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Pharmacol Rev ; 74(2): 340-372, 2022 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35302044

RESUMEN

Our previous International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology report on the nomenclature and classification of adenosine receptors (2011) contained a number of emerging developments with respect to this G protein-coupled receptor subfamily, including protein structure, protein oligomerization, protein diversity, and allosteric modulation by small molecules. Since then, a wealth of new data and results has been added, allowing us to explore novel concepts such as target binding kinetics and biased signaling of adenosine receptors, to examine a multitude of receptor structures and novel ligands, to gauge new pharmacology, and to evaluate clinical trials with adenosine receptor ligands. This review should therefore be considered a further update of our previous reports from 2001 and 2011. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Adenosine receptors (ARs) are of continuing interest for future treatment of chronic and acute disease conditions, including inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative afflictions, and cancer. The design of AR agonists ("biased" or not) and antagonists is largely structure based now, thanks to the tremendous progress in AR structural biology. The A2A- and A2BAR appear to modulate the immune response in tumor biology. Many clinical trials for this indication are ongoing, whereas an A2AAR antagonist (istradefylline) has been approved as an anti-Parkinson agent.


Asunto(s)
Farmacología Clínica , Humanos , Ligandos , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Transducción de Señal
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Purinergic Signal ; 18(1): 13-59, 2022 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34757513

RESUMEN

Hyperinflammation plays an important role in severe and critical COVID-19. Using inconsistent criteria, many researchers define hyperinflammation as a form of very severe inflammation with cytokine storm. Therefore, COVID-19 patients are treated with anti-inflammatory drugs. These drugs appear to be less efficacious than expected and are sometimes accompanied by serious adverse effects. SARS-CoV-2 promotes cellular ATP release. Increased levels of extracellular ATP activate the purinergic receptors of the immune cells initiating the physiologic pro-inflammatory immune response. Persisting viral infection drives the ATP release even further leading to the activation of the P2X7 purinergic receptors (P2X7Rs) and a severe yet physiologic inflammation. Disease progression promotes prolonged vigorous activation of the P2X7R causing cell death and uncontrolled ATP release leading to cytokine storm and desensitisation of all other purinergic receptors of the immune cells. This results in immune paralysis with co-infections or secondary infections. We refer to this pathologic condition as hyperinflammation. The readily available and affordable P2X7R antagonist lidocaine can abrogate hyperinflammation and restore the normal immune function. The issue is that the half-maximal effective concentration for P2X7R inhibition of lidocaine is much higher than the maximal tolerable plasma concentration where adverse effects start to develop. To overcome this, we selectively inhibit the P2X7Rs of the immune cells of the lymphatic system inducing clonal expansion of Tregs in local lymph nodes. Subsequently, these Tregs migrate throughout the body exerting anti-inflammatory activities suppressing systemic and (distant) local hyperinflammation. We illustrate this with six critically ill COVID-19 patients treated with lidocaine.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina Trifosfato/metabolismo , COVID-19/inmunología , Síndrome de Liberación de Citoquinas/etiología , Inflamación/etiología , Lidocaína/uso terapéutico , Antagonistas del Receptor Purinérgico P2X/uso terapéutico , Receptores Purinérgicos/fisiología , Antiinflamatorios/uso terapéutico , Cuidados Críticos , Síndrome de Liberación de Citoquinas/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Inflamación/tratamiento farmacológico , Infusiones Subcutáneas , Lidocaína/administración & dosificación , Lidocaína/farmacología , Ganglios Linfáticos/inmunología , Sistema Linfático/inmunología , Masculino , Dosis Máxima Tolerada , Persona de Mediana Edad , Modelos Inmunológicos , Antagonistas del Receptor Purinérgico P2X/administración & dosificación , Antagonistas del Receptor Purinérgico P2X/farmacología , Receptores Purinérgicos/efectos de los fármacos , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/efectos de los fármacos , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7/fisiología , Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria/tratamiento farmacológico , Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria/etiología , Transducción de Señal , Linfocitos T Reguladores/inmunología
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Biochem Pharmacol ; 187: 114321, 2021 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33161022

