a potential application of PS150TM as a dietary supplement for sleep improvement.
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- Alexander Lin
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.
- Chung Mei Biopharma Co., Ltd., Taichung 40453, Taiwan.
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- School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.
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Dos Santos-Rodrigues A, Pereira MR, Brito R, de Oliveira NA, Paes-de-Carvalho R. Adenosine transporters and receptors: key elements for retinal function and neuroprotection. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2015; 98:487-523. [PMID: 25817878 DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2014.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Adenosine is an important neuroactive substance in the central nervous system, including in the retina where subclasses of adenosine receptors and transporters are expressed since early stages of development. Here, we review some evidence showing that adenosine plays important functions in the mature as well as in the developing tissue. Adenosine transporters are divided into equilibrative and concentrative, and the major transporter subtype present in the retina is the ENT1. This transporter is responsible for a bidirectional transport of adenosine and the uptake or release of this nucleoside appears to be regulated by different signaling pathways that are also controlled by activation of adenosine receptors. Adenosine receptors are also key players in retina physiology regulating a variety of functions in the mature and developing tissue. Regulation of excitatory neurotransmitter release and neuroprotection are the main functions played be adenosine in the mature tissue, while regulation of cell survival and neurogenesis are some of the functions played by adenosine in developing retina. Since adenosine is neuroprotective against excitotoxic and metabolic dysfunctions observed in neurological and ocular diseases, the search for adenosine-related drugs regulating adenosine transporters and receptors can be important for advancement of therapeutic strategies against these diseases.
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- Program of Neurosciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Program of Neurosciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Program of Neurosciences, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Wilson CN, Vance CO, Lechner MG, Matuschak GM, Lechner AJ. Adenosine A1 receptor antagonist, L-97-1, improves survival and protects the kidney in a rat model of cecal ligation and puncture induced sepsis. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 740:346-52. [PMID: 25041842 PMCID: PMC4147868 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Revised: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Previously it was reported that combining antibiotics with L-97-1, an adenosine A1 receptor antagonist, significantly improves survival and blocks acute lung injury induced by Yersinia pestis CO 99 in a rat model of pneumonic plague. In the current studies using a conscious rat model of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) sepsis, L-97-1 was administered in daily intravenous infusions in combination with antibiotics to simulate the use of L-97-1 as an anti-sepsis therapeutic in the clinical setting. In these studies, when administered at 12 h following CLP, in combination with broad spectrum antibiotics, ceftriaxone and clindamycin, L-97-1 improves 7 day (d) survival [25%, 35%, and 75% for L-97-1 (10 mg/kg/h, 12.5 mg/kg/h, and 15 mg/kg/h, respectively) versus (vs.) 25% for antibiotics alone] in a dose-dependent manner. The addition of L-97-1, 15 mg/kg/h to antibiotics significantly increased 7 d survival following CLP compared to therapy with either antibiotics alone (P=0.002) or L-97-1 at 15 mg/kg/h alone (P<0.001) and was not significantly different than survival in sham CLP animals (Log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test with Bonferroni׳s correction for multiple comparisons). Moreover, in these studies, in combination with antibiotics L-97-1 dose-dependently protects the kidney, significantly improving renal function at 24 h post CLP at 10 mg/kg/h (P<0.001), 12.5 mg/kg/h (P<0.0001), and 15 mg/kg/h (P<0.0001) vs. antibiotics alone (ANOVA followed by Tukey׳s post-hoc test for pair-wise comparisons). The results of these studies support efficacy for L-97-1 as an anti-sepsis therapeutic.
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- Constance N Wilson
- Endacea Inc., 2 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 12076, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2076, United States.
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- Endacea Inc., 2 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 12076, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2076, United States
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- Department of Medicine Brigham and Women׳s Hospital 75 Francis Street, Boston MA 02115, United States
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- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO, United States
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Cerebral adenosine A1 receptors are upregulated in rodent encephalitis. Neuroimage 2014; 92:83-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Revised: 01/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Sheth S, Brito R, Mukherjea D, Rybak LP, Ramkumar V. Adenosine receptors: expression, function and regulation. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:2024-52. [PMID: 24477263 PMCID: PMC3958836 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15022024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Adenosine receptors (ARs) comprise a group of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) which mediate the physiological actions of adenosine. To date, four AR subtypes have been cloned and identified in different tissues. These receptors have distinct localization, signal transduction pathways and different means of regulation upon exposure to agonists. This review will describe the biochemical characteristics and signaling cascade associated with each receptor and provide insight into how these receptors are regulated in response to agonists. A key property of some of these receptors is their ability to serve as sensors of cellular oxidative stress, which is transmitted by transcription factors, such as nuclear factor (NF)-κB, to regulate the expression of ARs. Recent observations of oligomerization of these receptors into homo- and heterodimers will be discussed. In addition, the importance of these receptors in the regulation of normal and pathological processes such as sleep, the development of cancers and in protection against hearing loss will be examined.
