The Detrimental Action of Adenosine on Glutamate-Induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells Can Be Shifted towards a Neuroprotective Role through A<sub>1</sub>AR Positive Allosteric Modulation
Glutamate cytotoxicity is implicated in neuronal death in different neurological disorders including stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases. Adenosine is a nucleoside that plays an important role in modulating neuronal activity and its receptors have been identified as promis...
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| author | Fabrizio Vincenzi Silvia Pasquini Stefania Gessi Stefania Merighi Romeo Romagnoli Pier Andrea Borea Katia Varani |
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| description | Glutamate cytotoxicity is implicated in neuronal death in different neurological disorders including stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases. Adenosine is a nucleoside that plays an important role in modulating neuronal activity and its receptors have been identified as promising therapeutic targets for glutamate cytotoxicity. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the role of adenosine and its receptors on glutamate-induced injury in PC12 cells and to verify the protective effect of the novel A<sub>1</sub> adenosine receptor positive allosteric modulator, TRR469. Flow cytometry experiments to detect apoptosis revealed that adenosine has a dual role in glutamate cytotoxicity, with A<sub>2A</sub> and A<sub>2B</sub> adenosine receptor (AR) activation exacerbating and A<sub>1</sub> AR activation improving glutamate-induced cell injury. The overall effect of endogenous adenosine in PC12 cells resulted in a facilitating action on glutamate cytotoxicity, as demonstrated by the use of adenosine deaminase and selective antagonists. However, enhancing the action of endogenous adenosine on A<sub>1</sub>ARs by TRR469 completely abrogated glutamate-mediated cell death, caspase 3/7 activation, ROS production, and mitochondrial membrane potential loss. Our results indicate a novel potential therapeutic strategy against glutamate cytotoxicity based on the positive allosteric modulation of A<sub>1</sub>ARs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00987472d5b8488ea478cdb01ef986172023-11-20T00:48:50ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092020-05-0195124210.3390/cells9051242The Detrimental Action of Adenosine on Glutamate-Induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells Can Be Shifted towards a Neuroprotective Role through A<sub>1</sub>AR Positive Allosteric ModulationFabrizio Vincenzi0Silvia Pasquini1Stefania Gessi2Stefania Merighi3Romeo Romagnoli4Pier Andrea Borea5Katia Varani6Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, ItalyUniversity of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Section, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, ItalyGlutamate cytotoxicity is implicated in neuronal death in different neurological disorders including stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative diseases. Adenosine is a nucleoside that plays an important role in modulating neuronal activity and its receptors have been identified as promising therapeutic targets for glutamate cytotoxicity. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the role of adenosine and its receptors on glutamate-induced injury in PC12 cells and to verify the protective effect of the novel A<sub>1</sub> adenosine receptor positive allosteric modulator, TRR469. Flow cytometry experiments to detect apoptosis revealed that adenosine has a dual role in glutamate cytotoxicity, with A<sub>2A</sub> and A<sub>2B</sub> adenosine receptor (AR) activation exacerbating and A<sub>1</sub> AR activation improving glutamate-induced cell injury. The overall effect of endogenous adenosine in PC12 cells resulted in a facilitating action on glutamate cytotoxicity, as demonstrated by the use of adenosine deaminase and selective antagonists. However, enhancing the action of endogenous adenosine on A<sub>1</sub>ARs by TRR469 completely abrogated glutamate-mediated cell death, caspase 3/7 activation, ROS production, and mitochondrial membrane potential loss. Our results indicate a novel potential therapeutic strategy against glutamate cytotoxicity based on the positive allosteric modulation of A<sub>1</sub>ARs.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/5/1242adenosineglutamate cytotoxicitypositive allosteric modulationneuroprotectionapoptosis |
| spellingShingle | Fabrizio Vincenzi Silvia Pasquini Stefania Gessi Stefania Merighi Romeo Romagnoli Pier Andrea Borea Katia Varani The Detrimental Action of Adenosine on Glutamate-Induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells Can Be Shifted towards a Neuroprotective Role through A<sub>1</sub>AR Positive Allosteric Modulation Cells adenosine glutamate cytotoxicity positive allosteric modulation neuroprotection apoptosis |
| title | The Detrimental Action of Adenosine on Glutamate-Induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells Can Be Shifted towards a Neuroprotective Role through A<sub>1</sub>AR Positive Allosteric Modulation |
| title_full | The Detrimental Action of Adenosine on Glutamate-Induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells Can Be Shifted towards a Neuroprotective Role through A<sub>1</sub>AR Positive Allosteric Modulation |
| title_fullStr | The Detrimental Action of Adenosine on Glutamate-Induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells Can Be Shifted towards a Neuroprotective Role through A<sub>1</sub>AR Positive Allosteric Modulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Detrimental Action of Adenosine on Glutamate-Induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells Can Be Shifted towards a Neuroprotective Role through A<sub>1</sub>AR Positive Allosteric Modulation |
| title_short | The Detrimental Action of Adenosine on Glutamate-Induced Cytotoxicity in PC12 Cells Can Be Shifted towards a Neuroprotective Role through A<sub>1</sub>AR Positive Allosteric Modulation |
| title_sort | detrimental action of adenosine on glutamate induced cytotoxicity in pc12 cells can be shifted towards a neuroprotective role through a sub 1 sub ar positive allosteric modulation |
| topic | adenosine glutamate cytotoxicity positive allosteric modulation neuroprotection apoptosis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/5/1242 |
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