RESUMEN

Adenosine (ADO) is an essential biomolecule for life that provides critical regulation of energy utilization and homeostasis. Adenosine kinase (ADK) is an evolutionary ancient ribokinase derived from bacterial sugar kinases that is widely expressed in all forms of life, tissues and organ systems that tightly regulates intracellular and extracellular ADO concentrations. The facile ability of ADK to alter ADO availability provides a "site and event" specificity to the endogenous protective effects of ADO in situations of cellular stress. In addition to modulating the ability of ADO to activate its cognate receptors (P1 receptors), nuclear ADK isoform activity has been linked to epigenetic mechanisms based on transmethylation pathways. Previous drug discovery research has targeted ADK inhibition as a therapeutic approach to manage epilepsy, pain, and inflammation. These efforts generated multiple classes of highly potent and selective inhibitors. However, clinical development of early ADK inhibitors was stopped due to apparent mechanistic toxicity and the lack of suitable translational markers. New insights regarding the potential role of the nuclear ADK isoform (ADK-Long) in the epigenetic modulation of maladaptive DNA methylation offers the possibility of identifying novel ADK-isoform selective inhibitors and new interventional strategies that are independent of ADO receptor activation.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina Quinasa/fisiología , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Receptores Purinérgicos/fisiología , Adenosina Quinasa/antagonistas & inhibidores , Animales , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/administración & dosificación , Humanos , Agonistas Purinérgicos/administración & dosificación , Antagonistas Purinérgicos/administración & dosificación
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Cells ; 9(5)2020 04 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32344922

RESUMEN

Adenosine modulates many physiological processes through the interaction with adenosine receptors (ARs) named as A1, A2A, A2B, and A3ARs. During ischemic stroke, adenosine mediates neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects through ARs activation. One of the dominant pathways generating extracellular adenosine involves the dephosphorylation of ATP by ecto-nucleotidases CD39 and CD73, which efficiently hydrolyze extracellular ATP to adenosine. The aim of the study is to assess the presence of ARs in lymphocytes from ischemic stroke patients compared to healthy subjects and to analyze changes in CD39 and CD73 expression in CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes. Saturation binding experiments revealed that A2AARs affinity and density were significantly increased in ischemic stroke patients whilst no differences were found in A1, A2B, and A3ARs. These results were also confirmed in reverse transcription (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays where A2AAR mRNA levels of ischemic stroke patients were higher than in control subjects. In flow cytometry experiments, the percentage of CD73+ cells was significantly decreased in lymphocytes and in T-lymphocyte subclasses CD4+ and CD8+ obtained from ischemic stroke patients in comparison with healthy individuals. These data corroborate the importance of the adenosinergic system in ischemic stroke and could open the way to more targeted therapeutic approaches and biomarker development for ischemic stroke.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina/metabolismo , Accidente Cerebrovascular Isquémico/metabolismo , Linfocitos/metabolismo , 5'-Nucleotidasa/metabolismo , Adenosina/fisiología , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Antígenos CD/metabolismo , Apirasa/metabolismo , Isquemia Encefálica/metabolismo , Femenino , Proteínas Ligadas a GPI/metabolismo , Humanos , Accidente Cerebrovascular Isquémico/inmunología , Accidente Cerebrovascular Isquémico/fisiopatología , Masculino , Proteínas de la Membrana , Fosfoproteínas , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Accidente Cerebrovascular/metabolismo
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Pharmacol Biochem Behav ; 186: 172789, 2019 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31499144

