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@ARTICLE{Ingwersen:807657,
author = {Ingwersen, J. and Wingerath, B. and Graf, J. and Lepka, K.
and Hofrichter, M. and Schröter, F. and Wedekind, F. and
Bauer, Andreas and Schrader, J. and Hartung, H.-P. and
Prozorovski, T. and Aktas, O.},
title = {{D}ual roles of the adenosine {A}2a receptor in autoimmune
neuroinflammation},
journal = {Journal of neuroinflammation},
volume = {13},
number = {1},
issn = {1742-2094},
address = {London},
publisher = {BioMed Central},
reportid = {FZJ-2016-02143},
pages = {48},
year = {2016},
abstract = {BackgroundConditions of inflammatory tissue distress are
associated with high extracellular levels of adenosine, due
to increased adenosine triphosphate (ATP) degradation upon
cellular stress or the release of extracellular ATP upon
cell death, which can be degraded to adenosine by
membrane-bound ecto-enzymes like CD39 and CD73. Adenosine is
recognised to mediate anti-inflammatory effects via the
adenosine A2a receptor (A2aR), as shown in experimental
models of arthritis. Here, using pharmacological
interventions and genetic inactivation, we investigated the
roles of A2aR in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
(EAE), an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS).MethodsWe
used two independent mouse EAE variants, i.e. active
immunization in C57BL/6 with myelin oligodendrocyte
glycoprotein (MOG)35-55 or transfer-EAE by proteolipid
protein (PLP)139-155-stimulated T lymphocytes and EAE in
mice treated with A2aR-agonist CGS21680 at different stages
of disease course and in mice lacking A2aR (A2aR−/−)
compared to direct wild-type littermates. In EAE, we
analysed myelin-specific proliferation and cytokine
synthesis ex vivo, as well as inflammation and demyelination
by immunohistochemistry. In vitro, we investigated the
effect of A2aR on migration of CD4+ T cells, macrophages and
microglia, as well as the impact of A2aR on phagocytosis of
macrophages and microglia. Statistical tests were
Mann-Whitney U and Student’s t test.ResultsWe found an
upregulation of A2aR in the central nervous system (CNS) in
EAE, predominantly detected on T cells and
macrophages/microglia within the inflamed tissue. Preventive
EAE treatment with A2aR-specific agonist inhibited
myelin-specific T cell proliferation ex vivo and ameliorated
disease, while application of the same agonist after disease
onset exacerbated non-remitting EAE progression and resulted
in more severe tissue destruction. Accordingly,
A2aR-deficient mice showed accelerated and exacerbated
disease manifestation with increased frequencies of IFN-γ-,
IL-17- and GM-CSF-producing CD4+ T helper cells and higher
numbers of inflammatory lesions in the early stage. However,
EAE quickly ameliorated and myelin debris accumulation was
lower in A2aR−/− mice. In vitro, activation of A2aR
inhibited phagocytosis of myelin by macrophages and primary
microglia as well as migration of CD4+ T cells, macrophages
and primary microglia.ConclusionsA2aR activation exerts a
complex pattern in chronic autoimmune neurodegeneration:
while providing anti-inflammatory effects on T cells and
thus protection at early stages, A2aR seems to play a
detrimental role during later stages of disease and may thus
contribute to sustained tissue damage within the inflamed
CNS.},
cin = {INM-2},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-2-20090406},
pnm = {571 - Connectivity and Activity (POF3-571)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-571},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000370952100001},
pubmed = {pmid:26920550},
doi = {10.1186/s12974-016-0512-z},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/807657},
}