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Gomes JI, Farinha-Ferreira M, Rei N, Gonçalves-Ribeiro J, Ribeiro JA, Sebastião AM, Vaz SH. Of adenosine and the blues: The adenosinergic system in the pathophysiology and treatment of major depressive disorder. Pharmacol Res 2020; 163:105363. [PMID: 33285234 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the foremost cause of global disability, being responsible for enormous personal, societal, and economical costs. Importantly, existing pharmacological treatments for MDD are partially or totally ineffective in a large segment of patients. As such, the search for novel antidepressant drug targets, anchored on a clear understanding of the etiological and pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning MDD, becomes of the utmost importance. The adenosinergic system, a highly conserved neuromodulatory system, appears as a promising novel target, given both its regulatory actions over many MDD-affected systems and processes. With this goal in mind, we herein review the evidence concerning the role of adenosine as a potential player in pathophysiology and treatment of MDD, combining data from both human and animal studies. Altogether, evidence supports the assertions that the adenosinergic system is altered in both MDD patients and animal models, and that drugs targeting this system have considerable potential as putative antidepressants. Furthermore, evidence also suggests that modifications in adenosine signaling may have a key role in the effects of several pharmacological and non-pharmacological antidepressant treatments with demonstrated efficacy, such as electroconvulsive shock, sleep deprivation, and deep brain stimulation. Lastly, it becomes clear from the available literature that there is yet much to study regarding the role of the adenosinergic system in the pathophysiology and treatment of MDD, and we suggest several avenues of research that are likely to prove fruitful.
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- Joana I Gomes
- Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Scarabelot VL, Cavagni J, Medeiros LF, Detânico B, Rozisky JR, de Souza A, Daudt LD, Gaio EJ, Ferreira MBC, Rösing CK, Battastini AMO, Torres ILS. Periodontal disease and high doses of inhaled corticosteroids alter NTPDase activity in the blood serum of rats. Arch Oral Biol 2014; 59:841-7. [PMID: 24863659 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2014.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Certain drugs such as glucocorticoids may interfere with the modulation of periodontal disease. In contrast, corticosteroid treatment has been associated with a protective effect with regard to periodontal breakdown, depending on the dose, pathway, and exposure time. Considering the potential relevance of nucleotidases in coordinating the cardiovascular system and inflammation processes, the aim of this study was to investigate the nucleotidase activities in the blood serum of rats with periodontal disease exposed chronically to inhaled corticosteroids. METHODS Adult male Wistar rats (n=26) were randomly assigned to one of the following four study groups: a control group that received no intervention; a periodontal disease group that received saline solution; a 'low dose' group that received 30 μg of budesonide daily; and a corresponding 'high dose' group that received 100 μg daily over a 15-day time course. The hydrolysis of ATP, ADP, and AMP were analysed in blood serum. RESULTS Periodontal disease diminished the hydrolysis of ATP and enhanced the hydrolysis of ADP. Repeated administration of either a low or high dose in the periodontal disease model of inhaled corticosteroids reversed the observed increase in ADP hydrolysis, and only the repeated administration of low doses of inhaled corticosteroids was able to reverse the decrease in the hydrolysis of ATP induced by periodontal disease. CONCLUSION The variables investigated in this study may be involved in the pathophysiology of periodontal disease and may participate in the mechanisms that mediate the development of some of the side effects of inhaled corticosteroids.
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- Vanessa L Scarabelot
- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: modelos animais - Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Faculdade de Odontologia - UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: modelos animais - Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: modelos animais - Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: modelos animais - Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: modelos animais - Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Faculdade de Odontologia - UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Faculdade de Odontologia - UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: modelos animais - Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Departamento de Farmacologia, ICBS, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Rozisky JR, Nonose Y, Laste G, Dos Santos VS, de Macedo IC, Battastini AMO, Caumo W, Torres IL. Morphine treatment alters nucleotidase activities in rat blood serum. J Exp Pharmacol 2012; 4:187-93. [PMID: 27186131 PMCID: PMC4863557 DOI: 10.2147/jep.s34033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Morphine has been widely used in neonatal pain management. However, this treatment may produce adaptive changes in several physiologic systems. Our laboratory has demonstrated that morphine treatment in neonate rats alters nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase (NTPDase) activity and gene expression in central nervous system structures. Considering the relationship between the opioid and purinergic systems, our aim was to verify whether treatment with morphine from postnatal days 8 (P8) through 14 (P14) at a dose of 5 μg per day alters NTPDase and 5′-nucleotidase activities in rat serum over the short, medium, and long terms. After the in vivo assay, the morphine group showed increased hydrolysis of all nucleotides at P30, and a decrease in adenosine 5′-diphosphate hydrolysis at P60. Moreover, we found that nucleotidase activities change with age; adenosine 5′-triphosphate hydrolysis activity was lower at P16, and adenosine 5′-monophosphate hydrolysis activity was higher at P60. These changes are very important because these enzymes are the main regulators of blood nucleotide levels and, consequently, nucleotide signaling. Our findings showed that in vivo morphine treatment alters nucleotide hydrolysis in rat blood serum, suggesting that purine homeostasis can be influenced by opioid treatment during the neonatal period.