RESUMEN

Caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive stimulant and the main active ingredient of energy drinks. Epidemiology studies have shown a positive correlation between the consumption of energy drinks and that of ethanol. The popular belief is that caffeine antagonizes the intoxicating effects of alcohol. Both drugs act on the adenosine system but have opposite effects. Caffeine is a methylxanthine that acts as a nonselective adenosine receptor antagonist, binding to A1 and A2A receptor subtypes. In contrast, ethanol increases extracellular adenosinergic tone. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a broad range of doses of caffeine and of selective adenosine A1 and A2A receptor antagonists on voluntary ethanol intake under different ethanol access conditions. C57BL/6 J male mice had access to ethanol (10% w/v) under different conditions: restricted (2 h in the dark), unrestricted (24 h access), or after 4 days of alcohol removal following several periods of unrestricted access. Mice reduced ethanol intake in the restricted access condition after receiving caffeine (20.0 mg/kg), or theophylline (20.0 mg/kg), another methylxanthine. Selective A1 and A2A adenosine receptor antagonists, or their combination, did not have any effect. However, under unrestricted access conditions caffeine and the adenosine A2A receptor antagonist increased ethanol intake. After splitting animals into high, moderate and low ethanol consumers, caffeine (2.5-20.0 mg/kg) significantly increased ethanol consumption in moderate consumers with no effect on low or high consumers. In addition, after reintroducing ethanol access, caffeine (5.0 mg/kg) decreased ethanol consumption among moderate consumers. Thus, caffeine produced different effects on ethanol intake depending on the access condition and the baseline consumption of ethanol.


Asunto(s)
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Animales , Etanol/administración & dosificación , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Sacarosa/administración & dosificación
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Front Immunol ; 10: 1729, 2019.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31404305

RESUMEN

Extracellular adenine nucleotides participate in cell-to-cell communication and modulate the immune response. The concerted action of ectonucleotidases CD39 and CD73 plays a major role in the local production of anti-inflammatory adenosine, but both ectonucleotidases are rarely co-expressed by human T cells. The expression of CD39 on T cells increases upon T cell activation and is high at sites of inflammation. CD73, in contrast, disappears from the cellular membrane after activation. The possibility that CD73 could act in trans would resolve the conundrum of both enzymes being co-expressed for the degradation of ATP and the generation of adenosine. An enzymatically active soluble form of CD73 has been reported, and AMPase activity has been detected in body fluids of patients with inflammation and cancer. It is not yet clear how CD73, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein, is released from the cell membrane, but plausible mechanisms include cleavage by metalloproteinases and shedding mediated by cell-associated phospholipases. Importantly, like many other GPI-anchored proteins, CD73 at the cell membrane is preferentially localized in detergent-resistant domains or lipid rafts, which often contribute to extracellular vesicles (EVs). Indeed, CD73-containing vesicles of different size and origin and with immunomodulatory function have been found in the tumor microenvironment. The occurrence of CD73 as non-cell-bound molecule widens the range of action of this enzyme at sites of inflammation. In this review, we will discuss the generation of non-cell-bound CD73 and its physiological role in inflammation.


Asunto(s)
5'-Nucleotidasa/fisiología , Inflamación/inmunología , 5'-Nucleotidasa/biosíntesis , 5'-Nucleotidasa/genética , Adenosina/fisiología , Adenosina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Animales , Comunicación Celular , Membrana Celular/enzimología , Líquido Extracelular/metabolismo , Vesículas Extracelulares/enzimología , Proteínas Ligadas a GPI/biosíntesis , Proteínas Ligadas a GPI/genética , Proteínas Ligadas a GPI/fisiología , Glicosilfosfatidilinositoles/metabolismo , Humanos , Inflamación/metabolismo , Activación de Linfocitos , Subgrupos Linfocitarios/inmunología , Subgrupos Linfocitarios/metabolismo , Microdominios de Membrana/enzimología , Ratones , Proteínas de Neoplasias/fisiología , Neoplasias/inmunología , Neoplasias/patología , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Solubilidad , Especificidad de la Especie , Microambiente Tumoral
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Curr Pharm Des ; 25(26): 2808-2827, 2019.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31309883

RESUMEN

The ubiquitous signaling nucleoside molecule, adenosine is found in different cells of the human body to provide its numerous pharmacological role. The associated actions of endogenous adenosine are largely dependent on conformational change of the widely expressed heterodimeric G-protein-coupled A1, A2A, A2B, and A3 adenosine receptors (ARs). These receptors are well conserved on the surface of specific cells, where potent neuromodulatory properties of this bioactive molecule reflected by its easy passage through the rigid blood-brainbarrier, to simultaneously act on the central nervous system (CNS). The minimal concentration of adenosine in body fluids (30-300 nM) is adequate to exert its neuromodulatory action in the CNS, whereas the modulatory effect of adenosine on ARs is the consequence of several neurodegenerative diseases. Modulatory action concerning the activation of such receptors in the CNS could be facilitated towards neuroprotective action against such CNS disorders. Our aim herein is to discuss briefly pathophysiological roles of adenosine on ARs in the modulation of different CNS disorders, which could be focused towards the identification of potential drug targets in recovering accompanying CNS disorders. Researches with active components with AR modulatory action have been extended and already reached to the bedside of the patients through clinical research in the improvement of CNS disorders. Therefore, this review consist of recent findings in literatures concerning the impact of ARs on diverse CNS disease pathways with the possible relevance to neurodegeneration.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina/fisiología , Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso Central/fisiopatología , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas/fisiopatología , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Sistema Nervioso Central , Humanos , Transducción de Señal
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Curr Pharm Des ; 25(26): 2828-2841, 2019.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31333092

