Regulation of leukocyte migration across endothelial barriers by ECTO-5'-nucleotidase-generated adenosine.

Linda F Thompson, Masahide Takedachi, Yukihiko Ebisuno, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Masayuki Miyasaka, Jeffery H Mills, Margaret S Bynoe

Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids 2008 Jun

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CD73-deficient mice are valuable for evaluating the ability of CD73-generated adenosine to modulate adenosine receptor-mediated responses. Here we report the role of CD73 in regulating lymphocyte migration across two distinct barriers. In the first case, CD73-generated adenosine restricts the migration of lymphocytes across high endothelial venules (HEV) into draining lymph nodes after an inflammatory stimulus, apparently by triggering A(2B) receptors on HEV. Secondly, CD73 promotes the migration of pathogenic T cells into the central nervous system during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Experiments are in progress to determine whether this effect is also adenosine receptor-mediated and to identify the relevant adenosine receptor.

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Linda F Thompson, Masahide Takedachi, Yukihiko Ebisuno, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Masayuki Miyasaka, Jeffery H Mills, Margaret S Bynoe. Regulation of leukocyte migration across endothelial barriers by ECTO-5'-nucleotidase-generated adenosine. Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids. 2008 Jun;27(6):755-60