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- Joanna Ripoll Rozisky
- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: Modelos Animais, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina, Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Unidade de Experimentação Animal e Grupo de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: Modelos Animais, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Unidade de Experimentação Animal e Grupo de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: Modelos Animais, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina, Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Unidade de Experimentação Animal e Grupo de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: Modelos Animais, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Unidade de Experimentação Animal e Grupo de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: Modelos Animais, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina, Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Unidade de Experimentação Animal e Grupo de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina, Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina, Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Unidade de Experimentação Animal e Grupo de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia da Dor e Neuromodulação: Modelos Animais, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina, Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Unidade de Experimentação Animal e Grupo de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Souza A, Detanico BC, Medeiros LF, Rozisky JR, Caumo W, Hidalgo MPL, Battastini AMO, Torres IL. Effects of restraint stress on the daily rhythm of hydrolysis of adenine nucleotides in rat serum. J Circadian Rhythms 2011; 9:7. [PMID: 21798049 PMCID: PMC3160412 DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-9-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Adenosine 5-triphosphate (ATP) and its breakdown products ADP and adenosine can act as extracellular messengers in a range of biological processes. Extracellular adenine nucleotides are metabolized by a number of enzymes including NTPDases and 5'-nucleotidase, which are considered to be the major regulators of purinergic signaling in the blood. Previous work by our group demonstrated that ATPase and ADPase activities in rat serum exhibit a 24-h temporal pattern, with higher enzyme activity during the dark (activity) phase. It was found that stress can cause disruptions in biological circadian rhythms and in the cardiovascular system. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the influence of acute stress exposure upon temporal patterns of NTPDase and 5-nucleotidase enzyme activities in rat blood serum. Methods Adult male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: ZT0, ZT6, ZT12 and ZT18. Each group was subdivided in 4 groups: control, immediately, 6 h and 24 h after one hour of restraint stress. ATP, ADP and AMP hydrolysis were assayed in the serum. Results All stressed groups showed significant decreases in all enzyme activities at ZT 12 and ZT 18 when compared with control. Conclusion Acute stress provokes a decrease in nucleotidase activities dependent on the time that this stress occurs and this effect appears to persist for at least 24 hours. Stress can change levels of nucleotides, related to increased frequency of cardiovascular events during the activity phase. Altered levels of nucleotides in serum may be involved in cardiovascular events more frequent during the activity phase in mammals, and with their etiology linked to stress.
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- Andressa Souza
- Laboratório de Cronobiologia Experimental, Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170, Brazil.
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Siqueira IR, Elsner VR, Rilho LS, Bahlis MG, Bertoldi K, Rozisky JR, Batasttini AMO, Torres ILDS. A neuroprotective exercise protocol reduces the adenine nucleotide hydrolysis in hippocampal synaptosomes and serum of rats. Brain Res 2009; 1316:173-80. [PMID: 19968974 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.11.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2009] [Revised: 11/25/2009] [Accepted: 11/29/2009] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Regular and moderate exercise has been considered as an interesting neuroprotective strategy. However, the molecular mechanisms by which physical exercise alters brain function are unclear. Purinergic signaling seems to modulate the pathophysiology of ischemic neuronal damage, since it has been described a neuroprotective activity of adenosine and a dual role of ATP. In the present study, we investigated the effect of daily moderate intensity exercise on ectonucleotidase activities in synaptosomes from hippocampus and the soluble nucleotidases from blood serum of rats. Adult male Wistar rats were assigned to non-exercised (sedentary) group and exercised during 20-min sessions on different programs. The effects of physical activity on hydrolysis of ATP, ADP and AMP were assayed in the synaptosomal fraction obtained from the hippocampus and serum approximately 16 h after the last training session. Our data demonstrated that a neuroprotective exercise protocol, daily 20 min of training in treadmill during 2 weeks, diminished significantly the ADP hydrolysis and there is a trend to reduce the ATP hydrolysis in both hippocampal synaptosomes and blood serum of rats. We suggest that the neuroprotective exercise protocol may modulate nucleotidase activities.