RESUMEN

Adenosine is a ubiquitous signaling nucleoside molecule, released from different cells within the body to act on vasculature and immunoescape. The physiological action on the proliferation of tumour cell has been reported by the presence of high concentration of adenosine within the tumour microenvironment, which results in the progression of the tumour, even leading to metastases. The activity of adenosine exclusively depends upon the interaction with four subtypes of heterodimeric G-protein-coupled adenosine receptors (AR), A1, A2A, A2B, and A3-ARs on the cell surface. Research evidence supports that the activation of those receptors via specific agonist or antagonist can modulate the proliferation of tumour cells. The first category of AR, A1 is known to play an antitumour activity via tumour-associated microglial cells to prevent the development of glioblastomas. A2AAR are found in melanoma, lung, and breast cancer cells, where tumour proliferation is stimulated due to inhibition of the immune response via inhibition of natural killer cells cytotoxicity, T cell activity, and tumourspecific CD4+/CD8+ activity. Alternatively, A2BAR helps in the development of tumour upon activation via upregulation of angiogenin factor in the microvascular endothelial cells, inhibition of MAPK and ERK 1/2 phosphorylation activity. Lastly, A3AR is expressed in low levels in normal cells whereas the expression is upregulated in tumour cells, however, agonists to this receptor inhibit tumour proliferation through modulation of Wnt and NF-κB signaling pathways. Several researchers are in search for potential agents to modulate the overexpressed ARs to control cancer. Active components of A2AAR antagonists and A3AR agonists have already entered in Phase-I clinical research to prove their safety in human. This review focused on novel research targets towards the prevention of cancer progression through stimulation of the overexpressed ARs with the hope to protect lives and advance human health.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina/fisiología , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Agonistas del Receptor Purinérgico P1/uso terapéutico , Antagonistas de Receptores Purinérgicos P1/uso terapéutico , Células Endoteliales , Humanos , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Transducción de Señal , Microambiente Tumoral
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Curr Pharm Des ; 25(26): 2875-2891, 2019.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31333103

RESUMEN

The physiological effects of endogenous adenosine on various organ systems are very complex and numerous which are elicited upon activation of any of the four G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) denoted as A1, A2A, A2B and A3 adenosine receptors (ARs). Several fused heterocyclic and non-xanthine derivatives are reported as a possible target for these receptors due to physiological problems and lack of selectivity of xanthine derivatives. In the present review, we have discussed the development of various new chemical entities as a target for these receptors. In addition, compounds acting on adenosine receptors can be utilized in treating diseases like inflammation, neuroinflammation, autoimmune and related diseases.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina/fisiología , Artritis Reumatoide/fisiopatología , Enfermedades Autoinmunes/fisiopatología , Síndrome del Colon Irritable/fisiopatología , Psoriasis/fisiopatología , Humanos , Inflamación/fisiopatología , Antagonistas de Receptores Purinérgicos P1 , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología
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PLoS Biol ; 17(4): e3000213, 2019 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30951527

RESUMEN

Adenosine modulation is considered both a paracrine signal coordinating different cells in a tissue and a stress signal. Both functions are ensured by 4 types of adenosine receptors (ARs), which have been studied individually. Mice with knockout of all ARs (quad-AR-KO) now allow enquiring the overall function of the adenosine modulation system. The observed "normal" physiology of quad-AR-KO mice indicates that ARs do not regulate homeostasis and are likely recruited to selectively control allostasis.


