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  • Title: Differential modulation of lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of inflammatory genes in equine monocytes through activation of adenosine A2A receptors.
    Author: Sun WC, Moore JN, Hurley DJ, Vandenplas ML, Fortes B, Thompson R, Linden J.
    Journal: Vet Immunol Immunopathol; 2010 Apr 15; 134(3-4):169-77. PubMed ID: 19766323.
    Abstract:
    Adenosine is an endogenous nucleoside that has potent receptor-mediated immunomodulatory effects on macrophage/monocyte function. In this study, we determined the effects of an adenosine A(2A) receptor agonist, ATL313, on the expression of mRNAs for four pro-inflammatory mediators, IL-1beta, IL-8, COX-2, and TNF-alpha, and the mRNA and protein for the anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10 in equine monocytes incubated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The results indicate that ATL313 significantly reduces LPS-induced expression of COX-2 and TNF-alpha, enhances the expression of IL-10 and IL-8, but does not alter the expression of IL-1beta. These effects of ATL313 were reversed by co-incubation with the selective adenosine A(2A) antagonist ZM241385, and were mimicked by the cAMP analogue dibutyryl cAMP. These differential effects of adenosine A(2A) receptor activation were in contrast to those obtained using the P38 MAPK inhibitor, SB203580, which nearly abolished all LPS-induced changes in mRNA expression as well as the production of TNF-alpha protein. These findings, which indicate that adenosine A(2A) receptor activation modulates the transcription of several, but not all, pro-inflammatory mediators and exerts a synergistic effect on the induction of at least one anti-inflammatory cytokine, suggest that selective adenosine A(2A) agonists may reduce the early pro-inflammatory effects of endotoxemia in horses.
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