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- Ionara Rodrigues Siqueira
- Unidade de Experimentação Animal, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, CEP 90035-903, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Effect of acute stress on NTPDase and 5'-nucleotidase activities in brain synaptosomes in different stages of development. Int J Dev Neurosci 2009; 28:175-82. [PMID: 19932163 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2009.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Revised: 11/05/2009] [Accepted: 11/15/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of acute restraint stress on rat brain synaptosomal plasma membrane (SPM) ecto-nucleotidase activities at specific stages of postnatal development (15-, 30-, 60- and 90-day-old rats) by measuring the rates of ATP, ADP and AMP hydrolysis 1, 24 and 72 h post-stress. At 1 h after stress NTPDase and ecto-5'-nucleotidase activities were decreased in rats aged up to 60 days old. In adult rats elevated enzyme activities were detected, which indicated the existence of different short-term stress responses during development. A similar pattern of ATP and ADP hydrolysis changes as well as the ATP/ADP ratio in all developmental stages indicated that NTPDase3 was acutely affected after stress. The long-term effect of acute stress on NTPDase activity differed during postnatal development. In juvenile animals (15 days old) NTPDase activity was not altered. However, in later developmental stages (30 and 60 days old rats) NTPDase activity decreased and persisted for 72 h post-stress. In adult rats only ATP hydrolysis was decreased after 24 h, indicating that ecto-ATPase was affected by stress. Ecto-5'-nucleotidase hydrolysing activity was decreased within 24 h in adult rats, while in 15- and 30-day old rats it decreased 72 h post-stress. At equivalent times in pubertal rats (60 days old) a slight activation of ecto-5'-nucleotidase was detected. Our results highlight the developmental-dependence of brain ecto-nucleotidase susceptibility to acute stress and the likely existence of different mechanisms involved in time-dependent ecto-nucleotidase activity modulation following stress exposure. Clearly there are differences in the response of the purinergic system to acute restraint stress between young and adult rats.
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Grosso S, Rocchi R, Margollicci M, Vatti G, Luddi A, Marchi F, Balestri P. Postictal serum nucleotidases activities in patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2009; 84:15-20. [PMID: 19157784 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2008] [Revised: 11/21/2008] [Accepted: 11/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Adenosine, a potent anticonvulsant, can be produced in the body by the hydrolysis of adenine nucleotides through the action of ecto- or soluble nucleotidases. Changes in nucleotide hydrolysis occur after pentylenetetrazol-induced epileptic events. We evaluated serum ATP, ADP and AMP hydrolysis rates and soluble nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDEase) activity at 5, 10, 15, 30 and 60 min, and 12h following an epileptic event. Fifteen patients (seven female, eight male; mean age 15.5 years) were included in the study. The type of seizure was generalized in four patients and was localization related in the remaining 11. There were no differences in adenine nucleotide hydrolysis rates between patients and healthy subjects in the interictal stage. In comparison with controls, ATP, ADP and AMP hydrolysis rates were significantly increased at 5 min (53+/-1.4%, 79.2+/-2.8% and 37.0+/-2.6%, respectively) and up to 30 min following the epileptic event. In contrast to ADP and AMP, ATP hydrolysis remained significantly increased at 60 min (71.4+/-1.6%), returning to the basal level after 12h. Serum PDEase activity was also significantly higher in the patients than in healthy subjects, peaking at 15 min (61+/-2.9%) and remaining significantly increased up to 60 min (4.6+/-1.2%) following the epileptic episode. Globally, the variations in the postictal serum ADP hydrolysis rate almost overlapped those of AMP hydrolysis, whereas changes in the ATP hydrolysis rate overlapped those of PDEase activity. The clinical significance of this elevation in postictal soluble serum nucleotidase activity remains to be clarified. However, it is possible to hypothesize that the higher nucleotidase activity might play a role in the modulation of epileptic events.
