The Expression Level of Ecto-NTP Diphosphohydrolase1/CD39 Modulates Exocytotic and Ischemic Release of Neurotransmitters in a Cellular Model of Sympathetic Neurons
Corti F, Olson K, Marcus A, Levi R. The Expression Level of Ecto-NTP Diphosphohydrolase1/CD39 Modulates Exocytotic and Ischemic Release of Neurotransmitters in a Cellular Model of Sympathetic Neurons. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2011, 337: 524-532. PMID: 21325440, PMCID: PMC3083107, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.179994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAntigens, CDApyraseBlotting, WesternDNA PrimersDopamineExocytosisGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene SilencingIschemiaNerve Growth FactorsNeuronsNeurotransmitter AgentsNorepinephrinePC12 CellsPotassiumRatsReceptors, Purinergic P2XReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Small InterferingSympathetic Nervous SystemConceptsE-NTPDase1/CD39CD39 expressionTransmitter ATPSympathetic neuronsDopamine releaseExcessive catecholamine releaseNerve growth factor-differentiated PC12 cellsSympathetic nerve terminalsPC12 cellsExocytosis of ATPCellular modelRelease of ATPCD39 overexpressionIschemic releasePrejunctional siteSympathetic nervesCardiac dysfunctionMyocardial ischemiaCatecholamine releaseCD39 deletionNerve terminalsDepolarization-induced exocytosisAutocrine mannerDiphosphohydrolase-1Predominant catecholamine