RGD Reference Report - P2Y receptors activate neuroprotective mechanisms in astrocytic cells. - Rat Genome Database

RGD Reference Report - P2Y receptors activate neuroprotective mechanisms in astrocytic cells. - Rat Genome Database

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P2Y receptors activate neuroprotective mechanisms in astrocytic cells.
Authors:	Chorna, NE Santiago-Perez, LI Erb, L Seye, CI Neary, JT Sun, GY Weisman, GA Gonzalez, FA
Citation:	Chorna NE, etal., J Neurochem. 2004 Oct;91(1):119-32.
RGD ID:	2316689
Pubmed:	PMID:15379893 (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI:	DOI:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02699.x (Journal Full-text)
Mechanical or ischemic trauma to the CNS causes the release of nucleotides and other neurotransmitters into the extracellular space. Nucleotides can activate nucleotide receptors that modulate the expression of genes implicated in cellular adaptive responses. In this investigation, we used human 1321N1 astrocytoma cells expressing a recombinant P2Y2 receptor to assess the role of this receptor in the regulation of anti-apoptotic (bcl-2 and bcl-xl) and pro-apoptotic (bax) gene expression. Acute treatment with the P2Y2 receptor agonist UTP up-regulated bcl-2 and bcl-xl, and down-regulated bax, gene expression. Activation of P2Y2 receptors was also coupled to the phosphorylation of cyclic AMP responsive element binding protein that positively regulates bcl-2 and bcl-xl gene expression. Cyclic AMP responsive element decoy oligonucleotides markedly attenuated the UTP-induced increase in bcl-2 and bcl-xl mRNA levels. Activation of P2Y2 receptors induced the phosphorylation of the pro-apoptotic factor Bad and caused a reduction in bax/bcl-2 mRNA expression ratio. All these signaling pathways are known to be involved in cell survival mechanisms. Using cDNA microarray analysis and RT-PCR, P2Y2 receptors were found to up-regulate the expression of genes for neurotrophins, neuropeptides and growth factors including nerve growth factor 2; neurotrophin 3; glia-derived neurite-promoting factor, as well as extracellular matrix proteins CD44 and fibronectin precursor--genes known to regulate neuroprotection. Consistent with this observation, conditioned media from UTP-treated 1321N1 cells expressing P2Y2 receptors stimulated the outgrowth of neurites in PC-12 cells. Taken together, our results suggest an important novel role for the P2Y2 receptor in survival and neuroprotective mechanisms under pathological conditions.

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P2ry2	Rat	positive regulation of neuron projection development		IDA			RGD

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