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- Salvatore Grosso
- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Section, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
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Adenine nucleotide hydrolysis in patients with aseptic and bacterial meningitis. Neurochem Res 2008; 34:463-9. [PMID: 18712598 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9807-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2007] [Accepted: 07/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The meningitis is a disease with high mortality rates capable to cause neurologic sequelae. The adenosine (the final product of ATP hydrolysis by ectonucleotidases), have a recognized neuroprotective actions in the central nervous system (CNS) in pathological conditions. The aim of the present study was evaluate the adenine nucleotides hydrolysis for to verify one possible role of ATP, ADP and AMP hydrolysis in inflammatory process such as meningitis. The hydrolysis was verified in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from human patients with aseptic and bacterial meningitis. Our results showed that the ATP hydrolysis was reduced 12.28% (P < 0.05) in bacterial meningitis and 22% (P < 0.05) in aseptic meningitis. ADP and AMP hydrolysis increased 79.13% (P < 0.05) and 26.37% (P < 0.05) in bacterial meningitis, respectively, and 57.39% (P < 0.05) and 42.64% (P < 0.05) in aseptic meningitis, respectively. This may be an important protective mechanism in order to increase adenosine production.
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Pedrazza EL, Senger MR, Rico EP, Zimmermann FF, Pedrazza L, de Freitas Sarkis JJ, Bonan CD. Fluoxetine and nortriptyline affect NTPDase and 5′-nucleotidase activities in rat blood serum. Life Sci 2007; 81:1205-10. [PMID: 17889906 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Revised: 08/01/2007] [Accepted: 08/20/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Depression is a serious condition associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants, such as fluoxetine and nortriptyline, respectively, were commonly used in treatment for depression. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have been associated with increased risk of bleeding complications, possibly as a result of inhibition of platelet aggregation. ATP, ADP and adenosine are signaling molecules in the vascular system and nucleotidases activities are considered an important thromboregulatory system which functions in the maintenance of blood fluidity. Therefore, here we investigate the effect of in vivo (acute and chronic) and in vitro treatments with the antidepressant drugs on nucleotidases activities in rat blood serum. In acute treatment, nortriptyline decreased ATP hydrolysis (41%), but not altered ADP and AMP hydrolysis. In contrast, fluoxetine did not alter NTPDase and ecto-5'-nucleotidase activities. A significant inhibition of ATP, ADP, and AMP hydrolysis were observed in chronic treatment with fluoxetine (60%, 32%, and 42% for ATP, ADP, and AMP hydrolysis, respectively). Similar effects were shown in chronic treatment with nortriptyline (37%, 41%, and 30% for ATP, ADP, and AMP hydrolysis, respectively). In addition, there were no significant changes in NTPDase and ecto-5'-nucleotidase activities when fluoxetine and nortriptyline (100, 250, and 500 microM) were tested in vitro. Our results have shown that fluoxetine and nortriptyline changed the nucleotide catabolism, suggesting that homeostasis of vascular system can be altered by antidepressant treatments.
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- Eduardo Luiz Pedrazza
- Laboratório de Neuroquímica e Psicofarmacologia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Molecular, Faculdade de Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Avenida Ipiranga, 6681, 90619-900, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Torres ILS, Fürstenau CR, Rossi G, Dallegrave E, Dallegrave G, Stenzel B, Dantas G, Battastini AMO, Sarkis JJF, Ferreira MBC. Methylprednisolone administration alters adenine nucleotide hydrolysis in rat blood serum. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 560:212-5. [PMID: 17292883 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2006] [Revised: 12/19/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The effect of methylprednisolone on the hydrolysis of adenine nucleotides by rat blood serum enzymes was studied. Adult male Wistar rats were submitted to three different treatments with synthetic steroid methylprednisolone: one dose of 50 mg/kg, i.p. (acute); or oral doses of 6 mg/kg dissolved in drinking water for 15 (sub-chronic) or 30 (chronic) days. Decreased ADP hydrolysis was observed after acute and sub-chronic treatments. Furthermore, ATP, ADP and AMP hydrolysis decreased after chronic treatment. These alterations may constitute one of the mechanisms that mediate the development of some of the side effects associated with corticosteroid use.