Asunto(s)
Alostasis/fisiología , Homeostasis/fisiología , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/metabolismo , Adenosina/fisiología , Alostasis/genética , Animales , Homeostasis/genética , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/genética , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Transducción de Señal/fisiología
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Brain Res Bull ; 151: 109-118, 2019 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30721767

RESUMEN

Purinergic signaling is deeply involved in the development, functions and protective mechanisms of the cochlea. Release of ATP and activation of purinergic receptors on sensory and supporting/epithelial cells play a substantial role in cochlear (patho)physiology. Both the ionotropic P2X and the metabotropic P2Y receptors are widely distributed on the inner and outer hair cells as well as on the different supporting cells in the organ of Corti and on other epithelial cells in the scala media. Among others, they are implicated in the sensitivity adjustment of the receptor cells by a K+ shunt and can attenuate the cochlear amplification by modifying cochlear micromechanics acting on outer hair cells and supporting cells. Cochlear blood flow is also regulated by purines. Sensorineural hearing losses currently lack any specific or efficient pharmacotherapy. Decreasing hearing sensitivity and increasing cochlear blood supply by pharmacological targeting of purinergic signaling in the cochlea are potential new therapeutic approaches in these hearing disabilities, especially in the noise-induced ones.


Asunto(s)
Pérdida Auditiva/metabolismo , Órgano Espiral/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos/metabolismo , Adenosina Trifosfato/farmacología , Animales , Cóclea/metabolismo , Cóclea/fisiología , Audición/fisiología , Pérdida Auditiva/fisiopatología , Humanos , Ruido , Órgano Espiral/fisiología , Purinas/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos/fisiología , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Receptores Purinérgicos P2/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos P2/fisiología , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos
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Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis ; 1865(3): 634-647, 2019 03 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30611861

RESUMEN

Resveratrol, a natural polyphenolic compound, has been studied as a neuroprotective molecule. Our group has demonstrated that such effect is closely associated with modulation of glial functionality, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Because astrocytes actively participate in the brain inflammatory response, and activation of adenosine receptors can attenuate inflammatory processes, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of adenosine receptors as a mechanism for resveratrol glioprotection, particularly regarding to neuroinflammation. Therefore, primary astrocyte cultures were co-incubated with resveratrol and selective antagonists of A1, A2A, and A3 adenosine receptors, as well as with caffeine (a non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist), and then challenged with bacterial inflammogen lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Caffeine and selective adenosine receptor antagonists abolished the anti-inflammatory effect of resveratrol. In accordance with these effects, resveratrol prevented LPS-induced decrease in mRNA levels of adenosine receptors. Resveratrol could also prevent the activation of pro-inflammatory signaling pathways, such as nuclear factor κB (NFκB) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) in a mechanism dependent on adenosine receptors. Conversely, trophic factors and protective signaling pathways, including sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt were positively modulated by resveratrol in both LPS-stimulated and unstimulated astrocytes, but adenosine receptor antagonism did not abrogate all effects of resveratrol. To our knowledge, our data provide the first evidence that adenosine receptors are involved in the anti-inflammatory activity of resveratrol in astrocytes, thus exerting an important role for resveratrol-mediated glioprotection.


Asunto(s)
Astrocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Inflamación/prevención & control , Neuroprotección/efectos de los fármacos , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Resveratrol/farmacología , Animales , Animales Recién Nacidos , Astrocitos/fisiología , Células Cultivadas , Citoprotección/efectos de los fármacos , Inflamación/inducido químicamente , Inflamación/genética , Inflamación/metabolismo , Lipopolisacáridos , Neuroglía/efectos de los fármacos , Neuroglía/fisiología , Neuroprotección/genética , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/genética , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Transducción de Señal/genética
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Inflammation ; 41(4): 1135-1141, 2018 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29656316

RESUMEN

Adenosine receptor activation has been explored as a modulator of the inflammatory process that propagates osteoarthritis. It has been reported that cartilage has enhanced regenerative potential when influenced by adenosine receptor activation. As adenosine's role in maintaining chondrocyte homeostasis at the cellular and molecular levels is explored, successful in vivo applications of adenosine delivery for cartilage repair continue to be reported. This review summarizes the role adenosine receptor ligation plays in chondrocyte homeostasis and regeneration of articular cartilage damaged in osteoarthritis. It also reports on all the modalities reported for delivery of adenosine through in vivo applications.


