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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 303, 期 7, 页码 C790-C801出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00072.2012
关键词
salivary gland degeneration; apoptosis; proinflammatory response; Sjogren's syndrome
资金
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research [R01-DE-017591, R01-DE-007389]
Woods LT, Camden JM, Batek JM, Petris MJ, Erb L, Weisman GA. P2X7 receptor activation induces inflammatory responses in salivary gland epithelium. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 303: C790-C801, 2012. First published August 8, 2012; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00072.2012.-Inflammation of the salivary gland is a well-documented aspect of salivary gland dysfunction that occurs in Sjogren's syndrome (SS), an autoimmune disease, and in gamma-radiation-induced injury during treatment of head and neck cancers. Extracellular nucleotides have gained recognition as key modulators of inflammation through activation of cell surface ionotropic and metabotropic receptors, although the contribution of extracellular nucleotides to salivary gland inflammation is not well understood. In vitro studies using submandibular gland (SMG) cell aggregates isolated from wild-type C57BL/6 mice indicate that treatment with ATP or the high affinity P2X7R agonist 3'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl-ATP (BzATP) induces membrane blebbing and enhances caspase activity, responses that were absent in SMG cell aggregates isolated from mice lacking the P2X7R (P2X7R(-/-)). Additional studies with SMG cell aggregates indicate that activation of the P2X7R with ATP or BzATP stimulates the cleavage and release of alpha-fodrin, a cytoskeletal protein thought to act as an autoantigen in the development of SS. In vivo administration of BzATP to ligated SMG excretory ducts enhances immune cell infiltration into the gland and initiates apoptosis of salivary epithelial cells in wild-type, but not P2X7R(-/-), mice. These findings indicate that activation of the P2X7R contributes to salivary gland inflammation in vivo, suggesting that the P2X7R may represent a novel target for the treatment of salivary gland dysfunction.
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