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Infection and Immunity, March 2004, p. 1349-1357, Vol. 72, No. 3
0019-9567/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.3.1349-1357.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Regulation of Adenosine Receptor Subtypes during Cultivation of Human Monocytes: Role of Receptors in Preventing Lipopolysaccharide-Triggered Respiratory Burst

Andrea Thiele,1,{dagger} Romy Kronstein,1,{ddagger} Anne Wetzel,1,§ Anja Gerth,1 Karen Nieber,2 and Sunna Hauschildt1*

Institute of Zoology, Department of Immunobiology,1 Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology for Natural Sciences, University of Leipzig, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany2

Received 13 June 2003/ Returned for modification 29 July 2003/ Accepted 10 December 2003

Adenosine is a potent anti-inflammatory agent that modulates the function of cells involved in the inflammatory response. Here we show that it inhibits lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced formation of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) in both freshly isolated and cultured human monocytes. Blocking of adenosine uptake and inactivation of the adenosine-degrading enzyme adenosine deaminase enhanced the inhibitory action of adenosine, indicating that both pathways regulate the extracellular adenosine concentration. Adenosine-mediated inhibition could be reversed by XAC (xanthine amine congener), an antagonist of the adenosine receptor A2A, and MRS 1220 {N-9-chloro-2-(2-furanyl)[1, 2, 4]-triazolo[1,5-c]quinazolin-5-benzeneacetamide}, an A3 receptor antagonist, in both cell populations, while DPCPX (1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine), an A1 receptor antagonist, had no effect. Similar to what was seen with adenosine, CGS 21680, an A2A and A3 receptor agonist, and IB-MECA, a nonselective A1 and A3 receptor agonist, dose dependently prevented ROI formation, indicating the involvement of A3 and probably also A2A in the suppressive effect of adenosine. Pretreatment of monocytes with adenosine did not lead to changes in the LPS-induced increase in intracellular calcium levels ([Ca2+]i). Thus, participation of [Ca2+]i in the action of adenosine seems unlikely. The adenosine-mediated suppression of ROI production was found to be more pronounced when monocytes were cultured for 18 h, a time point at which changes in the mRNA expression of adenosine receptors were observed. Most prominent was the increase in the A2A receptor mRNA. These data demonstrate that cultivation of monocytes is accompanied by changes in the inhibitory action of adenosine mediated by A3 and probably also the A2A receptor and that regulation of adenosine receptors is an integral part of the monocyte differentiation program.


* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Zoology, Department of Immunobiology, University of Leipzig, Bruederstrasse 32, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany. Phone: 49 341-9736747. Fax: 49 341-9736848. E-mail: shaus{at}rz.uni-leipzig.de.

Editor: S. H. E. Kaufmann

{dagger} Present address: Hubrecht Laboratorium for Developmental Biology, NL-3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands.

{ddagger} Present address: Institute of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Technical University Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany.

§ Present address: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Leipzig, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.


Infection and Immunity, March 2004, p. 1349-1357, Vol. 72, No. 3
0019-9567/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.3.1349-1357.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.




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