Asunto(s)
Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Animales , Cartílago Articular/efectos de los fármacos , Humanos , Inflamación/tratamiento farmacológico , Osteoartritis/tratamiento farmacológico , Osteoartritis/patología , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/uso terapéutico , Regeneración/efectos de los fármacos
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Vnitr Lek ; 63(9): 617-623, 2017.
Artículo en Checo | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29120660

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Adenosine is a nucleoside regulating many physiological and pathological processes in human organism. It is produced by almost all cells and is metabolised by adenosinedeaminase enzyme. Effect of adenosine is mediated by three types of adenosine receptors. Adenosinergic system significantly influences function of cardiovascular system, furthemore it plays a key role in sleep homeostasis, in regulation of bone metabolism and activation of immune system. Adenosine mediates effect of various hormones, but also adenosine itself has its own autocrine, paracrine and systemic effects. Changes in endogenous adenosine levels, or changes of adenosine receptor sensitivity, may play a role in ethiopathogenesis of many diseases. Thus adenosinergic system can become a target for new therapeutical possibilities in many fields of medicine.Key words: adenosine - adenosinedeaminase - cardiovascular system - diabetes mellitus - hormone.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina/fisiología , Animales , Remodelación Ósea/fisiología , Corazón/fisiología , Homeostasis/fisiología , Humanos , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Sueño/fisiología
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Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr ; 64(6): 317-327, 2017.
Artículo en Inglés, Español | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28604342

RESUMEN

Lipoinflamation is the inflammation generated in the adipose tissue. It can contribute to the development of insulin resistance. The lipoinflammation-associated mechanisms are related to the function of adipocytes and macrophages present in the adipose tissue. In this regard, the level of nucleoside adenosine is increased in individuals with obesity. Causes or consequences of this increase are unknown. Although, adenosine activating its receptors (A1, A2A, A2B and A3) is able to differentially modulate the function of adipocytes and macrophages, in order to avoid the reduction of insulin sensitivity and generate an anti-inflammatory state in subject with obesity. In this review we propose that adenosine could be a key element in the development of new strategies for limit lipoinflammation and regulate metabolic homeostasis through modulation of adipocyte-macrophage dialogue.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina/fisiología , Adipocitos/fisiología , Macrófagos/fisiología , Obesidad/fisiopatología , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Tejido Adiposo/metabolismo , Tejido Adiposo/fisiopatología , Animales , Comunicación Celular , Homeostasis , Humanos , Inflamación/etiología , Inflamación/fisiopatología , Resistencia a la Insulina , Interleucinas/metabolismo , Ratones , Modelos Biológicos , Ratas
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Med Sci (Paris) ; 32(5): 485-90, 2016 May.
Artículo en Francés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27225921

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Caffeine is an alkaloid which belongs to the family of methylxanthines and is present in beverages, food and drugs. Caffeine competitively antagonizes the adenosine receptors (AR), which are G protein-coupled receptors largely distributed throughout the body, including brain, heart, vessels and kidneys. Caffeine consumption has a well-known diuretic effect. The homeostasis of salt and water involves different segments of the nephron, in which adenosine plays complex roles depending on the differential expression of AR. Hence, caffeine increases glomerular filtration rate by opposing the vasoconstriction of renal afferent arteriole mediated by adenosine via type 1 AR during the tubuloglomerular feedback. Caffeine also inhibits Na(+) reabsorption at the level of renal proximal tubules. In addition, caffeine perturbs the hepatorenal reflex via sensory nerves in Mall's intrahepatic spaces. Here, we review the physiology of caffeine-induced natriuresis and diuresis, as well as the putative pathological implications.