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- Sandeep Sheth
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62702, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62702, USA.
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- Department of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62702, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62702, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62702, USA.
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Vindeirinho J, Costa GN, Correia MB, Cavadas C, Santos PF. Effect of diabetes/hyperglycemia on the rat retinal adenosinergic system. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67499. [PMID: 23840723 PMCID: PMC3696088 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The early stages of diabetic retinopathy (DR) are characterized by alterations similar to neurodegenerative and inflammatory conditions such as increased neural apoptosis, microglial cell activation and amplified production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Adenosine regulates several physiological functions by stimulating four subtypes of receptors, A1AR, A2AAR, A2BAR, and A3AR. Although the adenosinergic signaling system is affected by diabetes in several tissues, it is unknown whether diabetic conditions in the retina can also affect it. Adenosine delivers potent suppressive effects on virtually all cells of the immune system, but its potential role in the context of DR has yet to be studied in full. In this study, we used primary mixed cultures of rat retinal cells exposed to high glucose conditions, to mimic hyperglycemia, and a streptozotocin rat model of type 1 diabetes to determine the effect diabetes/hyperglycemia have on the expression and protein levels of adenosine receptors and of the enzymes adenosine deaminase and adenosine kinase. We found elevated mRNA and protein levels of A1AR and A2AAR, in retinal cell cultures under high glucose conditions and a transient increase in the levels of the same receptors in diabetic retinas. Adenosine deaminase and adenosine kinase expression and protein levels showed a significant decrease in diabetic retinas 30 days after diabetes induction. An enzymatic assay performed in retinal cell cultures revealed a marked decrease in the activity of adenosine deaminase under high glucose conditions. We also found an increase in extracellular adenosine levels accompanied by a decrease in intracellular levels when retinal cells were subjected to high glucose conditions. In conclusion, this study shows that several components of the retinal adenosinergic system are affected by diabetes and high glucose conditions, and the modulation observed may uncover a possible mechanism for the alleviation of the inflammatory and excitotoxic conditions observed in diabetic retinas.
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- Joana Vindeirinho
- CNC – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Wilson CN, Vance CO, Doyle TM, Brink DS, Matuschak GM, Lechner AJ. A novel post-exposure medical countermeasure L-97-1 improves survival and acute lung injury following intratracheal infection with Yersinia pestis. Innate Immun 2012; 18:373-89. [PMID: 21862597 PMCID: PMC3362682 DOI: 10.1177/1753425911411595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Yersinia pestis, a Gram-negative bacillus causing plague and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classified Category A pathogen, has high potential as a bioweapon. Lipopolysaccharide, a virulence factor for Y. pestis, binds to and activates A(1) adenosine receptor (AR)s and, in animals, A(1)AR antagonists block induced acute lung injury (ALI) and increase survival following cecal ligation and perforation. In this study, rats were infected intratracheally with viable Y. pestis [CO99 (pCD1( + )/Δpgm) 1 × 10( 8 ) CFU/animal] and treated daily for 3 d with ciprofloxacin (cipro), the A(1)AR antagonist L-97-1, or cipro plus L-97-1 starting at 0, 6, 24, 48, or 72 h post-Y. pestis. At 72 h post-Y. pestis, cipro plus L-97-1 significantly improved 6-d survival to 60-70% vs 28% for cipro plus H(2)O and 33% for untreated Y. pestis controls (P = 0.02, logrank test). Lung edema, hemorrhage and leukocyte infiltration index (LII) were evaluated histologically to produce ALI scores. Cipro plus L-97-1 significantly reduced lung edema, as well as aggregate lung injury scores vs controls or cipro plus H(2)O, and LII vs controls (P < 0.05, Student's unpaired t test). These results support efficacy for L-97-1 as a post-exposure medical countermeasure, adjunctive therapy to antibiotics for Y. pestis.
