2025
Microglia modulate the cerebrovascular reactivity through ectonucleotidase CD39
Fu Z, Ganesana M, Hwang P, Tan X, Kinkaid M, Sun Y, Bian E, Weybright A, Chen H, Sol-Church K, Eyo U, Pridans C, Quintana F, Robson S, Kumar P, Venton B, Schaefer A, Kuan C. Microglia modulate the cerebrovascular reactivity through ectonucleotidase CD39. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 956. PMID: 39843911, PMCID: PMC11754601, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56093-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood flowEctonucleotidases CD39Whisker stimulationResponse to whisker stimulationCerebrovascular reactivityDeletion of CD39Blood flowInjection of adenosine triphosphateModulation of cerebral blood flowRegulation of cerebral blood flowExtracellular adenosine triphosphateInjection of adenosineBorder-associated macrophagesMicroglia repopulationExtracellular adenosineAdenosine triphosphateFemale miceBlood flow anomaliesP2RY12 receptorCo-transmitterMouse modelPharmacological inhibitionCD39MicrogliaMice
2015
Psychological Stress Activates the Inflammasome via Release of Adenosine Triphosphate and Stimulation of the Purinergic Type 2X7 Receptor
Iwata M, Ota KT, Li XY, Sakaue F, Li N, Dutheil S, Banasr M, Duric V, Yamanashi T, Kaneko K, Rasmussen K, Glasebrook A, Koester A, Song D, Jones KA, Zorn S, Smagin G, Duman RS. Psychological Stress Activates the Inflammasome via Release of Adenosine Triphosphate and Stimulation of the Purinergic Type 2X7 Receptor. Biological Psychiatry 2015, 80: 12-22. PMID: 26831917, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnhedoniaAnimalsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalDepressionDisease Models, AnimalInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaMaleMiceMice, KnockoutNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPurinergic P2Y Receptor AgonistsPurinergic P2Y Receptor AntagonistsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Purinergic P2Y2Stress, PsychologicalTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsTumor necrosis factor alphaAcute restraint stressNecrosis factor alphaIL-1βRestraint stressFactor alphaExtracellular adenosine triphosphateAntagonist administrationDepressive behaviorNLRP3 inflammasomeChronic unpredictable stress exposureInflammatory cytokines IL-1βStress-related mood disordersStress-induced cytokineChronic unpredictable stressStress-induced inflammationCytokines IL-1βAdenosine triphosphateMajor depressive disorderNovel therapeutic targetInnate immune systemWestern blot analysisComorbid illnessesP2X7R antagonistsInflammasome cascade
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