Asunto(s)
Cafeína/farmacología , Diuresis/efectos de los fármacos , Diuréticos/farmacología , Adenosina/metabolismo , Animales , Humanos , Túbulos Renales/efectos de los fármacos , Túbulos Renales/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Sodio/metabolismo
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J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol ; 27(6): 557-561, 2016 Nov 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27226099

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Pain is the most common cause of patients seeking medical advice as a result of its association with different pathologies. This study evaluated the antinociceptive property of Haematostaphis barteri as well as the possible mechanism(s) associated with its antinociceptive property. METHODS: Mice were administered H. barteri (30-300 mg kg-1; p.o.), followed by intraplantar injection of 10 µL of 5% formalin into the hind paws. The pain score was determined for 1 h in the formalin test. The possible nociceptive pathways involved in the antinociceptive action of H. barteri were determined by pre-treating mice with theophylline (5 mg kg-1, a non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist), naloxone (2 mg kg-1, a non-selective opioid receptor antagonist), glibenclamide (8 mg kg-1; an ATP-sensitive K+ channel inhibitor), and atropine (3 mg kg-1; non-selective muscarinic antagonist). RESULTS: H. barteri (30-300 mg kg-1) significantly and dose dependently precluded both first and second phases of nociception. Pre-treatment with naloxone had no effect on the analgesic activities of H. barteri in the first phase. Again, pre-treatment with atropine and glibenclamide did not significantly reverse the neurogenic antinociception of the extract in phase 1. However, theophylline reversed the analgesic effect of the extract in the first phase. In phase 2, theophylline had no effect on the analgesic activities of the extract. Naloxone, atropine, and glibenclamide significantly blocked the antinociception of H. barteri in the inflammatory phase of the formalin test. CONCLUSIONS: H. barteri possesses antinociceptive property mediated via the opioidergic, adrenergic, muscarinic, ATP-sensitive K+ channels, and adenosinergic nociceptive pathways.


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Anacardiaceae , Analgésicos/farmacología , Canales KATP/antagonistas & inhibidores , Dimensión del Dolor/efectos de los fármacos , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Hojas de la Planta , Neuronas Adrenérgicas/efectos de los fármacos , Neuronas Adrenérgicas/fisiología , Analgésicos/aislamiento & purificación , Animales , Femenino , Canales KATP/fisiología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos ICR , Dimensión del Dolor/métodos , Extractos Vegetales/aislamiento & purificación , Receptores Muscarínicos/fisiología , Receptores Opioides/fisiología , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Neuronas Serotoninérgicas/efectos de los fármacos , Neuronas Serotoninérgicas/fisiología
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J Leukoc Biol ; 99(2): 289-99, 2016 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26382298

RESUMEN

Macrophages represent a highly heterogenic cell population of the innate immune system, with important roles in the initiation and resolution of the inflammatory response. Purinergic signaling regulates both M1 and M2 macrophage function at different levels by controlling the secretion of cytokines, phagocytosis, and the production of reactive oxygen species. We found that extracellular nucleotides arrest macrophage differentiation from bone marrow precursors via adenosine and P2 receptors. This results in a mature macrophage with increased expression of M2, but not M1, genes. Similar to adenosine and ATP, macrophage growth arrested with LPS treatment resulted in an increase of the M2-related marker Ym1. Recombinant Ym1 was able to affect macrophage proliferation and could, potentially, be involved in the arrest of macrophage growth during hematopoiesis.


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Inflamación/inmunología , Activación de Macrófagos/efectos de los fármacos , Macrófagos/efectos de los fármacos , Mielopoyesis/efectos de los fármacos , Agonistas del Receptor Purinérgico P1/farmacología , Agonistas del Receptor Purinérgico P2/farmacología , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Receptores Purinérgicos P2/fisiología , Adenina/farmacología , Nucleótidos de Adenina/farmacología , Animales , Ciclo Celular/efectos de los fármacos , División Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/inmunología , Inflamación/patología , Interferón gamma/farmacología , Interleucina-4/farmacología , Lectinas/biosíntesis , Lectinas/genética , Lectinas/farmacología , Lipopolisacáridos/farmacología , Macrófagos/clasificación , Macrófagos/citología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Fenotipo , Antagonistas del Receptor Purinérgico P2/farmacología , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7/biosíntesis , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7/deficiencia , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7/efectos de los fármacos , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X7/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/farmacología , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Organismos Libres de Patógenos Específicos , beta-N-Acetilhexosaminidasas/biosíntesis , beta-N-Acetilhexosaminidasas/genética , beta-N-Acetilhexosaminidasas/farmacología
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PLoS Pathog ; 11(8): e1005126, 2015 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26313746