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Ramkumar V, Jhaveri KA, Xie X, Jajoo S, Toth LA. Nuclear Factor κB and Adenosine Receptors: Biochemical and Behavioral Profiling. Curr Neuropharmacol 2011; 9:342-9. [PMID: 22131942 PMCID: PMC3131724 DOI: 10.2174/157015911795596559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Revised: 05/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Adenosine is produced primarily by the metabolism of ATP and mediates its physiological actions by interacting primarily with adenosine receptors (ARs) on the plasma membranes of different cell types in the body. Activation of these G protein-coupled receptors promotes activation of diverse cellular signaling pathways that define their tissue-specific functions. One of the major actions of adenosine is cytoprotection, mediated primarily via two ARs - A(1) (A(1)AR) and A(3) (A(3)AR). These ARs protect cells exposed to oxidative stress and are also regulated by oxidative stress. Stress-mediated regulation of ARs involves two prominent transcription factors - activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor (NF)-κB - that mediate the induction of genes important in cell survival. Mice that are genetically deficient in the p50 subunit of NF-κB (i.e., p50 knock-out mice) exhibit altered expression of A(1)AR and A(2A)AR and demonstrate distinct behavioral phenotypes under normal conditions or after drug challenges. These effects suggest an important role for NF-κB in dictating the level of expression of ARs in vivo, in regulating the cellular responses to stress, and in modifying behavior.
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- Vickram Ramkumar
- Department of Pharmacology Southern Illinois University School of Medicine P.O. Box 19629 Springfield, IL 62794, USA
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Moidunny S, Dias RB, Wesseling E, Sekino Y, Boddeke HWGM, Sebastião AM, Biber K. Interleukin-6-type cytokines in neuroprotection and neuromodulation: oncostatin M, but not leukemia inhibitory factor, requires neuronal adenosine A1 receptor function. J Neurochem 2010; 114:1667-77. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06881.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vlajkovic SM, Housley GD, Thorne PR. Adenosine and the auditory system. Curr Neuropharmacol 2010; 7:246-56. [PMID: 20190966 PMCID: PMC2769008 DOI: 10.2174/157015909789152155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Revised: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/20/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Adenosine is a signalling molecule that modulates cellular activity in the central nervous system and peripheral organs via four G protein-coupled receptors designated A1, A2A, A2B, and A3. This review surveys the literature on the role of adenosine in auditory function, particularly cochlear function and its protection from oxidative stress. The specific tissue distribution of adenosine receptors in the mammalian cochlea implicates adenosine signalling in sensory transduction and auditory neurotransmission although functional studies have demonstrated that adenosine stimulates cochlear blood flow, but does not alter the resting and sound-evoked auditory potentials. An interest in a potential otoprotective role for adenosine has recently evolved, fuelled by the capacity of A1 adenosine receptors to prevent cochlear injury caused by acoustic trauma and ototoxic drugs. The balance between A1 and A2A receptors is conceived as critical for cochlear response to oxidative stress, which is an underlying mechanism of the most common inner ear pathologies (e.g. noise-induced and age-related hearing loss, drug ototoxicity). Enzymes involved in adenosine metabolism, adenosine kinase and adenosine deaminase, are also emerging as attractive targets for controlling oxidative stress in the cochlea. Other possible targets include ectonucleotidases that generate adenosine from extracellular ATP, and nucleoside transporters, which regulate adenosine concentrations on both sides of the plasma membrane. Developments of selective adenosine receptor agonists and antagonists that can cross the blood-cochlea barrier are bolstering efforts to develop therapeutic interventions aimed at ameliorating cochlear injury. Manipulations of the adenosine signalling system thus hold significant promise in the therapeutic management of oxidative stress in the cochlea.
