Cervical cancer cells respond to high extracellular ATP. There is cooperation between ATP and its metabolites with regard to cytotoxicity, with adenosine necessary, but not sufficient, to induce cell death in the whole population of cells, which is significant in the context of cancer therapeutics.
Nucleotidases participate in the regulation of physiological and pathological events, such as inflammation and coagulation. Exercise promotes distinct adaptations, and can influence purinergic signaling. In the present study, we investigated soluble nucleotidase activities in the blood serum of sedentary young male adults at pre- and post-acute moderate aerobic exercise. In addition, we evaluated how this kind of exercise could influence adenine nucleotide concentrations in the blood serum. Sedentary individuals were submitted to moderate aerobic exercise on a treadmill; blood samples were collected pre- and post-exercise, and serum was separated for analysis. Results showed increases in ATP, ADP, and AMP hydrolysis post-exercise, compared to pre-exercise values. The ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase was also evaluated, showing an increased activity post-exercise, compared to pre-exercise. Purine levels were analyzed by HPLC in the blood serum, pre- and post-exercise. Decreased levels of ATP and ADP were found post-exercise, in contrast with pre-exercise values. Conversely, post-exercise levels of adenosine and inosine increased compared to pre-exercise levels. Our results indicate an influence of acute exercise on ATP metabolism, modifying enzymatic behavior to promote a protective biological environment.
Macrophages are involved in cancer progression. M1 macrophages have an antitumor effect, whereas M2 phenotype are associated with tumor growth. The progression of gliomas involves the participation of an inflammatory microenvironment. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) can act as pro-inflammatory signal, whereas adenosine has opposite properties. The biological effects of extracellular nucleotides/nucleosides mediated by purinergic receptors are controlled by ectonucleotidases. In the present work, we evaluated whether glioma-conditioned medium (GL-CM) modulates macrophage differentiation and the participation of ATP and adenosine in the release of pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokines by these cells. The results show that macrophages exposed to GL-CM were modulated to an M2-like phenotype. HPLC analysis of GL-CM demonstrated the presence of significant amounts of ATP and its metabolites. Macrophages exposed to GL-CM presented decreased ATP and AMP hydrolysis and increased IL-10 and MCP-1 secretion, effects that were diminished by P1 or P2 antagonists. GL-CM did not alter the release of IL-6 by macrophages, although treatment with ATP promoted an increase in the release of IL-6, which was prevented by a P2X7 antagonist. In summary, we found that A2A and P2X7 activation is necessary for IL-10, MCP-1, and IL-6 release by macrophages exposed to GL-CM, which, in turn, modulates the macrophages to M2-phenotype. The present study establishes a relationship between M2-like polarization, cytokine release and purinergic receptor activation in macrophages exposed to GL-CM. Therefore, the data presented herein contributes to advancing in the field of cancer-related inflammation and point specific purinergic receptors as targets for modulation of the phenotype of glioma-associated macrophages.
The general increase in ATP hydrolysis and in ecto-5'-nucleotidase activity suggests a rise in renal adenosine levels and in renal autoregulatory responses in order to protect the kidney against the threat presented by hypertension.
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