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- Iraci Lucena S Torres
- Departamentos de Farmacologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, UFRGS, Rua Sarmiento Leite 500, 90050-170 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Smith CP, Vemulakonda VM, Kiss S, Boone TB, Somogyi GT. Enhanced ATP release from rat bladder urothelium during chronic bladder inflammation: Effect of botulinum toxin A. Neurochem Int 2005; 47:291-7. [PMID: 15970360 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2005.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2005] [Revised: 04/10/2005] [Accepted: 04/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effects of mechanoreceptor stimulation and subsequent ATP release in cyclophosphamide evoked chronic bladder inflammation was examined to demonstrate: (1) whether inflammation modulates ATP release from bladder urothelium and (2) whether intravesical botulinum toxin A administration inhibits urothelial ATP release, a measure of sensory nerve activation. ATP release was measured from rat bladders in a Ussing chamber, an apparatus that allows one to separately measure resting and mechanoreceptor evoked (e.g. hypoosmotic stimulation) ATP release from urothelial and serosal sides of the bladder. Cystometry was utilized to correlate changes in ATP release with alterations in the frequency of voiding and non-voiding bladder contractions, in vivo measures of bladder afferent activity. The resting urothelial release of ATP was not significantly affected by either cyclophosphamide or botulinum toxin A treatment. However, evoked ATP release following hypoosmotic stimulation was significantly increased (i.e. 94%) in chronic cyclophosphamide treated bladder urothelium compared to control bladders. In addition, botulinum toxin A treatment significantly reduced hypoosmotic shock induced ATP release in cyclophosphamide treated animals by 69%. Cystometry revealed that cyclophosphamide and botulinum toxin A treatments altered non-voiding (i.e. cyclophosphamide increased, botulinum toxin A decreased) but not voiding contraction frequency suggesting that alterations in urothelial ATP release selectively diminished underlying bladder C-fiber nerve activity. Finally, intravesical instillation of botulinum toxin A did not affect ATP release from the serosal side implying that its effects were confined to the urothelial side of the bladder preparation.
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- Christopher P Smith
- Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Alkek N720, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Fontella FU, Bruno AN, Crema LM, Battastini AMO, Sarkis JJF, Netto CA, Dalmaz C. Acute and chronic stress alter ecto-nucleotidase activities in synaptosomes from the rat hippocampus. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2005; 78:341-7. [PMID: 15219776 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2004] [Revised: 04/05/2004] [Accepted: 04/08/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
Hyperactivity of the stress response has long been recognized as maladaptive. The hippocampus, a brain structure important in mediating this response, is known to be affected by chronic stress, a situation reported to induce changes in adenine nucleotide hydrolysis in the rat. The enzymes catalyzing the hydrolysis of ATP to adenosine in the synaptic cleft are thought to have a role in modulating and controlling synaptic transmission. This study aimed to investigate the effect of acute and repeated restraint stress on the ATP, ADP and AMP hydrolyses in rat hippocampal synaptosomes. Adult male Wistar rats were submitted to acute or repeated (15 and 40 days) stress, and ATPase-ADPase, and 5'nucleotidase activities were assayed in the hippocampal synaptosomal fraction. Acute stress induced increased hydrolyses of ATP (21%), ADP (21%) and AMP (40%). In contrast, ATP hydrolysis was increased by 20% in repeatedly stressed rats, without changes in the ADP or AMP hydrolysis. The same results were observed after 15 or 40 days of stress. Therefore, acute stress increases ATP diphosphohydrolase activity which, in association with 5'-nucleotidase, contributes to the elimination of ATP and provides extracellular adenosine. Interestingly, increased ecto-ATPase activity in response to chronic stress reveals an adaptation to this treatment.
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- Fernanda Urruth Fontella
- Departamento de Bioquímica, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Domingos Crescêncio, 215/101 90650-090- Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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da Silva Torres IL, Bonan CD, Crema L, De Leon Nunes M, Battastini AMO, Sarkis JJF, Dalmaz C, Ferreira MBC. Effect of drugs active at adenosine receptors upon chronic stress-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2003; 481:197-201. [PMID: 14642786 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Hyperalgesia and altered activities of enzymes involved in nucleotide hydrolysis are observed after exposure to repeated restraint in rats. Here, we investigated the effect of an adenosine A(1) receptor agonist, N(6)-cyclopentyladenosine (CPA, 3.35 mg/kg, i.p.), adenosine A(1) receptor antagonist, 1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine (DPCPX, 0.8 mg/kg, i.p.) as well the effect of an adenosine reuptake blocker, dipyridamole (5 mg/kg, i.p.), on nociception in chronically stressed and control rats. We repeatedly submitted rats to restraint for 40 days. Nociception was assessed with a tail-flick apparatus. The control group presented increased tail-flick latencies after administration of CPA and dipyridamole, but this effect was not observed in the stressed group. DPCPX by itself had no effect on nociception. The analgesic effect of CPA and dipyridamole observed in the control group was reverted by DPCPX. These results indicate the involvement of adenosine A(1) receptor in the antinociception observed in control animals and suggest that the pain signaling induced by chronic stress presents a different modulation involving the adenosinergic system.
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- Iraci Lucena da Silva Torres
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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