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- Srdjan M Vlajkovic
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Pereira MR, Hang VR, Vardiero E, de Mello FG, Paes-de-Carvalho R. Modulation of A1 adenosine receptor expression by cell aggregation and long-term activation of A2a receptors in cultures of avian retinal cells: involvement of the cyclic AMP/PKA pathway. J Neurochem 2010; 113:661-73. [PMID: 20163523 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06641.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The expression of A1 and A2a adenosine receptors is developmentally regulated in the chick retina, but little is known about the factors important for this regulation. Here, we show that cell aggregation and cAMP analogs promote a dramatic increase in A1 receptor expression. Importantly, a long-term stimulation of A2a receptors also promotes an increase of A1 receptor expression accompanied by a down-regulation of A2a receptors. Chick embryo retina cultures grown in the form of aggregates or dispersed cells accumulate cAMP when stimulated with dopamine or the adenosine agonist 2-chloroadenosine. However, inhibition of dopamine-dependent cAMP accumulation by 2-chloroadenosine was observed in aggregate cultures but not in dispersed cell cultures. Accordingly, A1 receptor binding sites were detected in aggregate cultures, but were low or absent from dispersed cell cultures. Interestingly, an increase of A1 binding sites was detected when dispersed cell cultures were treated for 5 days with permeable cAMP analogs, the adenylyl cyclase activator forskolin or A2a receptor agonists. Although a significant amount of A1 receptor protein was detected in dispersed cell cultures by western blot or immunocytochemistry, the long-term stimulation of A2a receptors also promoted an increase of the A1 receptor protein and mRNA, indicating that A2a receptors and cAMP were regulating transcription and/or translation of A1 receptors. We also found an increase of A1 receptors in locations in or near the membrane after treatment with A2a agonist. The long-term stimulation of retinal explants with A2a agonist also promoted an increase of A1 receptor protein. The results indicate that A2a receptors and the cAMP-dependent protein kinase pathway are involved in the regulation of A1 receptor expression during retinal development.
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- Mariana R Pereira
- Department of Neurobiology and Program of Neurosciences, Institute of Biology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Brazil
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Extracellular adenosine is produced in a coordinated manner from cells following cellular challenge or tissue injury. Once produced, it serves as an autocrine- and paracrine-signaling molecule through its interactions with seven-membrane-spanning G-protein-coupled adenosine receptors. These signaling pathways have widespread physiological and pathophysiological functions. Immune cells express adenosine receptors and respond to adenosine or adenosine agonists in diverse manners. Extensive in vitro and in vivo studies have identified potent anti-inflammatory functions for all of the adenosine receptors on many different inflammatory cells and in various inflammatory disease processes. In addition, specific proinflammatory functions have also been ascribed to adenosine receptor activation. The potent effects of adenosine signaling on the regulation of inflammation suggest that targeting specific adenosine receptor activation or inactivation using selective agonists and antagonists could have important therapeutic implications in numerous diseases. This review is designed to summarize the current status of adenosine receptor signaling in various inflammatory cells and in models of inflammation, with an emphasis on the advancement of adenosine-based therapeutics to treat inflammatory disorders.
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- Michael R Blackburn
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Xie X, Jhaveri KA, Ding M, Hughes LF, Toth LA, Ramkumar V. Expression of striatal adenosine and dopamine receptors in mice deficient in the p50 subunit of NF-kappaB. Life Sci 2007; 81:1031-41. [PMID: 17869311 PMCID: PMC2083656 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2007] [Revised: 07/13/2007] [Accepted: 07/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The striatal dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) and adenosine A2A receptor (A2AAR) exhibit mutually antagonistic effects through physical interactions and by differential modulation of post-receptor signaling pathways. The expression of the A2AAR and the D2R is differentially regulated by nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB). In this report, we determined the role of NF-kappaB in regulation of these receptors by comparing mice deficient in the NF-kappaB p50 subunit (p50 KO) with genetically intact B6129PF2/J (F2) mice. Quantification of adenosine receptor (AR) subtypes in mouse striatum by real time PCR, immunocytochemistry and radioligand binding assays showed more A2AAR but less A1AR in p50 KO mice as compared with F2 mice. Striata from p50 KO mice also had less D2R mRNA and [(3)H]-methylspiperone binding than did striata from F2 mice. G(alphaolf) and G(alphas) proteins, which are transducers of A2AAR signals, were also present at a higher level in striata from the p50 KO versus F2 mice. In contrast, the G(alphai1) protein, which transduces signals from the A1AR and D2R, was significantly reduced in striata from p50 KO mice. Behaviorally, p50 KO mice exhibited increased locomotor activity relative to that of F2 mice after caffeine ingestion. These data are consistent with a role for the NF-kappaB in the regulation of A1AR, A2AAR, D2R and possibly their coupling G proteins in the striatum. Dysregulation of these receptors in the striata of p50 KO mice might sensitize these animals to locomotor stimulatory action of caffeine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiaobin Xie
- Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19629 Springfield, IL 62794-9629, United States
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