Expression of A3 adenosine receptors in human lymphocytes: up-regulation in T cell activation.

Abstract:

:The present study investigates mRNA and protein levels of A3 adenosine receptors in resting (R) and activated (A) human lymphocytes. The receptors were evaluated by the antagonist radioligand [3H]5-N-(4-methoxyphenyl-carbamoyl)amino-8-propyl-2(2furyl)-pyrazolo-[4,3e]-1,2,4-triazolo-[1,5-c]-pyrimidine ([3H]MRE 3008F20), which yielded Bmax values of 125 +/- 15 and 225 +/- 23 fmol/mg of protein and KD values of 1.79 +/- 0.30 and 1.85 +/- 0.25 nM in R and A cells, respectively. The protein seems to be induced with remarkable rapidity starting at 15 min and reaches a plateau at 30 min. Western blot assays revealed that the up-regulation of the A3 subtype after lymphocyte activation was caused by an increase in an enriched CD4+ cell fraction. Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction experiments confirmed the rapid increase of A3 mRNA after T cell activation. Competition of radioligand binding by adenosine ligands displayed a rank order of potency typical of the A3 subtype. Thermodynamic data indicated that the binding is enthalpy- and entropy-driven in both R and A cells, suggesting that the activation process does not involve, at a molecular level, receptor alterations leading to modifications in the A3-related binding mechanisms. Functionally, the up-regulation of A3 adenosine receptors in A versus R cells corresponded to a potency increase of the A3 agonist N6-(3-iodo-benzyl)-2-chloro-adenosine-5'-N-methyluronamide in inhibiting cAMP accumulation (IC50=1.5 +/- 0.4 and 2.7 +/- 0.3 nM, respectively); this effect was antagonized by MRE 3008F20 (IC50=5.0 +/- 0.3 nM). In conclusion, our results provide, for the first time, an in-depth investigation of A3 receptors in human lymphocytes and demonstrate that, under activating conditions, they are up-regulated and may contribute to the effects triggered by adenosine.

journal_name

Mol Pharmacol

journal_title

Molecular pharmacology

authors

Gessi S,Varani K,Merighi S,Cattabriga E,Avitabile A,Gavioli R,Fortini C,Leung E,Mac Lennan S,Borea PA

doi

10.1124/mol.65.3.711

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-03-01 00:00:00

pages

711-9

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3

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0026-895X

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1521-0111

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65/3/711

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65

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