Leukocyte(s) degranulation: therapeutic targets in [NTP]O and [NDP]O mediated leukocyte(s) degranulation |
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Authors: | Kannan Subburaj |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. sukannan@utmb.edu |
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Abstract: | Extracellular nucleotide-induced stimulation and activation of peripheral blood leukocyte(s) and subsequent degranulation plays a critical role in immediate type hypersensitivity reaction and other inflammatory diseases. The extracellular nucleotides [NTP]O stimulate a P2Y receptor(s) on human PMN with the pharmacological profile similar to that of the P2Y2 receptor. Whereas, [NTP]O and [NDP]O, bind to P2Y2 and P2Y1 receptors on mononuclear leukocytes. Based on a recent proposal on the molecular mechanism of [NTP]O- and [NDP]O-induced leukocyte(s) degranulation, a scheme indicating the therapeutic targets with potential avenues for attenuating leukocyte(s) degranulation is suggested. |
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