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The P2X7 receptor is an important regulator of extracellular ATP levels

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2012
Controlled ATP release has been demonstrated from many neuronal and non-neuronal cell types. Once released, extracellular ATP acts on cells in a paracrine manner via purinergic receptors.
Andrea eBrandao-Burch, Michelle L Key, Jessal J Patel, Timothy R Arnett, Isabel R Orriss   +4 more
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Differential Expression of the Metabotropic P2Y Receptor Family in the Cortex Following Status Epilepticus and Neuroprotection via P2Y1 Antagonism in Mice

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Purinergic signaling via P2 receptors is now widely accepted to play a critical role during increased states of hyperexcitability and seizure-induced pathology.
Mariana Alves, Jonathon Smith, Jonathon Smith, Tobias Engel, Tobias Engel   +4 more
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Extracellular Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose Mobilizes Intracellular Ca2+ via Purinergic-Dependent Ca2+ Pathways in Rat Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2015
Background/Aims: Adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADPR), a product of β-NAD+ metabolism generated by the multifunctional enzyme CD38, is recognized as a novel signaling molecule. The catalytic site of CD38 orients extracellularly or intracellularly, capable
Chun Huang, Jinxing Hu, Krishna P. Subedi, Amanda H.Y. Lin, Omkar Paudel, Pixin Ran, James S.K. Sham   +6 more
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Blocking Connexin-43 mediated hemichannel activity protects against early tubular injury in experimental chronic kidney disease

Cell Communication and Signaling, 2020
Background Tubulointerstitial fibrosis represents the key underlying pathology of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), yet treatment options remain limited. In this study, we investigated the role of connexin43 (Cx43) hemichannel-mediated adenosine triphosphate
Gareth W. Price, Christos E. Chadjichristos, Panagiotis Kavvadas, Sydney C. W. Tang, Wai Han Yiu, Colin R. Green, Joe A. Potter, Eleftherios Siamantouras, Paul E. Squires, Claire E. Hills   +9 more
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Selective Upregulation of Per1 mRNA Expression by ATP Through Activation of P2X7 Purinergic Receptors Expressed in Microglial Cells

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2011
.: Clock genes are believed to play a pivotal role in the generation and oscillation of circadian rhythm as a central clock in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus in the mammalian brain.
Ryota Nakazato, Takeshi Takarada, Tomomi Yamamoto, Shogo Hotta, Eiichi Hinoi, Yukio Yoneda   +5 more
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Adenosine Receptor Agonists Exhibit Anti-Platelet Effects and the Potential to Overcome Resistance to P2Y₁₂ Receptor Antagonists

Molecules, 2019
Large inter-individual variation in platelet response to endogenous agonists and pharmacological agents, including resistance to antiplatelet therapy, prompts a search for novel platelet inhibitors and development new antithrombotic strategies.
Nina Wolska, Magdalena Boncler, Dawid Polak, Joanna Wzorek, Tomasz Przygodzki, Magdalena Gapinska, Cezary Watala, Marcin Rozalski   +7 more
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The role of purinergic receptors in stem cell differentiation

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2015
A major challenge modern society has to face is the increasing need for tissue regeneration due to degenerative diseases or tumors, but also accidents or warlike conflicts.
Constanze Kaebisch, Dorothee Schipper, Patrick Babczyk, Edda Tobiasch   +3 more
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The bumpy road of purinergic inhibitors to clinical application in immune-mediated diseases

Neural Regeneration Research
Purinergic signaling plays important roles throughout the body in the regulation of organ functions during and following the disruption of homeostasis. This is also reflected by the widespread expression of two families of purinergic receptors (P1 and P2)
Matthias T Wyss, Christine Heuer, Marina Herwerth   +2 more
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A Purinergic P2 Receptor Family-Mediated Increase in Thrombospondin-1 Bolsters Synaptic Density and Epileptic Seizure Activity in the Amygdala-Kindling Rat Model

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2018
Previous studies suggested that the thrombospondin-1/transforming growth factor-β1 (TSP-1/TGF-β1) pathway might be critical in synaptogenesis during development and that the purinergic P2 receptor family could regulate synaptogenesis by modulating TSP-1 ...
Hongliu Sun, Luyu Ma, Yurong Zhang, Xiaohong Pan, Chaoyun Wang, Jinjin Zhang, Xiuli Zhang, Hongwei Sun, Qiaoyun Wang, Wei Zhu   +9 more
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Purinergic modulation of major depressive disorder: Experimental findings, pathogenesis and therapeutic opportunities

Pharmacological Research
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mental illness characterized primarily by persistent low mood and anhedonia. Traditional monoamine antidepressants have not achieved entirely satisfactory clinical efficacy.
Xing-Ying Ren, Patrizia Rubini, Tobias Engel, Yong Tang, Peter Illes   +4 more
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