RESUMEN

An important determinant of disease following Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) lung infection is pulmonary inflammation mediated by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). We found that upon intratracheal challenge of mice, recruitment of PMNs into the lungs within the first 3 hours coincided with decreased pulmonary pneumococci, whereas large numbers of pulmonary PMNs beyond 12 hours correlated with a greater bacterial burden. Indeed, mice that survived infection largely resolved inflammation by 72 hours, and PMN depletion at peak infiltration, i.e. 18 hours post-infection, lowered bacterial numbers and enhanced survival. We investigated host signaling pathways that influence both pneumococcus clearance and pulmonary inflammation. Pharmacologic inhibition and/or genetic ablation of enzymes that generate extracellular adenosine (EAD) (e.g. the ectoenzyme CD73) or degrade EAD (e.g. adenosine deaminase) revealed that EAD dramatically increases murine resistance to S. pneumoniae lung infection. Moreover, adenosine diminished PMN movement across endothelial monolayers in vitro, and although inhibition or deficiency of CD73 had no discernible impact on PMN recruitment within the first 6 hours after intratracheal inoculation of mice, these measures enhanced PMN numbers in the pulmonary interstitium after 18 hours of infection, culminating in dramatically elevated numbers of pulmonary PMNs at three days post-infection. When assessed at this time point, CD73-/- mice displayed increased levels of cellular factors that promote leukocyte migration, such as CXCL2 chemokine in the murine lung, as well as CXCR2 and ß-2 integrin on the surface of pulmonary PMNs. The enhanced pneumococcal susceptibility of CD73-/- mice was significantly reversed by PMN depletion following infection, suggesting that EAD-mediated resistance is largely mediated by its effects on PMNs. Finally, CD73-inhibition diminished the ability of PMNs to kill pneumococci in vitro, suggesting that EAD alters both the recruitment and bacteriocidal function of PMNs. The EAD-pathway may provide a therapeutic target for regulating potentially harmful inflammatory host responses during Gram-positive bacterial pneumonia.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina/fisiología , Pulmón/patología , Infiltración Neutrófila , Neumonía Neumocócica/inmunología , 5'-Nucleotidasa/fisiología , Animales , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología
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Pharmacol Biochem Behav ; 135: 83-9, 2015 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26033424

RESUMEN

We recently observed that the addition of caffeine (a nonselective adenosine receptor antagonist) to a 20% ethanol solution significantly altered the intoxication profile of male C57BL/6J (B6) mice induced by voluntary binge-like consumption in the 'Drinking-in-the-Dark' (DID) paradigm. In the current study, the roles of A1 and A2A adenosine receptor subtypes, specifically, in binge-like ethanol consumption and associated locomotor effects were explored. Adult male B6 mice (PND 60-70) were allowed to consume 20% ethanol (v/v) or 2% sucrose (w/v) for 6days via DID. On day 7, mice received a systemic administration (i.p.) of the A1 antagonist DPCPX (1, 3, 6mg/kg), the A2A antagonist MSX-3 (1, 2, 4mg/kg), or vehicle immediately prior to fluid access in DID. Antagonism of the A1 receptor via DPCPX was found to dose-dependently decrease binge-like ethanol intake and associated blood ethanol concentrations (p's<0.05), although no effect was observed on sucrose intake. Antagonism of A2A had no effect on ethanol or sucrose consumption, however, MSX-3 elicited robust locomotor stimulation in mice consuming either solution (p's<0.05). Together, these findings suggest unique roles for the A1 and A2A adenosine receptor subtypes in binge-like ethanol intake and its associated locomotor effects.


Asunto(s)
Adenosina/fisiología , Consumo Excesivo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/psicología , Actividad Motora/efectos de los fármacos , Receptores Purinérgicos P1/fisiología , Antagonistas del Receptor de Adenosina A1/farmacología , Antagonistas del Receptor de Adenosina A2/farmacología , Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/tratamiento farmacológico , Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/psicología , Animales , Cafeína/farmacología , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Sacarosa , Xantinas/farmacología
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