Affiliation:
1. From the Center for Clinical Pharmacology, Departments of Medicine (R.K.D., D.G.G., Z.M., E.K.J.) and Pharmacology (E.K.J.), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa, and the Clinic for Endocrinology (R.K.D.), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Abstract
The objectives of the present study were to determine whether adenosine attenuates proliferation of glomerular mesangial cells (GMCs), which adenosine receptor (AR) mediates the antimitogeneic actions of adenosine, and the cellular mechanisms by which adenosine inhibits growth of GMCs. Studies were conducted in both human and rat GMCs. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB (25 ng/mL) increased DNA synthesis ([
3
H]thymidine incorporation), cellular proliferation (cell number), collagen synthesis ([
3
H]proline incorporation), and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity, and these effects were attenuated by 2-chloroadenosine (nonselective AR agonist) and 5′-
N
-methylcarboxamidoadenosine (MECA; nonselective AR agonist), but not by
N
6
-cyclopentyladenosine (selective A
1
AR agonist), AB-
N
-MECA (selective A
3
AR agonist), or CGS21680 (selective A
2A
AR agonist). KF17837 (selective A
2A/B
AR antagonist) and 1,3-dipropyl-8-
p
-sulfophenylxanthine (nonselective AR antagonist), but not 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine (selective A
1
AR antagonist), blocked the growth-inhibitory effects of 2-chloroadenosine and 5′-
N
-MECA. Antisense, but not sense or scrambled, oligonucleotides to the A
2B
receptor increased both basal and PDGF-induced DNA synthesis, cell proliferation, and collagen synthesis, and the growth-inhibitory effects of 2-chloroadenosine, 5′-
N
-MECA, and
erythro
-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)adenine (inhibitor of adenosine deaminase) plus iodotubercidin (inhibitor of adenosine kinase) were abolished by antisense, but not scrambled or sense, oligonucleotides to the A
2B
receptor. We conclude that adenosine causes inhibition of GMC growth by activating A
2B
receptors coupled to inhibition of MAPK activity. A
2B
receptors may play an important role in regulating glomerular remodeling associated with GMC proliferation. Pharmacological or molecular biologic activation of A
2B
receptors may prevent glomerular remodeling associated with glomerulosclerosis, renal disease, and abnormal growth associated with hypertension and diabetes.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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