Spinal cord adenosine receptor stimulation in rats inhibits peripheral neutrophil accumulation - The role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors
Spinal cord adenosine receptor stimulation in rats inhibits peripheral neutrophil accumulation - The role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors
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DOI:
10.1172/jci119104
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发表时间:
1996-12-15
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
Firestein, GS
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作者:
Bong, GW;Rosengren, S;Firestein, GS
The effect of spinal adenosine receptor ligation on peripheral leukocyte accumulation was studied in two rat models of inflammation. Neutrophil infiltration into dermal inflammatory sites was signficantly reduced by adenosine A(1) receptor agonists injected through intrathecal catheters. These effects were reversed by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), and were mimicked by (+/-)-2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid (AP-5), a glutamate NR;IDA receptor antagonist. Peripheral adenosine levels, as measured in air pouch exudates, decreased markedly in inflamed pouches but remained near normal after intrathecal treatment with AP-5. Moreover, the antiinflammatory effects of intrathecal A(1) receptor agonists and AP-5 were reversed by an adenosine A(2) receptor antagonist administered intraperitoneally. Hence, central NMDA receptor activity can regulate neutrophil accumulation in peripheral inflammatory sites by reducing local levels of adenosine, an antiinflammatory autacoid which inhibits neutrophil function through A(2) receptor activation. This represents a previously unknown pathway by which the central nervous system influences inflammatory responses.